Store Associate

About the role

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is seeking a Cashier to join our dynamic team. We are a trusted resource in our communities, offering real people, real food at real affordable prices across the Midwest. If you are passionate about the retail grocery market and organic products, and ready to immerse yourself in a supportive and growing environment, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Walks the store prior to each shift to ensure awareness of promotional and sale items; do produce walk and weekly testing.
• Computes bill, itemized lists, and tickets showing amount due.
• Receives payment by cash, check, credit cards, gift cards, or automatic debits.
• Issues receipts, refunds, credits, rain checks or change due to customers.
• Operates cash register by passing price coded items across electronic scanner to record price, enter in PLU or UPC manually, compile printed list, and display cost of customer purchase, tax, and rebates on monitor screen.
• Greets customers entering store and responds promptly to customer needs.
• Maintains clean and orderly checkout areas and make sure no personnel items are in the area.
• Issues coupons and rain checks.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency degree.
• Prior to 2 years grocery retail experience in Front End department processes and procedures.
• Previous experience in a natural foods industry is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must maintain the highest level of customer service at all times.
• Ability to adapt to the ever changing high volume retail while working in a cross-functional team environment.
• Must have the capacity to take initiative when problems arise.
• Flexibility to adapt in a variety of situations.
• Maintain advanced attention to detail with the capability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills for dealing cross functionally with peers and senior management.
• Knowledge of MS Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Ability to multitask and have excellent organizational skills is essential.
• Basic knowledge of math, weights, and measures.
• Demonstrate ability to use a Point of Sale System (POS).

Skills

• Advanced attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of MS Office.
• Ability to multitask and organize effectively.
• Basic math and weights/measures knowledge.
• Experience using a POS system.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Incentive programs.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Team member discount.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) plan with an employer match.

Pay

The actual rate offered will meet or surpass the legal wage requirement for the job's location. Starting rates range from $15.00 to $16.50 per hour.

Schedule

Varying hours/days as business dictates.