Front End Associate/Cashier - Part Time - SEASONAL

SPECS FAMILY PARTNERS LTD•Laredo, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front End Associate/Cashier provides extraordinary shopping experiences and exceptional service at checkout. The role includes greeting and assisting guests, processing sales and payments accurately, maintaining the checkout area and equipment, and supporting store operations such as stocking and inventory. Employees are expected to follow company values, safety rules, management direction, and attendance requirements while working effectively in a fast-paced environment. The position is seasonal and part-time, with schedules based on business needs. Part-time employees may work up to 25 hours per week and must be available for any shift on Friday or Saturday and for at least 80% of shifts each week. Employees must be over age 21 under state law and maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit. A valid Food Handlers Permit may also be required in some cases. The company provides a link and login information for the TABC course after hiring, pays up to three hours of course time, and deducts the course cost from the employee's paycheck. The role requires regular standing, walking, and bending, as well as handling, reaching, lifting, climbing, balancing, and communicating. Employees must regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move 50 pounds or more, and occasionally push or pull 50–100 pounds or more. The work environment is described as fun and positive, with possible exposure to outside weather conditions and usually moderate noise.

Requirements

Must be over age 21 under state law.
Must maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit; a valid Food Handlers Permit may be required in some cases.
Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions or memos and communicate with coworkers and guests.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and calculate discounts and percentages.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
Responsible, reliable, and committed to providing extraordinary service; patience, friendliness, an outgoing personality, self-direction, and a strong work ethic are needed.
Ability to complete assignments promptly and look for additional tasks.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, balance, handle, reach, and lift; regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally 50 pounds or more, and occasionally push or pull 50–100 pounds or more.
Ability to meet the required vision demands, including close vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.
Physical attendance according to a management-set schedule that may vary from week to week.
Part-time availability of up to 25 hours per week, including availability for any shift on Friday or Saturday and at least 80% of shifts each week.

Nice To Haves

Previous cashiering experience.
High school diploma or GED.
Previous retail or customer service experience.
Familiarity with cash handling procedures.
Knowledge of basic math for cash transactions.
Strong communication skills, including phone etiquette.
Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the company mission statement and core values, and comply with uniform standards.
Greet guests warmly and use the applicable Guest Services script; for Spec's locations, offer the specified discount and other guest-service prompts.
Operate registers, electronic scanners, and computers; look up product UPC codes or prices as needed and scan the correct barcode.
Suggest add-on purchases and the charity of the month, and monitor merchandise brought to the register to ensure correct charges.
Redeem coupons, weigh produce when required, and ask guests to answer pin pad questions themselves.
Check identification and use the 36 sign-in process when necessary to ensure legal sales.
Accept cash, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and gift cards; issue receipts and change, and accurately count change back to guests.
Bag or box merchandise appropriately and assist with carry-outs when needed and feasible.
Record transaction totals on the daily record sheet, call for a cash drop when the limit is reached, and count down the drawer and prepare the final drop at shift end.
Keep the work area clean and neat, avoid overstocking the counter, and ensure checkout supplies such as register paper and paper bags are available.
Answer guest questions, provide information, and resolve complaints courteously and respectfully when appropriate.
Avoid coworker conversations when guests are present and avoid personal cell phone use on the sales floor.
Stock shelves, check price tags, prepare assigned areas for inventory, and assist with inventory as needed.
Carry out management directives, complete assignments carefully, cooperate with the team, prioritize work, and manage stress in a fast-paced environment.
Follow company and OSHA safety regulations and complete other management-assigned tasks, which may include restroom cleaning.
Maintain required attendance and timeliness and work scheduled shifts as assigned.