Front End Associate/Cashier - Part Time (83513)

Specs Family Partners•Pflugerville, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Front End Associate/Cashier provides guests with an extraordinary shopping experience and exceptional service at checkout. The role involves operating a cash register or electronic scanner, processing payments, ensuring correct prices and quantities, bagging merchandise, and offering helpful information and add-on items. Associates maintain a clean, well-stocked checkout area, assist with stocking and inventory, and may help with carry-outs or resolve guest complaints. They are expected to follow company and safety procedures, demonstrate a helpful and professional demeanor, work cooperatively, and attend work reliably according to a schedule that may vary with business needs. The position requires regular standing, walking, and bending; use of the arms, hands, and fingers; and occasional climbing and balancing. Employees must regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift or move 50 pounds or more, and may occasionally push or pull 50–100 pounds or more. The work environment is described as fun and positive, with possible exposure to outside weather while serving guests and usually moderate noise. The posting identifies this as a part-time role of up to 25 hours per week. Employees must be available for any shift on Friday or Saturday and for at least 80% of shifts each week. A valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit must be maintained; in some cases, a valid Food Handlers Permit is also required. The employer pays for up to three hours spent completing the TABC course, but deducts the course cost from the paycheck.

Requirements

Must be over age 21 to work at Spec's, as stated in the posting.
Maintain a valid TABC Beverage Sellers Permit; a valid Food Handlers Permit may be required in some cases.
Be able to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions or memos and communicate with and understand coworkers and guests.
Perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and calculate discounts and percentages.
Apply common-sense reasoning to follow written, oral, or diagrammed instructions.
Be responsible, reliable, patient, friendly, outgoing, and committed to providing extraordinary service.
Be a self-starter with a strong work ethic who completes assignments in a timely manner and looks for the next task.
Meet the physical demands of the job, including standing, walking, bending, climbing, balancing, lifting and moving up to 25 pounds regularly and 50 pounds or more occasionally, and pushing or pulling 50–100 pounds or more occasionally.
Have close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Attend work in person according to a schedule that may vary week to week based on business needs.
Be available to work any shift on Friday or Saturday and at least 80% of shifts each week.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Demonstrate the company mission statement and core values, and maintain the required uniform standard.
Greet guests courteously and follow the applicable Guest Services script.
Operate a cash register or electronic scanner, look up products as needed, scan the correct barcode, and ensure accurate pricing.
Use and maintain computers, registers, scanners, and other checkout equipment properly.
Suggestively sell items and offer add-on items, including the charity of the month.
Monitor merchandise brought to the register to ensure guests are charged for the correct quantities.
Redeem coupons and weigh produce when required.
Ask guests to read and answer pin pad questions themselves.
Check acceptable identification and use the 36 sign-in process when necessary to ensure legal sales.
Receive cash, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and gift cards; issue receipts and correct change; and count change back to guests.
Bag or box merchandise appropriately and assist with carry-outs when needed and feasible.
Compute and record transaction totals on the daily record sheet.
Call for a cash drop when the limit is reached, count down the drawer at the end of the shift, and prepare the final drop.
Keep the work area clean and neat, avoid overstocking the counter, and keep checkout supplies such as register paper and bags stocked.
Answer guest questions, provide information, and handle complaints courteously and respectfully when needed.
Avoid coworker conversations when guests are present and avoid using a personal cell phone on the sales floor.
Stock shelves and check price tags as needed.
Prepare assigned areas for inventory and assist with inventory when needed.
Carry out management directives, complete other assigned tasks, and follow company and OSHA safety regulations.
Work as a team, manage time, prioritize tasks, and handle stress in a fast-paced environment.
Maintain required attendance and punctuality and work according to the schedule set by management.