Cashier Clerk

Job Summary of Cashier Clerk:

Hy-Vee places a strong emphasis on the importance of our staff. We ensure that every interaction in the store is accompanied by a warm and helpful attitude, an element that relies solely on the engagement and dedication of our workforce toward assisting customers and creating a harmonious environment among employees. The position of Cashier Clerk is aimed at delivering swift, competent, and amiable customer care. Duties include precise cash handling, accurate product scanning, store sanitation upkeep, product quality control, and inventory replenishment at both the store and gas stations.

Responsibilities of Cashier Clerk:

• Offers timely, effective, and personable customer assistance by showing empathy, attentiveness, and grace in all interactions, emphasizing customers as the top priority in the establishment.
• Engages shoppers by offering friendly greetings and smiles, regardless of whether they are in the employee's specific department or another area of the store.
• Strives to familiarize themselves with the names of customers and uses this knowledge to address individuals personally.
• Aids patrons in locating specific products, reaching items that are high up, handling bulky items, acknowledging and communicating customer input, and executing various tasks to improve the overall shopping trip.
• Greets callers promptly and delivers helpful and amiable customer service over the phone.
• Collaborates with team members to uphold customer satisfaction and create a pleasant work environment.
• Accurately manages the cash register and product scanning, promptly addressing any cash drawer discrepancies. Processes a variety of transactions including redeeming coupons and food stamps, accepting different forms of payment such as cash, checks, and credit cards. Computes discounts, returns change, and issues receipts with attention to detail.
• Places products in packaging and distributes them to shoppers.
• Helps with keeping track of the department's inventory.
• Verifies and accepts delivered items, then organizes them in the correct storage location.
• Organizes items on display and replenishes stock.
• Secures the proper care of the property by shoveling snow from the sidewalk, distributing ice melt on icy spots, and rinsing the lot with a hose.
• The assistance refills outdoor towel racks and renews or restocks windshield washer fluid.
• Ensures efficient removal of waste inside and outside the premises.
• Verifies goods, organizes them, and potentially inspects invoices. Demonstrates knowledge of and adheres to appropriate cleanliness measures, guaranteeing a tidy work environment consistently.
• Engages in cleaning duties such as maintaining registers, restrooms, break room, and backroom areas. Also, responsible for tending to the supply needs of the designated areas.
• Adheres strictly to the regulations set by the company and department regarding personal grooming and clothing.
• Follows the company's policies and adheres to the guidelines of each store location.
• Consistently shows up for work at the designated times.
• Acquires merchandise and supplies as necessary.
• Determines appropriate pricing for items to meet customer needs.
• Executes other job-related tasks and undertakes special projects as necessary

Qualifications of Cashier Clerk:

• No education or experience requirements.
• Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions.
• Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages.
• Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic direction.

Physical Requirements of Cashier Clerk:

• Candidates should possess the ability to perform tasks of medium intensity, including occasionally exerting up to 50 pounds of force, frequently applying 20 pounds of force, and consistently using 10 pounds of force to handle objects.
• Vision expectations encompass the capacity to see clearly both up close and at a distance, with or without the assistance of visual aids, as well as the aptitude to gauge depth perception accurately and discern a full spectrum of colors while having a broad peripheral vision.
• Applicants need to be capable of engaging in various physical actions such as ascending, steadying oneself, bending over, kneeling, stretching, staying upright, moving around, tugging, raising, holding onto objects, sensing with touch, speaking aloud, actively listening, and performing repetitive movements.

Working Conditions of Cashier Clerk:

• The job involves regular exposure to extreme temperatures and humidity.
• Potential hazards may arise due to moving equipment, the risk of electrical shock, and exposure to cleaning solvents and chemicals.
• The pace is quick in this work setting.

This phrase refers to the implements employed in carrying out a task:

• Telephone
• fax
• copier
• pallet jacks
• garbage disposal
• trash compactor
• cardboard compactor
• box cutter
• knives
• computer
• calculator
• frozen juice machine
• coffee maker
• cash register
• RPM
• gas pumps