Security Associate - Greeter

Meijer; Town of Mansfield (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer is seeking a team member to help protect customers and store assets. You will actively deter theft by maintaining a visible presence, engaging with customers, and responding promptly to alerts.

The role requires strong communication and the ability to learn new technology to document incidents and negotiate during tense situations. Qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and 1–2 years of customer service or asset protection experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of customer service experience or asset protection experience.
• Clear and professional written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to move throughout work area for long periods of time.
• Ability to respond to alerts quickly and urgently.
• Ability to learn and interact with new and existing technology solutions.
• Ability to use technology to document and communicate incidents.
• Ability to learn and apply negotiation and de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of product locations to direct customers.
• Ability to work successfully with conflict.

Responsibilities

• Actively identify and quickly resolve unsafe conditions and situations.
• Prevent theft through an active presence and engagement with customers entering and exiting.
• Respond to alerts urgently to check receipts, recover unpaid merchandise, and resolve alarms.
• Reduce store disruption following the company de-escalation and negotiation techniques.
• Document and communicate theft, safety, and alarm activity incidents.

Skills

Customer service

Written & spoken communication

De-escalation techniques

Alert response

Negotiation

Incident reporting

Ability to move throughout area

Technology proficiency

Conflict resolution

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Provides a professional presence at the front entryways creating an active deterrence to theft by engaging with customers entering the store and exiting from both the interior of the store and the checkout area. Prevents theft through constant awareness of customer activity and urgently engaging with customers to validate receipts and recover unpaid merchandise. Keeps our team members and customers safe by identifying and resolving safety concerns.

What You'll be Doing:

• Actively identify and quickly resolve unsafe conditions and situations
• Prevent theft through an active presence and engagement with customers entering and exiting
• Respond to alerts urgently to check receipts, recover unpaid merchandise, and resolve alarms
• Reduce store disruption following the company de-escalation and negotiation techniques
• Document and communicate theft, safety, and alarm activity incidents

What You Bring with You (Qualifications):

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• 1-2 years of customer service experience or asset protection experience
• Clear and professional written and oral communication skills
• Ability to actively move throughout work area for long periods of time
• Ability to respond to alerts quickly and urgently
• Ability to learn and interact with new and existing technology solutions
• Ability to use technology to document and communicate incidents
• Ability to learn and apply negotiation and de-escalation techniques
• Ability to maintain knowledge of product locations to direct customers
• Ability to work successfully with conflict

Physical requirement:

• Limited sitting
• Frequent standing, walking, crouching, bending, pushing, or pulling
• Limited travel or overnight
• Normal or corrected vision and hearing
• Understand, speak, read, and write fluent English
• Lift 0-25 lbs. regularly
• Use of fine motor hand functions
• Occasional high levels of physical exertion
• Able to quickly exit from an escalating situation
• Occasionally outdoors
• Occasionally exposed to varying degrees of hot and cold environments
• Occasional exposure to high stress situations

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification.