Loss Prevention Clerk
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Remove boilerplate: California applicants notice, jobs listed are examples, listing does not mean positions open, etc. Also remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Also remove application instructions like "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." Also remove "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's maybe a requirement? It's a requirement but maybe we can keep as part of Requirements? It's a condition of employment. Might be considered a requirement. But we need to preserve all substantive information. However we must not include boilerplate like "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." That's a standard requirement but it's substantive? It's a condition. Might keep under Requirements.
We need to parse the job description.
Content:
Position Summary: Protects company assets from internal and external theft. Reviews individual warehouse inventory numbers and assists in creating / executing a plan of action to reduce shrink. Is familiar with various facets of operation that contribute to shrink and participates in instruction and training with affected employees. Observes and reports potential safety and security hazards. Investigates, detains suspects, completes reports, cooperates with local law enforcement, and testifies in court if necessary. Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager. Provides a high level of member service.
Job Duties (list):
- Walks the warehouse and perimeter up to 8 hours a day to monitor safety and security concerns.
- Pushes cart with merchandise and returns items to the floor.
- Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members.
- Follows and maintains knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws in performance of duties.
- Attends meetings and seminars regarding loss prevention.
- Observes, detects, and investigates internal and external theft threats as well as safety concerns.
- Retrieves stolen items which shoplifters have concealed; may need to move product to access stolen items.
- Detains and interviews shoplifters when warranted.
- Reports potential internal theft situations to the warehouse manager.
- Prepares reports for internal use and for potential prosecution.
- Enters cases into case management system Nettrack.
- Maintains evidence collected and reports files from investigations.
- Testifies in court concerning theft investigations.
- Communicates with other area Costco Loss Prevention Clerks and Security people of area businesses to exchange information about current, local theft threats.
- Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
- Assists with department duties as necessary.
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
Benefits: "We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees."
Pay: "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." Not specific. So we should NOT create Pay section because no specific pay info. The instruction says never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. Benefits are stated, so include Benefits. Pay not stated specific, so omit Pay.
Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly. There's "Walks the warehouse and perimeter up to 8 hours a day". That implies schedule but not explicit schedule like full-time/part-time. Not specific schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section.
Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: The posting does not have explicit sections for requirements, qualifications, skills. However we can infer some: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery. Possibly need to follow procedures, knowledge of laws, etc. But we must not invent. We should only create sections if there is real specific content. The posting includes "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." That's a skill. Also "Follows and maintains knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws". That's a requirement/skill. Also "Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members." That's a duty. There's no explicit list of qualifications like education, experience. So we could create a Skills section with those items. Or we could put them under Responsibilities? The duties already cover many. The ability to operate vehicles etc could be a skill. We could create a Skills section with bullet list: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; Ability to maintain anonymity while shopping; etc. But we must not invent. Those are present in the text. So we can extract them.
Also "Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager." That's a reporting line, could be under About the role? Might be part of Position Summary.
We need sections: About the role (position summary). Responsibilities (job duties). Skills (maybe). Benefits.
We must not create Requirements or Qualifications unless there is explicit content. There's no explicit qualifications like education, experience. So omit those.
We must not create Pay or Schedule.
Now format: Use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the position summary as prose under About the role. Then responsibilities as list under Responsibilities. Then skills as list under Skills. Then benefits as list under Benefits.
Check for any other substantive info: "Job Code: 0540" and "Job Description Posting Updated: July 2026". Those are metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short paragraph at the end with that info, maybe under a generic
not a heading. Or we could drop it. Probably better to include a short
with that info, as it's substantive but minor. Not a heading.
Also "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." That's a requirement about availability. Could be under Skills or Responsibilities? It's a requirement. Could be under Skills as "Open availability required". But we need to see if we want to create a Requirements section? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into Skills or Responsibilities? It's not a duty, it's a requirement. Could be under Skills as "Open availability". But maybe better to have a Requirements section? However we said we should not create sections unless there is real specific content. There is specific content about open availability. So we could create a Requirements section with that line. But we also have other requirements like ability to operate vehicles etc. Could combine into Requirements. However we already have Skills section for ability to operate vehicles etc. Might be overlapping.
We could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits. That seems reasonable. Requirements would include: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; Open availability; maybe also "Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members" is a duty not requirement. But we could keep it under Responsibilities.
Let's decide: We'll have About the role (position summary), Responsibilities (duties list), Requirements (ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; open availability; proof of authorization to work in US? Actually that is a condition of employment, could be requirement). Benefits (list). Also we could include Job Code and Updated date as a short paragraph.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Good.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: California applicant notice, jobs listed are examples, listing does not mean positions open, etc. Also remove "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." Also remove "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." Actually that is a requirement; we might keep it. It's not boilerplate; it's a specific requirement. So we can include under Requirements.
Now let's extract the duties list exactly as given, but we need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. The duties list includes many items. We'll copy them as
- elements.
We need to be careful about punctuation and formatting.
Now Benefits list: "paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees." We can split into items: paid time off; health benefits (medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance); health care reimbursement account; dependent care assistance plan; short-term disability insurance; long-term disability insurance; AD&D insurance; life insurance; 401(k); stock purchase plan. Could keep as a single sentence but better as list.
Now Requirements list: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; Open availability; Proof of authorization to work in the United States (if hired). Also maybe "Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager" is more about role, but we can keep in About the role.
Now About the role: We'll take the Position Summary paragraph: "Protects company assets from internal and external theft. Reviews individual warehouse inventory numbers and assists in creating / executing a plan of action to reduce shrink. Is familiar with various facets of operation that contribute to shrink and participates in instruction and training with affected employees. Observes and reports potential safety and security hazards. Investigates, detains suspects, completes reports, cooperates with local law enforcement, and testifies in court if necessary. Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager. Provides a high level of member service."
