Cocina Cashier - New Store - Bellflower #54 (External)

Northgate Market•Bellflower, CA

12d•$18 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

The Cocina Cashier rings customer sales, accepts cash and electronic payments, provides accurate change, bags merchandise, and offers courteous customer service while identifying customer needs and promoting Cocina items. The role also performs Cocina department duties, including receiving and stocking products, assisting with food preparation, serving customers, maintaining displays, and keeping food preparation, storage, and work areas clean and sanitary. The employee follows cash-handling, safety, security, health, and company procedures; monitors equipment and refrigerated cases; and reports operational, maintenance, inventory, or personnel concerns to the appropriate manager or supervisor. The position requires effective English communication and familiarity with department products and procedures. It involves regular standing and sitting, frequent walking and reaching, lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing a ladder, cleaning, and working in refrigerated and heated areas. The work environment includes occasional low temperatures, frequent exposure to or proximity to heated ovens and high temperatures, and typically moderate noise. Break rooms, offices, and employee restrooms require using a flight of stairs.

Requirements

Ability to hear, speak, and understand spoken English to respond to pages, assist customers, answer telephones, and communicate effectively.
Ability to read, write, analyze, interpret, and understand English sufficiently to use written operating instructions, handbooks, policies, procedures, and other job-related documents.
Knowledge of the department’s meat products, including cuts, types, recommended uses or cooking methods, and store and department procedures, policies, and operations.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at least once per shift and handle frequent negligible-weight lifting.
Ability to climb a ladder, sweep and mop floors, carry trash containers, and respond quickly to emergencies or cleanup requests.
Ability to work in refrigerated storage and heated cooking areas, including temperature extremes, for up to 20 minutes at a time.
Ability to work with fresh meat, produce, spices, sauces, flour, and other food products without allergic consequences that affect performance.
Ability to tolerate moderate dust and chemical fumes from common household cleaning agents during housekeeping duties.
Sufficient visual acuity for close work, focus adjustment, and verification of invoices and written documents.
Sufficient memory retention to memorize weekly advertised prices and menu items.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test; the stated screening does not include non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites.

Responsibilities

Follow store rules, company policies, safety procedures, cash-handling procedures, and cashier accountability requirements.
Maintain a neat, well-groomed appearance and follow the dress code, including wearing an approved hat or hair net.
Follow applicable health and civil code regulations and verify customer identification for age-restricted items.
Recognize and differentiate between department products and their types.
Ring sales, collect cash or electronic payments, provide accurate change, and bag or package merchandise according to policy.
Maintain housekeeping and sanitation standards in accordance with company policy and health regulations.
Understand customer needs and upsell Cocina items while working as cashier.
Use and maintain equipment properly and promptly report malfunctions to the shift supervisor or department manager.
Stay alert to customer behavior, follow security standards, and report abnormal behavior to a manager or security.
Assist with receiving and unloading merchandise; verify deliveries against vendor invoices and check product quality, count, and condition.
Move stock to storage or shelf areas, follow schematics and production forecasts, and report low inventory or spoilage.
Handle damaged and spoiled products according to policy and help control damaged goods.
Serve customers by slicing, cutting, weighing, packaging, and labeling merchandise; assist with food preparation.
Assist in training associates when assigned and perform other duties as directed.
Greet customers and provide prompt, courteous service and assistance.
Maintain and promote new items and weekly specials; keep refrigerated cases and displays stocked, properly faced, and attractively presented.
Rotate perishable merchandise according to department policy and product dates, remove out-of-code merchandise, and follow FIFO procedures.
Maintain ongoing cleaning and sanitation of preparation, display, storage, and other department areas.
Respond promptly to emergencies and potential safety hazards.
Check refrigeration equipment at least once per shift, communicate temperature failures to the person in charge, and report maintenance or equipment problems.
Take action to control shrinkage and pilferage, and report abnormal customer behavior.
Maintain good communication with coworkers and the organization; notify the department manager of personnel situations or policy violations affecting store operations.
Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.