Cashier

Wegmans; Town of Ithaca (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Wegmans is hiring Cashiers to provide exceptional customer service, engaging shoppers and ensuring a pleasant shopping experience. Opportunities include flexible scheduling, premium pay for overtime, and a variety of competitive benefits to support employees' well-being.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Higher premium pay for overtime

Health care benefits

Retirement plan with 401(k) match

Generous scholarship program

Employee wellness programs

Exclusive discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service in a food service, grocery, or retail setting preferred.
• Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Engage customers in friendly conversation during checkout.
• Accurately scan grocery items and complete monetary transactions.
• Bag items properly to ensure they arrive undamaged.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Cash Handling

Job description

EARN A BONUS UP TO $500! Hiring immediately!

At Wegmans, our commitment to customers is simple: Every Day You Get our Best. As a Cashier, you'll provide incredible customer service by engaging customers in friendly conversation, carefully bagging items, and accurately completing monetary transactions. You will efficiently get customers through the check out process while ensuring they end their shopping trips with a positive experience. Our cashiers leave a lasting impression and transform first-time shoppers into loyal Wegmans customers!

What will I do?

• Engage customers in friendly conversation while making eye contact and smiling
• Accurately and efficiently scan customers' grocery items and complete monetary transactions
• Properly bag items to ensure products arrive at their destination in the condition they left the store
• Proactively offer additional assistance or services and thank the customer for shopping at Wegmans

At Wegmans, we’ve long believed we can achieve our goals only if we first fulfill the needs of our people. Putting our people first and offering competitive pay and a variety of benefits & perks is just the start of what it means to work at Wegmans.

Whether through premium pay for working overtime, on Sundays or on recognized holidays, offering industry-leading health care coverage and wellness programs to support physical, financial, and emotional well-being, or paid time off (PTO) to help you balance work and life, we’ve got something for everyone.

And because we care about the wellbeing and success of every person, we recognize each person has their own unique scheduling needs. We’re proud to offer flexibility in scheduling so our employees can prioritize what is most important to them. Our large, high-volume stores and 24x7 operations allow for personalized schedules that balance an employee’s individual needs with the needs of our business and each department.

Comprehensive benefits*

1. Paid time off (PTO) to help you balance your personal and work life
2. Higher premium pay rates for working overtime, on Sundays, or on a recognized holiday
3. Health care benefits that provide a high level of coverage at a low cost to you
4. Retirement plan with both a profit-sharing and 401(k) match
5. A generous scholarship program to help employees meet their educational goals
6. LiveWell Employee & Family program to support your emotional, work-life and financial wellness
7. Exclusive discounts on electronics, entertainment, gym memberships, travel and more!
8. And more!

***Certain eligibility requirements must be satisfied and offerings may differ based upon area or the company and/or position.

For 25 years in a row, our employees have put us on the FORTUNE magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Discover what it means to work for a family-owned, mission-driven, values-based company that believes in caring, respect, empowerment, high standards and making a difference in the community. Because with a family-like atmosphere of shared support, leaders who have your best interest at heart and growth as part of everything we do, Wegmans is the place for you to do what you love—and love what you do.

Collective customer service experience, internally and/or externally preferably in a food service, grocery or retail setting; Work Environment: The physical demands of this work are classified as light to medium. Work includes repetitive hand and arm movements, lifting, standing for up to 4 hours without a break, occasional bending, frequent reaching, moving and lifting, frequent to constant turning to the left, along with continuous interaction with customers and coworkers in a fast-paced environment. The average weight range of items lifted is 5 – 12 pounds with a maximum weight lifted of 40 pounds occasionally. Upper extremity repetition is moderately high and trunk movement involves moderately high twisting, bending, and pivoting. May be exposed to various allergens (things that may cause an allergic reaction).The work environment is indoors. Basic tools and equipment used include cash register, scan gun, shopping bags and bagging fixtures, and shopping carts and baskets.; Experience operating a cash register