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Fred Meyer

STARBUCKS/BARISTA

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Work Schedule

Flexible
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discount

Job Description

Fred Meyer, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a renowned retail company operating as part of The Kroger Company since its merger in 1998. With a strong presence in the Pacific Northwest, Fred Meyer proudly serves customers across more than 120 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. As a leader in the retail industry, Fred Meyer combines a passion for food and community with a commitment to inclusivity, innovation, and exceptional customer experiences. The company embodies core values such as respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety, fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees. Fred Meyer’s... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Any previous comparable experience
  • Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
  • Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
  • Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
  • Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
  • Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Any previous comparable experience
  • Ability to create a welcoming environment for customers
  • Knowledge of product information within the department
  • Ability to collaborate and promote teamwork
  • Skill in preparing beverages to specification
  • Competence in handling transactions accurately
  • Ability to offer product samples and promote specials
  • Knowledge of proper equipment use and food safety standards
  • Ability to maintain product freshness and portion control
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage conflict and work in a fast-paced environment
  • Integrity and honesty in all customer and business dealings
  • Ability to provide support to diverse customer groups
  • Ability to follow directions and seek help when needed

Job Duties

  • Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store
  • Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
  • Collaborate with associates and promote teamwork to help achieve company/store goals
  • Prepare beverage selections to recipe and standards and to customer’s requests using proper equipment
  • Tender transactions using company best practices
  • Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products for which they inquire about
  • Inform customers of coffee shop specials
  • Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink
  • Recommend coffee shop items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
  • Use all equipment in coffee shop such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines
  • Prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise
  • Check product quality to ensure freshness
  • review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action
  • Properly use kitchen equipment, espresso machine, blender, computerized scale and steamer
  • Label, stock and inventory department merchandise
  • Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
  • Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
  • Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
  • Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines
  • Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair
  • Notify management of customer or employee accidents
  • report all safety risks, issues or illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud to store management
  • Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
  • Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
  • Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
  • Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
  • Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
  • Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)

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