Store Assistant (Bonused)

Store Manager

Store 2743005: 998 Hayden Blvd, Elizabeth, Pennsylvania 15037

Shift Availability: Flexible (Days, Evenings, Overnights + Weekends)

Time Type: Full time

Essential Duties

The position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential job duties, responsibilities and requirements:

• Customer Satisfaction: Provides and coaches store staff to provide excellent customer service in a courteous, friendly and attentive manner.
• Greets customers as they enter the area and thanks customers as they leave; gives assistance and offers suggestions or recommendations to the customer.
• Provides prompt, courteous customer service and professionally resolves customer issues. Rings up all sales on cash register properly and accurately, handling money, checks, and other types of payment received for product sold.
• Performs multi-function operation of fuel console, lottery machines, money order machine, telecom transactions, etc.
• Resolves or assists to resolve routine customer concerns within established guidelines.
• Reports to work on time and follows the dress and appearance code.
• Facility Condition: Maintains an awareness of the overall store facility's condition; notifies the Store Manager of any equipment failure or maintenance/supply needs; and performs or directs store staff to perform a variety of general housekeeping duties including:
• Sweeping and mopping or cleaning floors.
• Dusting and/or washing windows, counters, displays, store areas and bathrooms.
• Picking up and disposing of trash, litter or debris.
• Cleaning/checking equipment including the coffee machines; beverage, ice or other refrigeration units; and other machines, tools and work aids used.
• Merchandising: Monitors and ensures that product areas are stocked, rotated and displayed to ensure freshness, appeal and easy customer access.
• Prepares or assists in preparing product inventory orders.
• Makes price changes in accordance with Company and/or brand guidelines; places advertising and pricing signage inside or outside the facility including marquees, ceilings, walls and windows.
• Sales Controls: Ensures all shift sales are completed in accordance with Company policies by entering and coaching store employees to enter all transactions at the time of purchase at the correct price using the correct keys/codes, placing all payments collected in the register and making correct change.
• Financial Controls: Keeps accurate cash, sales, payroll and inventory control records and accounts for variances.
• Staffing Controls: Oversees the activities of store employees as directed by the Store Manager.
• Security Controls: Assists the Store Manager in maintaining a safe environment for employees and customers and protecting Company assets such as information, cash, product, equipment and property.
• Administrative Controls: Prepares or assists in the preparation of periodic sales, product and operating reports as directed by the Store Manager.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent plus 6 months to 1 year of retail and management work experience preferred
• Knowledge of basic business and customer service principles including planning and organizing, resource management and leadership skills.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in a clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to deal with customers, unanticipated problems or events using standard procedures.
• Ability to work as scheduled including arriving to work on time
• Ability to accurately operate a variety of equipment that may include cash registers or scanners; hot or cold or beverage dispensers, and other machines or tools.
• Ability to perform essential duties above.
• Ability to work in the physical and work conditions described below.
• Required to have a valid driver's license and dependable transportation
• Ability to work opposite shifts of the Store Manager
• Ability to have open availability

Physical Requirements

• Ability to be exposed to cold or warm temperature extremes performing occasional work in a walk-in cooler and/or freezer and outdoors
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds from ground to overhead (i.e., assisting in stocking/maintaining inventory levels)
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds from ground to waist (i.e., to replenish fountain syrups).
• Ability to grasp, reach and manipulate objects with hands for entire shift. (This handwork requires eye-hand coordination.
• Ability to push/pull with arms up to a force of 20 pounds (i.e., utilizing a hand-truck)
• Able to reach overhead for objects
• Ability to bend and twist at waist
• Ability to communicate orally
• Ability to operate a cash register and/or computer keyboard
• Ability to stoop, kneel, squat, bend, push, and pull
• Ability to work alone
• Be exposed to occasional noise
• Ability to stand and/or walk for an entire shift
• May require climbing a ladder to store and retrieve materials or place and remove signs)

Work Environment

• Perform approximately 95% of all work indoors, but will be required to clean parking lots, gas pumps, take out garbage, etc.
• Exposure to extreme cold temperatures while performing occasional work in a walk in cooler and/or freezer
• Exposure to occasional noise
• Work with minimum direction and periodic supervision

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the Company's Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Hiring Range: $17.00 to $21.00