Front End Associate/Cashier --Retail - Part Time - SEASONAL

SPECS FAMILY PARTNERS LTD • Brownsville, TX

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Front End Associate/Cashier provides extraordinary shopping experiences and exceptional service at checkout. The role involves assisting guests with purchases, operating checkout equipment, processing payments accurately, maintaining the checkout area and store appearance, and helping ensure a positive shopping experience. Associates are expected to follow company values and safety rules, communicate courteously with guests and coworkers, and complete assigned tasks reliably. This is a part-time seasonal position at the Brownsville, Texas location. Part-time work is up to 25 hours per week, with scheduling based on business needs. Availability for any shift on Friday or Saturday and for at least 80% of the shifts each week is required.

Requirements

• Must be over 21 years of age to work at Spec's.
• 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 and understand coworkers and guests.
• Ability to perform basic arithmetic with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals and calculate discounts and percentages.
• Ability to apply common-sense reasoning 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 in a timely manner and identify subsequent tasks.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, including regularly standing, walking, and bending; using arms, hands, and fingers to handle, reach, and lift; climbing and balancing; regularly lifting or moving up to 25 pounds; occasionally lifting or moving 50 pounds or more; and occasionally pushing or pulling 50–100 pounds or more.
• Ability to communicate and understand others and to see products and payment methods; close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus are required.
• Physical attendance according to a management-set schedule that may vary with business needs.
• Previous retail or customer-service experience, familiarity with cash handling, basic math for cash transactions, and strong communication skills including phone etiquette are listed as qualifications.

Nice To Haves

• Previous cashiering experience.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Bilingual skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the company mission statement and core values, and maintain the required uniform standard.
• Greet guests warmly and follow the applicable Guest Services script, including offering discounts, additional items, and the charity-of-the-month opportunity where applicable.
• Operate cash registers, electronic scanners, computers, and related equipment; look up products and prices and scan correct barcodes.
• Suggestively sell items and monitor merchandise brought to the register to ensure guests are charged accurately.
• Redeem coupons, weigh produce when required, and ask guests to answer pin-pad questions themselves.
• Check acceptable identification and use the required sign-in process when needed to ensure legal sales.
• Accept cash, checks, debit cards, credit cards, and gift cards; issue receipts and accurate change.
• Bag or box merchandise appropriately and assist with carry-outs when needed and feasible.
• Record transaction totals, call for cash drops when the till limit is reached, and count down the drawer and prepare the final drop at shift end.
• Keep the checkout area clean and orderly, avoid overstocking the counter, and ensure checkout supplies such as register paper and bags are available.
• Answer guest questions, provide information, and resolve complaints courteously and respectfully when appropriate.
• Stock shelves, check price tags, prepare assigned areas for inventory, and assist with inventory as needed.
• Follow management directives, complete assigned work carefully, cooperate with the team, prioritize tasks, and manage stress in a fast-paced environment.
• Follow company and OSHA safety regulations and complete other assigned tasks, which may include restroom cleaning.
• Avoid coworker conversations when guests are present and avoid personal cell phone use on the sales floor.
• Maintain required attendance and punctuality and work scheduled hours as directed by management.

Benefits

• Spec's pays for up to three hours of time spent completing the TABC course; the cost of the course is deducted from the employee's paycheck.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED