Cashier - Part Time

River Market Community Co-op; Stillwater (MN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

employee discount

Paid Time Off

401(k) with employer match

casual dress code

paid holidays

holiday premium pay

annual pay increases

Job summary

River Market Community Co-op in Stillwater, MN is hiring a Part Time Cashier to provide friendly, accurate checkout service and help maintain a clean, welcoming store environment. The role emphasizes customer engagement and efficient cash handling.

Starting pay ranges from $17.75 to $19.06 per hour with 16-29 hours per week, and weekend availability is a must. Benefits include employee discount, paid time off, and a 401(k) with employer match.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are essential for friendly, helpful customer service.
• Basic arithmetic proficiency is required for cash handling and transactions.
• Experience with POS systems is preferred and helpful in processing sales.

Responsibilities

• Provide prompt, friendly, courteous customer service and accurate cashiering.
• Answer customer questions about products or services or refer to staff when needed.
• Maintain a clean, organized front end and ensure smooth checkout operations.
• Process transactions efficiently and manage cash drawer responsibly.
• Assist with stocking, face and organizing register area when not serving customers.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service

Basic arithmetic

POS experience

Tools

POS systems

Job description

River Market Community Co-op is hiring a Part Time Cashier!

Experience-based pay ranging from: $17.75 - $19.06 per hour

Expected hours: 16-29 hours per week, based on candidate availability.Must have availability to work weekends. Candidates without availability to work weekends will not be considered.

Work for a community-owned grocery store in downtown Stillwater and help support a sustainable local food system. As a cornerstone of locally and naturally produced foods for more than 45 years, River Market Community Co-op knows outstanding customer service is vital to the long-term success of the store.

We prioritize our employees' well-being and futures by offering competitive benefits. Part-time staff (less than 30 hours/week) receive a generous employee discount, immediate Paid Time Off accrual, and a 401(k) with employer match.

Other perks to joining the River Market team include a casual dress code, paid holidays, holiday premium pay, and annual pay increases.

Learn valuable, transferable job skills as a Cashier! As a Cashier, you play a pivotal part in the customer experience - the first person customers see when they enter our store, and the last person they see when they leave. You will interact with a variety of shoppers and join a great team of experienced Cashiers. You will process transactions, address customer questions, and maintain a clean and organized store. Joining River Market as a Cashier is a great pathway into various retail careers and provides you with an encouraging environment to learn and grow.

Do you already have experience working as a Cashier in a high-volume fast-paced environment like a grocery store? Your experience is rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale.

Reports to: Customer Service Manager

• Provide prompt, friendly, courteous customer service, accurate cashiering and cash handling, store security and smooth store operations.
• Answer customer questions about products or services in a friendly, helpful, timely and accurate manner or refer unsolved questions or problems to appropriate staff.
• Promote ownership in an accurate, enthusiastic manner.
• Maximize efficient check-out techniques, bagging groceries while customer writes check, memorizing specials.
• Maintain adequate change denominations in the cash drawer and request additional change when needed.
• Maintain Front End department and entryways ensuring they remain clean and orderly.
• Keep outside walkways, loading dock and sidewalks clear of snow and ice. Shovel and salt as needed.
• Take initiative to stock, face, clean and organize register area when there are no customers to be checked out.
• Assist other departments in non-cashiering tasks as needed without interfering with customer service at the checkout.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• A desire to serve customers with kindness and grace.
• Basic arithmetic proficiency including counting, addition and subtraction
• Experience with POS systems preferred
• Experience with and knowledge of natural foods preferred
• Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling and fine manipulation
• Work weekends and evenings on a regular basis

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS: Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed.
Constant (67-100%): Walking, standing, pushing, pulling, lifting/reaching waist to shoulder, talking, hearing, correctable vision including near acuity and depth perception
Frequent (34-66%): Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist
Occasional (1-33%): Lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist, lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance floor to waist, lifting/reaching above the shoulder
Approximately 5% of the time: Administrative Duties & Sitting