Retail Store Sales Associate/Cashier
About The Position
This position is responsible for providing customer service and accurately processing transactions within a retail store environment. Responsibilities include welcoming customers, answering questions, and assisting them in finding products. The role involves accurately and efficiently processing transactions using a cash register and other payment equipment. Maintaining an organized and clean store by stocking shelves, cleaning displays, and ensuring proper merchandise pricing and labeling is also key. The position assists with inventory management, including receiving and tracking shipments, performing stock checks, and identifying discrepancies. Communication with store management and team members is essential for a cohesive working environment. Participation in promotional events and sales is expected to increase store visibility and customer traffic. Adherence to all organizational policies, procedures, safety, and security protocols is required. For incumbents working at the Wintun Mini-Mart, additional responsibilities include preparing and cooking a range of food items such as snacks, hot meals, and sandwiches, ensuring food is prepared to standards and customer preferences. Maintaining high levels of hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen, following food safety procedures, and ordering/managing food inventory are also part of the role. Ensuring cooking equipment is clean and in good working order is also required. The current vacancy is at the Wintun Mini-Mart for a regular, full-time position.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Three (3) months of related experience and/or training desired
- Prior retail/sales experience selling tobacco products, highly desirable
- Must be 18 years of age, at the time of appointment
- Must be 21 years of age, at the time of appointment, for those working in Retail shops (e.g., smoke Shop) that sell tobacco-only products (including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes)
- For those working at the Wintun Mini-Mart, must be in possession of ABC/ServSafe Certification
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos
- Ability to write correspondence
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to guests and other team members
- Ability to add and subtract in order to make change, complete pay point reports, and account for numbers of a variety of products during vendor check-in
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and quantity
- Cash counting required daily
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Nice To Haves
- Prior retail/sales experience selling tobacco products
Responsibilities
- Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires
- Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment including credit/EBT cards
- Prepare merchandise for purchase to include but not limited ticketing, arranging, and displaying merchandise to promote sales
- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment, exchanges and returns, and security practices
- Describe and demonstrate use or operation merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers
- Watch for and recognize security risks and thefts and know how to prevent or handle these situations
- Clean shelves, counters, displays, and tables; stock inventory and requisition new stock/merchandise
- Open and close cash registers, performing tasks such as counting money, separating charge slips, coupons, and vouchers, balancing cash drawers, and making deposits; maintain records related to sales
- Scan all merchandise presented by the guest (or uses correct SKU or Dept.) using the cash register and/or gasoline console to show amount due
- Prepare a pay-point report at the completion of shift in accordance with company guidelines
- Operate cash register by ringing all purchases into the proper department on the cash register, per company policy; Change cash register receipt tapes when needed
- Cook and prepare a variety of fast foods, including deep fried foods according to production guidelines and standardized recipes
- Properly store food by adhering to food safety policies and procedures
- Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment, and utensils and report maintenance issues as necessary
- Develop and review menu schedule to determine food requirements including variety and quantity of food for preparation and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily cooking activities
- Review inventory and consider budget when suggesting the purchase of supplies for the kitchen
- Maintain the retail hot food, fountain, frozen beverage and coffee sections ensuring counters are clean, food is stocked, and drink stations are prepared
- Check refrigeration equipment for performance: minimum of 1x per shift; complete Daily Shift Inspection within one hour of the start of the shift
- Instruct customers on how to use self-serve equipment as needed
- Communicate with management regarding guest or vendor requests or concerns
- May perform other duties commensurate with the functions and level of the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
