Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $14.75 - $17.00
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Work Schedule

Flexible
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Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discounts

Job Description

Smith's Food and Drug, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a prominent supermarket chain known for its dedication to exceptional customer service, quality products, and community involvement. Established as part of The Kroger Company family in 1998, Smith's proudly serves customers across over 140 stores located in Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. With decades of experience and a strong commitment to innovation and care, Smith's Food and Drug integrates diverse, passionate teams with a shared mission: To Feed the Human Spirit. This vision reflects its core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety, making it a welcoming space for both customers and employees alike.

As a member of the Kroger family, Smith's Food and Drug places food at the heart of every customer experience and strives to create amazing retail environments that nurture communities and employees. Smith's emphasizes personal growth, employee well-being, and future career development with substantial training programs, tuition reimbursement, and diverse career pathways. The company values the contribution of every individual and encourages its associates to embrace a purpose-driven approach while fostering an inclusive, ethical, and respectful workplace.

The role of Customer Service Associate at Smith's Food and Drug is integral to sustaining the company’s commitment to an outstanding shopping experience. The associate will be responsible for exceptional customer service delivery within a safe, clean environment that encourages repeat visits. They will address customer inquiries, provide product knowledge, assist with orders including accurate portioning, and create an inviting atmosphere that reflects Smith’s values. Responsibilities also include operating coffee shop equipment, maintaining inventory accuracy, ensuring product freshness, and supporting safety and compliance initiatives.

This position offers varied tasks such as preparing beverages to customer specifications, offering product samples, collaborating with team members to achieve store goals, and utilizing equipment per company standards. The role supports inclusive interactions by being courteous and fair to both customers and coworkers, promoting teamwork and community responsibility. Through adherence to safety and food quality guidelines, reporting any discrepancies or safety concerns to management, and participating in preventative maintenance efforts, the associate contributes to the overall success of Smith’s.

Smith’s Food and Drug values the well-being of its employees by offering comprehensive benefits that cover physical, emotional, and financial aspects. These include access to medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, flexible schedules for part-time and full-time associates, paid time off including holidays and sick leave, counseling through an Employee Assistance Program, financial coaching via Goldman Sachs Ayco, and discounts on products and services. Additionally, Smith's offers a robust continuing education program with tuition reimbursement up to $21,000 over a career, fostering both personal and professional growth.

Whether you seek a part-time job to gain valuable customer service experience or a long-term career pathway in a supportive environment, Smith’s Food and Drug offers an opportunity to be part of a company that truly values people and community. By joining Smith’s, you become part of a team that celebrates diversity and inclusion while sharing a unified passion to serve and nourish customers and communities across the Western United States.

Job Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to stand for prolonged periods
  • Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays
  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members
  • Capability to lift moderate weights and perform physical tasks
  • Willingness to comply with all safety and food handling regulations
  • Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Any previous comparable experience
  • Ability to operate coffee shop equipment including espresso machine, blender, slicers and ovens
  • Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle cash and point of sale transactions accurately
  • Knowledge of food safety and sanitation guidelines
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to follow directions and act with honesty and integrity

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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