Utility Clerk

Regis Corporation; Ball (LA); On-site; USD 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Regis Corporation in Ball, LA is seeking a courteous Bagging/Courtesy Clerk. You will greet customers, assist with bagging, and help explain store policies while maintaining a safe, clean shopping environment.

The role emphasizes quick, careful packing of purchases, proper handling of merchandise, and support for cashiers during peak periods. A stable work history and basic English literacy are expected.

Qualifications

• Basic mathematical ability to perform simple calculations.
• Ability to read and write English; read instructions and labels.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Explain store policies in a courteous manner.
• Understand and follow safety rules and procedures.
• Pass a basic physical and drug screen.
• Stable work/education history.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers with a smile and thank them for visiting.
• Respond to questions and explain store policies.
• Bag purchases quickly without damaging merchandise.
• Keep floors, aisles, and carts clean and organized.
• Prevent loss by proper bagging and accurate produce handling.
• Assist cashiers and move bags to customers’ cars as needed.
• Follow safety rules and notify supervisors of hazards.

Skills

Basic math

Read/write English

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Safety awareness

Policy explanations

Ability to follow directions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

PURPOSE STATEMENT

To provide courteous service to customers through careful bagging and carryout of purchases.

SIGNIFICANT JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To provide customer service by smiling, greeting and thanking all customers.
2. To respond to customer questions/requests and explain store policies in a courteous manner.
3. To bag customer purchases quickly insuring that the bags are not overloaded and the merchandise is not damaged.
4. To clean store floors, check lanes, carts, restrooms, parking lot and cases. Safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals.
5. To prevent loss of money and merchandise through removal of bottom-of-cart items, careful product handling, completion of price checks on not on file or miss-scanned items and correct identification of produce.
6. To assure the safety of self, customers and co-workers by understanding and practicing store safety rules and notifying a supervisor of any potential hazard immediately (water, broken containers, floor mats).
7. To perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisors and managers, substituting for absent workers and performing any additional tasks necessary to provide products and services to customers during peak periods of business.
8. To understand the operation, safety requirements and restraints of bag stands, baler, case cutter, check lanes and intercom system.
9. To move bagged purchases from store to customer car.
10. To bring shopping carts into the store from the parking lot so that NO carts are left on the lot.
11. To move recyclable materials, damaged and "returnable" products to the backroom, sorting the materials into bins.
12. To bring bales and boxes of grocery bags from the backroom to the front end and refill each bag stand area.
13. To remove trash from throughout the store, operating the baler (for those at least 18 years old) and put the compacted bale on a pallet.
14. To return merchandise not wanted by customers (go back) to their location on the shelf.
15. To change signs, banners and AD in the front/interior of the store.
16. To assist cashiers by removing bottom-of-cart items.

PRODUCTIONS STANDARDS

1. Able to bag/carry out purchases without damage to merchandise.
2. Able to bag customer purchases in less than _____ minutes.
3. Respond to cashier call for assistance within 30 seconds.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Bagger/Sacker/Courtesy Clerk's report directly to the Front End Manager or Store Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

1. Basic mathematical ability (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
2. Able to give/receive complex verbal instructions/descriptions to/from supervisors/co-workers concerning store policy/procedures and use of equipment.
3. Able to pass basic physical examination and drug screen.
4. A stable work and educational history.
5. The ability to read and write English. Able to read instructions, labels, numbers, printed paper and forms.
6. Make judgments concerning customer interaction and the bagging of purchases.
7. Able to bag customer purchases so that products will stack without damage (spatial relationship).
8. Good interpersonal communication skills.

PREFERRED

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Prior experience in a related type of job.
3. Prior experience operating a baler, case cutter, cleaning/sanitation equipment and intercom.

TASKS OF THE JOB

1. Mobility:
   • To complete grocery/produce price check in aisle, approximately 75 yards.
   • To remove bottom-of-cart items, approximately 25 feet.
   • To end of check-lane to bag purchases at the checkstand, approximately 15 feet.
   • To return "go backs" and "face"/clean/stock shelves, approximately 75 yards.
   • To move from store to customer's car in parking lot and back to store with carts, approximately 100 yards.
   • To move to backroom of store for supplies/product/maintenance equipment and return, approximately 100 yards.
2. Work on tile, asphalt, or concrete for a maximum of 8 hours in duration.
3. Unload customer purchases from and to cart/checkstand/car, 10 to 15 lbs. each.
4. Move/lift a maximum of 100 lbs. from 6 inches to 48 inches.
5. Move a maximum of 100 lbs. up to 10 feet.
6. Pick up items from floor/case/shelf/cart/bottom of cart/ground/checkstand.
7. Select bags at bag stand and replenish bags.
8. Place bags in customer's car.
9. Complete cleaning duties at front end, backroom, and in store aisles.
10. Attain merchandise on the top of grocery shelves, approximately 84 inches from the floor.
11. Attain merchandise on the check-lane and cart.
12. Clean checkstand/belts/equipment, fill backstand area, and replenish supplies.
13. Place bags in customer's car.
14. Handle paper/plastic bags.
15. Handle car door opening/closing handles.
16. Grasp and handle wet/cold/hot/crushable store products.
17. Grasp shopping cart and maintain equipment.
18. Move shopping carts, stocking carts, and cleaning equipment up to 100 yards.
19. Recognize merchandise, bag size, product size, shelf tags, labels on products, grocery carts, signs, customers, and cars,
20. Perceive color difference in produce/grocery items.
21. Respond to customer questions and responses.
22. Respond to intercom.
23. Respond to co-workers questions.
24. Communicate with customers (greeting, thank you).
25. Answer customer questions and respond to comments.
26. Use the intercom system.
27. Communicate with co-workers.
28. Read labels, signs, tags, AD, numbers, and aisle markers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Inside and outside work with variations in heat/cold/dust/humidity.
2. Exposure to all weather conditions (hot, cold, rain, snow, sun, ice, and wind).

SAFETY

1. The employee will not use drugs or alcohol on the job.
2. The employee will not create a direct threat to the health and safety of others on the job.