About the Role
Individuals in this role provide extraordinary shopping experiences to guests and exceptional service at the time of checkout. As a Front-End Associate, you will be responsible for providing exceptional customer service and ensuring a positive shopping experience for our customers. You will play a key role in assisting customers with their purchases, handling cash transactions, and maintaining the appearance of the store.
Responsibilities
- Greet guests with a smiling face and helpful demeanor, using the Guest Services script.
- Operate cash register or electronic scanner and look up products as needed.
- Ensure proper pricing by scanning the correct barcode.
- Properly use and maintain computers, registers, and scanner equipment.
- Suggestively sell items to guests at the register and offer add-on items, including the charity of the month.
- Monitor merchandise brought to the register by stockers.
- Redeem coupons and weigh produce items when required.
- Kindly ask the guest to read and answer the pin pad question before starting the transaction.
- Check acceptable identification to ensure legal sales.
- Receive cash, checks, debit cards, credit cards, or gift cards.
- Issue receipts and any change due.
- Accurately count change back to the guest.
- Bag or box merchandise, using business-minded practices for bag usage.
- Assist with carry-outs when needed and feasible.
- Compute and record totals of all transactions on daily record sheet.
- Call the code for a cash drop as soon as the limit has been reached.
- Keep work area clean and neat.
- Count down drawer at end of shift and prepare final drop.
- Answer questions and provide information to guests.
- Resolve guest complaints with courtesy and respect.
- Avoid conversations with coworkers when guests are present.
- Avoid use of personal cell phone while on the sales floor.
- Stock shelves and check price tags as needed.
- Monitor checkout station, ensuring all needed tools are in stock.
- Prepare assigned areas for inventory and assist in the inventory process.
- Carry out directives of management efficiently.
- Fulfill responsibilities with care and attention to detail.
- Practice teamwork and cooperation with others.
- Manage stress in a fast-paced environment.
- Work in accordance with all safety regulations.
- Perform other projects and tasks assigned by management.
- Maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit and in some cases, a valid Food Handlers Permit.
Requirements
- Must be over the age of 21.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Must be available to work any shift on Friday or Saturday and must be available 80% or more of all shifts each week.
- Must maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit and in some cases, a valid Food Handlers Permit.
- Must be able to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 50 pounds or more occasionally using proper lifting techniques and tools.
- Must be able to push and/or pull 50-100 pounds or more occasionally.
- Physical attendance based on a schedule made by management which may vary week to week based on the needs of the business.
Skills
- Cashiering experience preferred
- Reading, comprehension, and writing simple instructions or memos
- Communication with and understanding of coworkers and guests
- Bilingual skills are a plus
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in both whole numbers and in fractions and decimals
- Ability to calculate discounts and percentages
- Responsibility
- Reliability
- Commitment to providing extraordinary service
- Patience
- Friendliness
- Outgoing personality
- Self-starter
- Strong work ethic
- Time management skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks
- Cash handling procedures
- Basic math for cash transactions
- Strong communication skills, including phone etiquette
Location
- 064 Austin South Park Meadows - Austin, TX 78748
Work Type
- Part Time
- Full-time is typically 35 hours per week
- Part-time is up to 25 hours per week
Experience Level
- Previous experience in retail or customer service preferred
- Experience is the best education
Education Level
- High school diploma or a general education degree (GED) preferred
About the Company
- Spec's Family Partners
