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Job Overview

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Employment Type

Part-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $13.75 - $15.75
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Benefits

Healthcare coverage
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription coverage
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay
sick pay
Employee assistance program
Tuition Reimbursement
associate discounts
Career development programs

Job Description

Pay Less is a well-established grocery store chain based in Indiana, offering quality products and exceptional customer service across nine stores in Anderson, Lafayette, Muncie, and West Lafayette. Since its merger with The Kroger Company in 1999, Pay Less has proudly served local communities under the Kroger family of companies, known for their commitment to feeding the human spirit. The company's deep-rooted values focus on respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety, creating a welcoming and ethical shopping and working environment. As part of Kroger, Pay Less benefits from a rich history of innovation and excellence in retail and customer relations, continually striving to provide outstanding experiences to customers, associates, and communities alike.

At Pay Less, the role involves delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining a safe and clean shopping environment that encourages customer loyalty and repeated visits. This position is designed for individuals who are passionate about food and people, and who thrive in a dynamic work setting where teamwork, respect, and honesty are paramount. Employees are expected to treat customers and colleagues fairly and ethically, contributing to an inclusive workplace atmosphere where diversity is celebrated. The role supports the mission to provide the right products at the right time with accurate and fair pricing, ensuring customers feel valued and catered to during their shopping experience.

This opportunity works within the Kroger family framework, blending the local flavor of Pay Less stores with the extensive resources and benefits of a major corporation. Employees benefit from comprehensive wellness programs addressing physical, emotional, and financial health. Flexible scheduling accommodates full-time and part-time roles, with competitive compensation and various paid time off policies, including holidays and sick leave based on eligibility. Pay Less values its associates’ growth and development by offering up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement and access to cutting-edge educational and training programs. This role provides ample room for career advancement within the diverse career pathways Kroger offers.

Key responsibilities include greeting and assisting customers, preparing products to precise recipes and standards, maintaining inventory accuracy, and supporting food safety and equipment maintenance protocols. Candidates need to be proactive in learning about products and promotions to help customers make informed choices. The position requires an ability to manage conflict amicably, work effectively under pressure, and uphold the company's core principles in every interaction.

Joining Pay Less means becoming part of a company that believes in nurturing potential and creating a positive work environment where employees feel appreciated and equipped for success. Whether seeking part-time employment or a long-term career path, Pay Less welcomes motivated individuals ready to contribute and grow in a supportive, community-centered grocery retail setting. If you are energetic, caring, and eager to learn, this role offers a rewarding experience with a solid foundation for future opportunities within the Kroger family of companies.

Job Requirements

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Previous comparable experience preferred
  • 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
  • Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

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
  • Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

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

No experience required


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