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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $17.38 - $26.15
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Work Schedule

Flexible
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Benefits

Healthcare coverage
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discounts

Job Description

Fred Meyer, based in Portland, Oregon, is a leading retail company that merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Together, they proudly serve customers through more than 120 stores spanning Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. As a member of the Kroger family of companies, Fred Meyer emphasizes bringing together diverse teams passionate about food and people, united by a common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. The company has a rich history marked by innovation and dedication to creating exceptional experiences for customers, communities, and employees alike, with food remaining at the heart of everything they do. Fred Meyer truly cares about its people, striving to provide the necessary ingredients for both work and life success. The organization fosters a culture where employees can thrive by providing value, care, and numerous opportunities for growth and learning. Whether seeking part-time employment or a new career path, Fred Meyer offers fresh opportunities and invites motivated individuals to become part of its family.

The role at Fred Meyer focuses on delivering exceptional customer service within a safe and clean environment, ensuring that every customer's visit is memorable enough to encourage a return. This position requires treating customers and employees fairly and ethically while promoting an inclusive workplace culture rooted in respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Employees in this role are responsible for providing the right products at the right time, coupled with fair and accurate pricing. Responsibilities include answering customer questions about products, sharing product knowledge to assist in purchasing decisions, and collaborating with team members to achieve company goals. The role involves preparing beverage selections according to recipes and customer preferences, handling transactions professionally, offering product samples, and recommending coffee shop items to enhance the customer experience. Additionally, employees must maintain product freshness, adhere to food safety guidelines, operate equipment properly, and support safety initiatives. This position demands the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while managing conflict respectfully and acting with honesty and integrity. The company values proactive problem-solving, teamwork, and the willingness to seek assistance when needed. Fred Meyer provides comprehensive benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, counseling services, financial coaching, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and ample professional development opportunities. This role is excellent for those who are caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn and grow their career within a respected retail leader.

Job Requirements

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to work cooperatively in a 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 work cooperatively in a 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 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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