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Cashier
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes • Syracuse, NY 13203 • Posted 30+ days ago
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The Cashier at Goodwill of the Finger Lakes is responsible for a variety of store-related duties including operating a cash register, providing excellent customer service, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and potentially being cross-trained for sorting, pricing, and stocking merchandise. This role requires flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays, and offers a supportive team environment.
Responsibilities
- Greet customers in a friendly and enthusiastic manner within 10 seconds of arrival.
- Maintain a friendly, helpful attitude toward the customer.
- Assist customers in locating and selecting merchandise.
- Address customer concerns in a courteous and respectful manner, seeking supervisor assistance if necessary.
- Record sales using the cash register while properly packaging merchandise.
- Ask every customer for a Round-up donation, maintaining a minimum of 25% round up average.
- Ensure accurate payment collection.
- Maintain proper cash balance in assigned till per over/under policy.
- Maintain the sales floor, merchandise displays, and other inventory in a clean, neat, and safe manner.
- Stock the sales floor with newly processed merchandise, fitting room go-backs, and new good items as directed.
- Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, organized manner.
- Act as a positive member of the team at the store by receiving and providing ideas or concerns to coworkers and management in a timely and supportive fashion.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Previous retail experience preferred.
- Ability to read and understand documents such as receipts, time cards, policy manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports.
- Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly to other employees and customers.
- General math skills required.
- Must have open and flexible availability, and be willing to work evenings and weekends.
Full Job Description
The cashier is responsible for general store related duties including operating a cash register, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean, neat and safe work environment. This position may also be cross-trained and responsible for duties including, but not limited to, sorting, pricing, and stocking merchandise.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Greet customers in a friendly and enthusiastic manner within 10 seconds of arrival.
+ Maintain a friendly, helpful attitude toward the customer. Must possess professional service oriented etiquette at all times.
+ Assist customers in locating and selecting merchandise.
+ Address customer concerns in a courteous and respectful manner, while following retail policies. Seek assistance of supervisor, when necessary, to resolve concerns.
+ Record sales using the cash register while properly packaging merchandise.
+ Asks every customer for a Round-up donation, maintains a minimum of 25% round up average.
+ Ensure accurate payment collection.
+ Maintain proper cash balance in assigned till per over/under policy.
+ Maintain the sales floor, merchandise displays and other inventory in a clean, neat, and safe manner.
+ Stocks the sales floor with newly processed merchandise, fitting room go-backs, and new good items as directed.
+ Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, organized manner (including but not limited to vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floor).
+ Act as a positive member of the team at the store by receiving and providing ideas or concerns to coworkers and management in a timely and supportive fashion.
+ Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. This position is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED preferred. Previous retail experience preferred
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
+ Ability to read and understand documents such as receipts, time cards, policy manuals.
+ Ability to write routine reports.
+ Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly to other employees and customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
General math skills required.
AVAILABILITY:
Must have open and flexible availability, and be willing to work evenings and weekends.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually working in a comfortable and store environment.
At times this employee may be exposed to the outside environment when receiving donations. The employee will also be exposed to the donation processing area which is a factory-like environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Physical Demands- Cashier
Frequency
Never
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Always
Sitting
X
Standing
X
Walking
X
Bending over
X
Crawling
X
Reaching Overhead
X
Crouching
X
Kneeling
X
Balancing
X
Lifting and Carrying
10 lbs. or less
X
11 to 25 lbs.
X
26 to 50 lbs.
X
51 to 75 lbs.
X
76 to 100 lbs.
X
over 100 lbs.
X
Push/ Pull Max Force
0 to 20 lbs.
X
21 to 39 lbs.
X
40 to 59 lbs.
X
60 to 100 lbs.
X
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Veteran/Disability
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
+ Greet customers in a friendly and enthusiastic manner within 10 seconds of arrival.
+ Maintain a friendly, helpful attitude toward the customer. Must possess professional service oriented etiquette at all times.
+ Assist customers in locating and selecting merchandise.
+ Address customer concerns in a courteous and respectful manner, while following retail policies. Seek assistance of supervisor, when necessary, to resolve concerns.
+ Record sales using the cash register while properly packaging merchandise.
+ Asks every customer for a Round-up donation, maintains a minimum of 25% round up average.
+ Ensure accurate payment collection.
+ Maintain proper cash balance in assigned till per over/under policy.
+ Maintain the sales floor, merchandise displays and other inventory in a clean, neat, and safe manner.
+ Stocks the sales floor with newly processed merchandise, fitting room go-backs, and new good items as directed.
+ Maintains interior and exterior of store in a neat, clean, organized manner (including but not limited to vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, mopping floor).
+ Act as a positive member of the team at the store by receiving and providing ideas or concerns to coworkers and management in a timely and supportive fashion.
+ Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. This position is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED preferred. Previous retail experience preferred
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
+ Ability to read and understand documents such as receipts, time cards, policy manuals.
+ Ability to write routine reports.
+ Ability to speak effectively and communicate clearly to other employees and customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
General math skills required.
AVAILABILITY:
Must have open and flexible availability, and be willing to work evenings and weekends.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is usually working in a comfortable and store environment.
At times this employee may be exposed to the outside environment when receiving donations. The employee will also be exposed to the donation processing area which is a factory-like environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Physical Demands- Cashier
Frequency
Never
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Always
Sitting
X
Standing
X
Walking
X
Bending over
X
Crawling
X
Reaching Overhead
X
Crouching
X
Kneeling
X
Balancing
X
Lifting and Carrying
10 lbs. or less
X
11 to 25 lbs.
X
26 to 50 lbs.
X
51 to 75 lbs.
X
76 to 100 lbs.
X
over 100 lbs.
X
Push/ Pull Max Force
0 to 20 lbs.
X
21 to 39 lbs.
X
40 to 59 lbs.
X
60 to 100 lbs.
X
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Veteran/Disability
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