FRONT END/COURTESY CLERK

Fred Meyer, Inc.; Roseburg (OR); On-site; USD 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer, Inc. is seeking a front-line team member to deliver exceptional customer service and maintain a safe, clean shopping environment. You will greet customers, assist with questions, and process transactions efficiently at the checkout, ensuring accuracy and adherence to store policies.

The role requires effective communication, basic math skills, and the ability to handle busy periods. You will contribute to a welcoming experience and support store safety and loss prevention efforts.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience required.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills required.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).

Responsibilities

• Greet, engage, and assist customers.
• Process transactions quickly, accurately, and efficiently at the check lane.
• Understand and operate the POS system, handling cash, checks, credit/debit, SNAP EBT, WIC, rain checks, loyalty offers, coupons, and checkout procedures according to policy.
• Adhere to cash handling limits and loss-prevention guidelines.
• Follow guidelines on restricted sale items (alcohol, tobacco, DVDs).
• Report pricing discrepancies to the Scan Coordinator.
• Follow policies for postage stamps, gift cards, and coupons.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and safety procedures; identify unsafe conditions and report them.
• Inspect equipment and notify maintenance for repairs.
• Create a welcoming environment and assist customers with product questions across the store.
• Follow all laws and company guidelines; work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage conflicts professionally and honestly regarding customer and business information.
• Follow directions and seek help to resolve issues; assist minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults as needed.

Skills

Customer service experience

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of basic math

Tools

POS system

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Minimum

• Customer service experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)

Desired

• Prior experience as a Bagger or Courtesy Clerk
• Greet, engage, and assist customers.
• Process customer transactions through the check lane quickly, accurately, and efficiently.
• Understand the Point of Sale (POS) system, and handle various tenders such as Cash, Checks, Credit, Debit, SNAP EBT, Offline SNAP EBT, WIC, Rain checks, complex loyalty offers, coupons and checkout procedures according to company policy.
• Understand and adhere to the company's limits on cash shortages and/or overages and work honestly and effectively to control loss.
• Understand and adhere to guidelines on restricted sale items ( i.e., alcohol, tobacco, DVDs).
• Report pricing discrepancies to the Scan Coordinator.
• Follow established policies and procedures (where applicable) for postage stamps, gift cards, and coupons.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions, accidents, or issues and notify store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.
• 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.