Cashier

Brookshire Grocery Company - Rayne, LA

Full-time - Entry Level

Rayne, LA

101-250 employees

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Cashier position at Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) involves engaging with customers to provide efficient checkout services while ensuring a safe and sanitary shopping environment. The role requires the cashier to bag and transport groceries, locate products, and conduct price verifications. Cashiers must maintain proficiency regarding transactions and accuracy of tender, ensuring correct checkout totals for customers by properly weighing, keying, and scanning items. It is essential for cashiers to maintain an accurate money count in the register at all times and to be familiar with product codes, advertisements, and special items. In addition to handling transactions, cashiers are responsible for promoting customer enrollment in the Thank You Card program and assisting customers with the sign-up process. They must maintain a friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude, greeting customers, answering questions, locating and promoting products, and responding to complaints. Cashiers are also accountable for adhering to all local, state, and federal laws regarding the sales of restricted items such as tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis-based products. The position requires cashiers to ensure that groceries are bagged properly, putting like items together, limiting bag weight, preventing food cross-contamination, and ensuring customers receive all purchased items. Maintaining clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environments is crucial, as is compliance with all company policies and procedures. Cashiers must also ensure that front-end racks, drink coolers, and cleaning supply stations are stocked, cleaned, and presentable. Overall, the Cashier role is vital in providing a positive shopping experience for customers while upholding the standards and policies of Brookshire Grocery Company.

Responsibilities

• Engages with customers and provides efficient checkout services.
• Bags and transports groceries accurately and safely.
• Locates products and conducts price verifications.
• Maintains proficiency regarding transactions and accuracy of tender.
• Ensures correct checkout totals by weighing, keying, and scanning items.
• Maintains accurate money count in the register at all times.
• Accesses or memorizes product codes and remains familiar with advertisements and special items.
• Remains current on tender policies and procedures related to various payment methods.
• Maintains a friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers and answering questions.
• Promotes enrollment in the Thank You Card program and assists customers with the sign-up process.
• Ensures groceries are bagged properly to prevent cross-contamination and ensure customer receipt of all items.
• Maintains clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environments by adhering to company safety procedures.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures regarding sales of restricted items.

Requirements

• Minimum of 16 years of age required.
• Basic knowledge of cash register operations.
• Basic knowledge of tender policies and procedures.
• Basic mathematical and counting skills.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes.
• Ability to remain courteous with customers at all times.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and partners in written and verbal form.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Stock ownership
• 401k retirement plan
• Incentive plans
• Employee discounts
• Educational scholarships
• Access to outdoor recreation area