Salesclerk/Scale Operator

Central Prairie Co-op Careers•Nickerson, KS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The salesclerk is responsible for daily deposit and cash balances and accounting support, as well as providing maximum service to members and patrons. This role involves operating a scale, entering and filing sales tickets, probing grain trucks, and assisting with various accounting tasks. The position also requires excellent customer service skills, maintaining safety awareness, and promoting employee cohesiveness.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related accounting experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Excellent computer operation skills.
Willing to seek out and attend additional continuing education, seminars, classes or other job related education requirements or opportunities.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Able to deal with problems with several concrete variables in standard situations.
Must be able to think quickly and perform a mental assessment of workplace hazards, take appropriate precautions, and choose appropriate PPE as dictated by need, regulation, and labeling.
Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; taste or smell; stand; walk; sit and climb or balance.
Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Must frequently lift and /or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move over 60 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Employees must understand and implement all related safety policies, procedures and programs for prevention and protection while performing job duties in various work environments.

Responsibilities

Read and follow company employee policies.
Provide accounting administration support by balancing daily deposits and cash box.
Operate scale; enter and file sales tickets as necessary.
Probe grain trucks.
Assist with maintaining accounts receivable, records of prepaid activity, accounts paid tickets, company COD customer listing, and daily fuel sales.
Reconcile report discrepancies and problems.
Be able to use a fax machine, copier, etc.
Customer service by answering telephone in a professional manner.
Wait on customers at the counter – loading up to 50 pound bags.
Promote company and branch location employee cohesiveness through effective communication, teamwork and shared services.
Provides excellent customer service by managing difficult or emotional situations; responding promptly to customer needs, resolving questions, complaints and concerns immediately and meeting commitments.
Effectively communicates by verbal and written means with customers, employees and management.
Maintains and promotes safety awareness; follows safety policies, procedures and reporting requirements.
Help with inventory count and ordering.
Present a clean and professional appearance.
Perform all other duties as assigned by management.