Grocery Cashier

SIYEH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION • Browning, MT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Grocery store cashiers ring up the products a customer wants to purchase. Operating the register and accurately calculating prices are important tasks for grocery cashiers to ensure that a grocery store’s earnings are accurate. This position requires the ability to work long and flexible hours of repetitive work. Stationed at check-out registers, cashiers ring up the groceries and other goods a customer is purchasing. Cashiers are expected to work weekend or holiday hours based on the needs of their store. In addition, cashiers may have to work evenings and nights. Grocery store cashiers are assigned a register they're in charge of for all or part of their shift. They must count the money they start with and then count their money at the end of the shift to ensure they have the amount they should. A grocery cashier then starts to ring up the items customers want to buy. They use a special scanner to perform this function and then enter any additional discounts or coupons when prompted. A grocery cashier helps customers through the payment options available and makes change if needed. Any customers purchasing alcohol or tobacco products have to get their ID's checked by the supermarket cashier. When baggers are unavailable, a grocery cashier may have to assist a customer bag their groceries. In some cases, a supermarket cashier may need to handle exchanges and returns. If this is the case, a supermarket cashier evaluates the condition of the returned merchandise, determine the type of payment use, then goes through the needed procedures to refund the money, offer credit or assist with an exchange.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Federal, State and local employment laws.
• Experience with data entry and data management.
• Excellent Microsoft Office and Internet skills.
• Ability to create forms and spreadsheets using tables and formulas.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Good interpersonal skills required.
• Must be reliable (good attendance and punctuality), organized, flexible, and possess excellent time management skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy required.
• Must possess a high level of integrity, and ability to maintain confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Operate the register and accurately calculate prices.
• Ring up groceries and other goods a customer is purchasing.
• Count the money at the start and end of the shift to ensure accuracy.
• Use a special scanner to ring up items.
• Enter discounts or coupons when prompted.
• Assist customers through payment options and make change.
• Check IDs for customers purchasing alcohol or tobacco products.
• Assist customers in bagging groceries when baggers are unavailable.
• Handle exchanges and returns, evaluating merchandise condition and processing refunds, credit, or exchanges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed