Front-End Courtesy Clerk: Fast-Paced, Customer-Focused

Vallarta-Supermarkets; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and AD&D insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation

Legal services access

Holiday pay

Savings marketplace & credit union

Job summary

Vallarta Supermarkets is seeking a friendly Courtesy Clerk to deliver excellent customer service at the check stand, bag groceries, assist with carry-out, and help customers locate products. You’ll contribute to a clean, safe, and welcoming store environment while supporting team members throughout shifts.

The role emphasizes strong English communication, dependable attendance, and the ability to work afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays in a busy retail setting.

Qualifications

• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Friendly, courteous personality with strong customer service skills.
• Ability to learn store product locations and support customers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Smile and greet all customers and team members while using Vallarta’s six steps of extraordinary service.
• Bag groceries according to Vallarta’s procedures and customer requests.
• Assist customers with carry-out service and locating products in the store.
• Perform accurate price checks as requested.
• Check and secure items at the bottom of shopping carts when trained.
• Go-backs: promptly return perishable and non-perishable items to shelves.
• Gather shopping carts using reflective vest and rope.
• Assist with spills, clean-ups, restroom cleaning, sweeping, mopping, and trash removal (if trained).
• Maintain high housekeeping and safety standards.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Customer service

English fluency

Teamwork

Ability to work fast-paced environment

Job description

Vallarta Supermarkets is seeking a friendly Courtesy Clerk to deliver excellent customer service at the check stand, bag groceries, assist with carry-out, and help customers locate products. You’ll contribute to a clean, safe, and welcoming store environment while supporting team members throughout shifts.

The role emphasizes strong English communication, dependable attendance, and the ability to work afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays in a busy retail setting.