Management Trainee I

First Financial Bank; Abilene (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

First Financial Bank in Abilene, TX seeks candidates for a Retail Management training track designed to develop future leaders. The program covers teller, personal banker, sales, security, credit and marketing, with hands-on projects and management exposure.

The role requires flexible hours, periodic travel to Abilene or other Bank Regions for training, and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.

Qualifications

• High school graduate/equivalent is required.
• Two years retail or banking experience is required; two years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Basic math proficiency and aptitude.
• Demonstrated academic record of achievement in social and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude to handle sensitive operational transaction and customer relationships.
• Professional appearance & demeanor.
• Demonstrated social/communication skills with a self-starter mentality.
• Ability to adjust to flexible hours and ability to sell products and services.
• Will assist in the supervision of staff and daily operations.
• Thorough knowledge of negotiable instruments is strongly desired.
• Must be able to work flexible hours and/or extended hours as business requires.
• Periodic travel to Abilene or other Bank Regions for training is required.
• Saturday hours and holiday hours may be a requirement based on your branch location's hours of operation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a training program preparing for Retail Management positions, including teller, personal banker, sales, security, credit, and marketing.
• Engage in sales planning, marketing planning and marketing research.
• Complete projects determined by management.

Skills

Social/communication skills

Self-starter mentality

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate degree preferred

Tools

AS400

Job description

Address

We're always looking for bright individuals to join our growing organization. As a part of the First Financial Family, we will invest in your development and provide a dynamic work environment where you're challenged, valued and empowered every day. We strive to be the best destination for the industry's top talent, creating a diverse, collaborative workplace that celebrates innovation and change. We are one team, working together to get things done.

Job Description

Office Location

Abilene, Texas, United States

SCOPE/CONTACTS

Will be required to participate in a variety of activities along with a training program. The goal is to prepare the employee for a Retail Management position. Training programs would include but not be limited to teller, personal banker, sales, security, credit, and marketing. Activities would include but not be limited to sales planning, marketing planning and marketing research. Several projects may be assigned from time to time as determined by management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Physical qualifications include reading terminal screens, communicating effectively both verbally and in writing with customers and staff, transporting money bus from vault to teller drawer (approximately 20 pounds), communicating/listening to telephone conversations.
• Mobility includes operation of all computer terminals, moving about the retail locations to visit with customers, and maintaining access to the facility.
• Mental qualifications include reading at a level sufficient to understand memorandums, etc., writing in a clear, concise and legible manner in order to compose various forms and training materials, applying mathematical functions in order to assist customers; learning and understanding the AS400 computer system to perform various functions.
• Periodic travel to Abilene or other Bank Regions for training is required.
• Saturday hours and holiday hours may be a requirement based on your branch location's hours of operation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school graduate/equivalent is required, associate degree is preferred.
• Two years retail or banking experience is required; two years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Basic math proficiency and aptitude.
• Demonstrated academic record of achievement in social and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated aptitude to handle sensitive operational transaction and customer relationships.
• Professional appearance & demeanor.
• Demonstrated social/communication skills with a self-starter mentality.
• Ability to adjust to flexible hours and ability to sell products and services.
• Will assist in the supervision of staff and daily operations.
• Thorough knowledge of negotiable instruments is strongly desired.
• Must be able to work flexible hours and/or extended hours as business requires.
• Periodic travel to Abilene or other Bank Regions for training is required.
• Saturday hours and holiday hours may be a requirement based on your branch location's hours of operation.

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to decide the principal functions of the job identified and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)