Ace Hardware Clerk

Three Bears Alaska Inc • Healy, AK

5d • $0 - $16 • Onsite

About The Position

Ace Hardware Clerks process customer orders, handle payments, and provide a high level of customer service. They also stock and straighten merchandise, assist customers, clear aisles, help with cart removal and storage, unload and load freight trucks, and participate in store clean-up, set-up, and closing tasks. The role supports merchandising, store presentation, safe merchandise handling, and maintaining an orderly shopping environment.

This is an in-person store position. The stated schedule is 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; evenings, weekends, and holidays are required. The job description lists both part-time and full-time options. Starting pay is $16.00 per hour, depending on experience. Automatic raises of $1.00 per hour are provided for every 1,040 straight-time hours worked until the top of the pay scale is reached.

Three Bears Alaska is a family-owned chain of Alaskan grocery stores offering a diverse range of products and emphasizing quality goods and services, low prices, and customer service. The work is performed in a store setting and involves frequent phone communication and computer use. The description notes that responsibilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

Requirements

• Provide excellent customer service and communicate courteously with customers.
• Accurately handle payments, make change, and process checks and card payments according to procedures.
• Follow safety and security procedures when handling merchandise and using equipment.
• Reliably commute to the work location or plan to relocate before starting work.
• Work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required; weekends are required.
• Ability to perform the physical tasks described, including standing, walking, reaching, and lifting or carrying merchandise.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet, assist, thank, and serve customers promptly and courteously.
• Scan customer orders using the register scanner and move items to the packaging area.
• Request supervisor verification for high-ticket items.
• Accept payment, make change, and process checks, credit charges, and debit charges according to departmental procedures.
• Transfer merchandise in carts and package orders while following safety and security procedures.
• Spot for forklift drivers and keep areas clear of fall hazards during merchandise retrieval.
• Align and restock products and ensure signage and display setups are correct.
• Coordinate with supervisors and managers to carry out prioritized merchandising plans.
• Use box knives and manual pallet jacks to manage merchandise in accordance with safety procedures.
• Set up displays, keep products accessible and safely secured, and perform cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, and dusting.
• Position merchandise pallets in appropriate store areas using a manual pallet jack.
• Ensure products on display have accurate, visible signage.
• Adjust displays to protect customer safety, including securing heavy equipment and covering sharp or hazardous edges.
• Follow safety and security procedures and guidelines.
• Remove loose cardboard and slip-sheets from floors to maintain a clean, unobstructed store.
• Rewrap loose or opened products with shrink-wrap to maintain presentation and product integrity.
• Assist with cart removal and storage, unload and load freight trucks, and participate in store clean-up, set-up, and closing tasks.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Colonial Life elective benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Automatic $1.00-per-hour raises for every 1,040 straight-time hours worked until the top of the pay scale is reached

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED