Clerk

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDescription: Job Summary: To provide excellent service with a pleasant attitude, using interpersonal skills and applying personal knowledge of products. To accurately weigh, scan and bag purchased items and receive customer payments.Essential Functions and Duties:Greet customers in a friendly manner, and provide assistance to them as neededMaintain clean and orderly checkout areas, including candy and “last chance” itemsCount cash drawer at beginning of shift to ensure amounts are correct and that there is adequate change; balance cash drawer at end of shiftWeigh produce, scan and bag all items accurately and in a timely fashionReceive customer payments accurately, including cash, check, credit, debit and EBT transactions, and WIC coupons; provide accurate change when appropriateStock shelves so that items and prices are displayed properly and to Save-a-Lot’s standards; maintain adequate product at all timesStock merchandise as needed, including, groceries, produce, dairy, and bakery items.Unload merchandise coming off of vendor trucks.Stock entire store as neededMaintain overall store appearance by cleaning floors, straightening items on shelves, pulling cardboard boxes, etc.Ensure customer safety by keeping aisles clear, cleaning up spills, etc.Assist with training new clerksSign for deliveries by UPS, FedEx or other courier systemPerform other duties and tasks as required by managementRequirements: Required Skills, Education and Experience:High school diploma or equivalent preferredPrevious retail experience preferredAbility to use interpersonal skills and communicate with customers, management, vendors and co-workers in a pleasant and effective manner, including active listening and using proper grammarMust be proficient in basic math skillsMust be able to safely and properly use baler, cash register, box cutter or other cutting tools, wrapper, floor scrubber and other cleaning toolsPhysical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:Employee must regularly:Lift up to 50 lbs to a height of 5’Carry up to 50 lbs a distance of 35’ on a concrete or tile floorWalk on a concrete or tile floor several times dailyStand at register for up to five (5) hours at a timeBend and twist when stocking shelves, picking up items from the bottom of carts or moving itemsPush and pull when retrieving carts from the parking lot and when emptying cartons and stocking shelvesSpeak and hear when communicating with customers, co-workers and supervisorsSee to scan products that are purchased and to stock items on shelves or in produce departmentWhile performing this job, employee is exposed to inside temperatures with concrete or tile flooring and moderate noise levels. There are occasional trips outdoors in a variety of weather conditions. Commercial strength cleansers are used for periodic cleaning duties.