
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Part-time
Work Schedule
Flexible
Benefits
Healthcare coverage
flexible scheduling
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discounts
Career development programs
Job Description
Fred Meyer, based in Portland, Oregon, is a leading retail chain that has been proudly serving customers across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska with over 120 stores. Having merged with The Kroger Company in 1998, Fred Meyer operates as part of one of the largest and most trusted grocery retailers in the United States. The Kroger family of companies is dedicated to bringing together diverse teams passionate about food and community, working with a shared goal: To Feed the Human Spirit. Fred Meyer continues to build upon a rich history of innovation and customer service excellence, creating exceptional shopping experiences that position food at the center of life’s pleasures and necessities.
At Fred Meyer, people matter deeply. The company strives to provide both associates and customers with an environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. The core values that guide this culture include respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. These values are more than words; they are the foundation of how Fred Meyer operates daily, ensuring a welcoming and ethical environment for all.
This role offers an opportunity to join a vibrant and dynamic team where exceptional customer service is paramount. As an associate, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding service in a safe and clean environment, ensuring customers have enjoyable visits that encourage them to return. Your role will focus on treating both customers and coworkers fairly and ethically, fostering an inclusive and positive workplace culture. You will be instrumental in providing the right products at the right time with accurate and fair pricing, upholding the company’s commitment to quality and integrity.
Moreover, the position involves engaging with customers by answering their questions knowledgeably, offering product samples, recommending items, and preparing beverage selections with care and precision. You will collaborate closely with fellow associates to promote teamwork and contribute to achieving store goals. Through continuing education, training programs, and career pathways offered by Fred Meyer and the Kroger family, you will also have abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth. This role is ideal for individuals who are caring, purpose-driven, and hungry to learn and succeed.
Fred Meyer also supports its associates with comprehensive benefits aimed at promoting well-being across physical, emotional, and financial health. Benefits include a variety of healthcare coverages, flexible scheduling options, paid time off, employee assistance programs, educational support with tuition reimbursement, and valuable discounts on a wide range of products. This makes it an employer committed not only to excellent service but also to the growth and wellness of its team members.
Whether you are looking for a part-time position or seeking to start a rewarding career, this opportunity at Fred Meyer offers a fresh and fulfilling professional journey. By joining the Fred Meyer family, you become part of an organization dedicated to making a difference in communities while creating a respectful and inclusive workplace where everyone’s potential can flourish.
At Fred Meyer, people matter deeply. The company strives to provide both associates and customers with an environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. The core values that guide this culture include respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. These values are more than words; they are the foundation of how Fred Meyer operates daily, ensuring a welcoming and ethical environment for all.
This role offers an opportunity to join a vibrant and dynamic team where exceptional customer service is paramount. As an associate, you will be responsible for delivering outstanding service in a safe and clean environment, ensuring customers have enjoyable visits that encourage them to return. Your role will focus on treating both customers and coworkers fairly and ethically, fostering an inclusive and positive workplace culture. You will be instrumental in providing the right products at the right time with accurate and fair pricing, upholding the company’s commitment to quality and integrity.
Moreover, the position involves engaging with customers by answering their questions knowledgeably, offering product samples, recommending items, and preparing beverage selections with care and precision. You will collaborate closely with fellow associates to promote teamwork and contribute to achieving store goals. Through continuing education, training programs, and career pathways offered by Fred Meyer and the Kroger family, you will also have abundant opportunities for personal and professional growth. This role is ideal for individuals who are caring, purpose-driven, and hungry to learn and succeed.
Fred Meyer also supports its associates with comprehensive benefits aimed at promoting well-being across physical, emotional, and financial health. Benefits include a variety of healthcare coverages, flexible scheduling options, paid time off, employee assistance programs, educational support with tuition reimbursement, and valuable discounts on a wide range of products. This makes it an employer committed not only to excellent service but also to the growth and wellness of its team members.
Whether you are looking for a part-time position or seeking to start a rewarding career, this opportunity at Fred Meyer offers a fresh and fulfilling professional journey. By joining the Fred Meyer family, you become part of an organization dedicated to making a difference in communities while creating a respectful and inclusive workplace where everyone’s potential can flourish.
Job Requirements
- Excellent customer service skills
Job Qualifications
- 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
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 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 Criteria
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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