We'll put that as
.
Now Responsibilities list: We'll list each duty as
- . Ensure we keep the exact phrasing.
Let's list them:
- Walks the warehouse and perimeter up to 8 hours a day to monitor safety and security concerns.
- Pushes cart with merchandise and returns items to the floor.
- Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members.
- Follows and maintains knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws in performance of duties.
- Attends meetings and seminars regarding loss prevention.
- Observes, detects, and investigates internal and external theft threats as well as safety concerns.
- Retrieves stolen items which shoplifters have concealed; may need to move product to access stolen items.
- Detains and interviews shoplifters when warranted.
- Reports potential internal theft situations to the warehouse manager.
- Prepares reports for internal use and for potential prosecution.
- Enters cases into case management system Nettrack.
- Maintains evidence collected and reports files from investigations.
- Testifies in court concerning theft investigations.
- Communicates with other area Costco Loss Prevention Clerks and Security people of area businesses to exchange information about current, local theft threats.
- Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials.
- Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
- Assists with department duties as necessary.
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
Note: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery" appears also in duties list; we might have duplicated it also in Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could keep it only in Responsibilities (as it's a duty) and not repeat in Requirements. But the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; duplication is okay if it's in original? It appears only once in duties list. Actually it's in duties list: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." So we should keep it there. For Requirements we could include other items not already listed: Open availability, Proof of authorization to work in US, Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws (but that is also in duties list
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include the position summary as prose under About the role. Then responsibilities as list under Responsibilities. Then skills as list under Skills. Then benefits as list under Benefits. Check for any other substantive info: "Job Code: 0540" and "Job Description Posting Updated: July 2026". Those are metadata; we can fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. The instruction: "do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we could include a short paragraph at the end with that info, maybe under a generic
not a heading. Or we could drop it. Probably better to include a short
with that info, as it's substantive but minor. Not a heading. Also "Apart from any religious or disability considerations, open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business." That's a requirement about availability. Could be under Skills or Responsibilities? It's a requirement. Could be under Skills as "Open availability required". But we need to see if we want to create a Requirements section? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could incorporate that into Skills or Responsibilities? It's not a duty, it's a requirement. Could be under Skills as "Open availability". But maybe better to have a Requirements section? However we said we should not create sections unless there is real specific content. There is specific content about open availability. So we could create a Requirements section with that line. But we also have other requirements like ability to operate vehicles etc. Could combine into Requirements. However we already have Skills section for ability to operate vehicles etc. Might be overlapping. We could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits. That seems reasonable. Requirements would include: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; Open availability; maybe also "Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members" is a duty not requirement. But we could keep it under Responsibilities. Let's decide: We'll have About the role (position summary), Responsibilities (duties list), Requirements (ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; open availability; proof of authorization to work in US? Actually that is a condition of employment, could be requirement). Benefits (list). Also we could include Job Code and Updated date as a short paragraph. We must not repeat job title as heading. Good. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: California applicant notice, jobs listed are examples, listing does not mean positions open, etc. Also remove "For additional information about pay ranges, click here." Also remove "If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States." Actually that is a requirement; we might keep it. It's not boilerplate; it's a specific requirement. So we can include under Requirements. Now let's extract the duties list exactly as given, but we need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. The duties list includes many items. We'll copy them as
- elements.
We need to be careful about punctuation and formatting.
Now Benefits list: "paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees." We can split into items: paid time off; health benefits (medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance); health care reimbursement account; dependent care assistance plan; short-term disability insurance; long-term disability insurance; AD&D insurance; life insurance; 401(k); stock purchase plan. Could keep as a single sentence but better as list.
Now Requirements list: Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery; Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws; Open availability; Proof of authorization to work in the United States (if hired). Also maybe "Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager" is more about role, but we can keep in About the role.
Now About the role: We'll take the Position Summary paragraph: "Protects company assets from internal and external theft. Reviews individual warehouse inventory numbers and assists in creating / executing a plan of action to reduce shrink. Is familiar with various facets of operation that contribute to shrink and participates in instruction and training with affected employees. Observes and reports potential safety and security hazards. Investigates, detains suspects, completes reports, cooperates with local law enforcement, and testifies in court if necessary. Reports directly to the Warehouse Manager. Provides a high level of member service."
We'll put that as
. Now Responsibilities list: We'll list each duty as
- . Ensure we keep the exact phrasing. Let's list them: - Walks the warehouse and perimeter up to 8 hours a day to monitor safety and security concerns. - Pushes cart with merchandise and returns items to the floor. - Maintains anonymity by shopping amongst members. - Follows and maintains knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws in performance of duties. - Attends meetings and seminars regarding loss prevention. - Observes, detects, and investigates internal and external theft threats as well as safety concerns. - Retrieves stolen items which shoplifters have concealed; may need to move product to access stolen items. - Detains and interviews shoplifters when warranted. - Reports potential internal theft situations to the warehouse manager. - Prepares reports for internal use and for potential prosecution. - Enters cases into case management system Nettrack. - Maintains evidence collected and reports files from investigations. - Testifies in court concerning theft investigations. - Communicates with other area Costco Loss Prevention Clerks and Security people of area businesses to exchange information about current, local theft threats. - Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials. - Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery. - Assists with department duties as necessary. - Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary. Note: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery" appears also in duties list; we might have duplicated it also in Requirements. To avoid duplication, we could keep it only in Responsibilities (as it's a duty) and not repeat in Requirements. But the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; duplication is okay if it's in original? It appears only once in duties list. Actually it's in duties list: "Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery." So we should keep it there. For Requirements we could include other items not already listed: Open availability, Proof of authorization to work in US, Knowledge of Costco procedures and applicable laws (but that is also in duties list