Cashier

Cashier

Job Title: Cashier

Department: Food Services

Job Summary: This position performs point-of-sale transactions, operates cash registers, and handles customer payments accurately in a cafeteria, delicatessen, or food service environment. Greets patrons, processes cash, credit, and debit transactions, and maintains cleanliness and organization of the checkout counter and cashier station. Performance is evaluated on accuracy of financial transactions, compliance with instructions, customer service skills, and adherence to cash-handling policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operate cash registers, point-of-sale (POS) terminals, and other electronic payment systems accurately and efficiently
• Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
• Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
• Greet customers, answer questions, provide information on menu items, and assist patrons in a courteous and professional manner
• Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas, keeping cash registers and surrounding counters free of debris
• Balance cash drawer at the beginning and end of shifts, reconciling cash, receipts, and reports accurately
• Assist with food service or dining room support tasks as needed, such as stocking retail items, candies, or beverages near the checkout area
• Follow uniform requirements as prescribed in company rules and contract requirements

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, with strong aptitude for accurate cash handling and counting money
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least two years of related cashier or customer service experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands
• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds at times
• Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands as necessary
• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels
• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements: Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation

Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.