FRONT END/CASHIER

Fred Meyer; Burlington (WA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer is seeking a customer-focused individual for the Customer Service Desk and cashier roles. The position involves processing sales, handling refunds and exchanges, and ensuring accuracy in pricing and loyalty transactions. Candidates must be reliable, able to work weekends, and maintain store standards.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least six months of cashier experience. Knowledge of store policies and strong communication skills are a plus.

Qualifications

• Customer service and cashier experience required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Deliver excellent customer service at the Customer Service Desk.
• Perform cashier functions: open/close register, ring sales, handle transactions, bag merchandise.
• Maintain cleanliness of checkstand area; comply with policies.
• Process refunds, exchanges, money orders, bill pay, gift cards, and other desk duties.
• Provide lottery service and other licensed activities where allowed; respond to surveillance tags as needed.
• Run vendor reports and support store accounting tasks.

Skills

Customer service

Cashier experience

Attention to detail

Fast-paced work

Conflict management

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Assist customers and process sales. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver and encourage other associates to deliver excellent customer service
• Perform cashier functions, including open/close register, ring sales, complete tender transactions, bag merchandise, make money drops and knowledge of produce codes
• Complete file maintenance log for price discrepancies
• Maintain cleanliness of checkstand area to housekeeping standards
• Answer telephones
• Comply with all corporate policies
• Promote and follow Company initiatives
• Verify all Electronic Article Surveillance Tags are deactivated or removed from products at point of sale
• Respond to Electronic Article Surveillance pedestal activations and verify tag removal, as necessary

Store Accounting:

• Maintain all store accounting functions
• Prepare bank deposit of excess funds (cash and checks

Customer Service Desk:

• Open and close desk
• Process refunds, exchanges, money orders and transfers, bill pay, gift cards, purchase orders, equipment rentals
• Provide lottery service (except Alaska) and fish and game licenses
• Send/receive faxes
• Administer lost and found
• Run vendor reports
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or combination of relevant education and experience
• Six months cashier experience to work at Customer Service Desk
• Minimum 18 years of age/19 years of age in Idaho/ 19 years in Alaska if selling tobacco
• Ability to pass drug test
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment
• Ability to work weekends on a regular basis, work any shift and work overtime as needed
• Ability to organize/prioritize tasks/projects
• Accuracy/attention to detail

Desired

• Knowledge of company policies, procedures, and organizational structure
• Related retail experience