stock clerk - retail

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work site environment:

Odours. Air conditioned.

Work setting:

Retail business.

Tasks:

• Operate cash register.
• Process money, cheques and credit/debit card payments.
• Scan items.
• Tabulate total payment for goods or services required.
• Receive payment for goods or services.
• Calculate daily/shift payments received and reconcile with total sales.
• Suggestive selling.
• Stock shelves and clean counter area.
• Greet customers.
• Accept reservations or take-out orders.
• Wrap or place merchandise in bags.
• Provide customer service.
• Calculate foreign currency exchange.
• Monitor all entrances and exits, request proof of payment when necessary.
• Participate in promotional activities.
• Verify the age of customers when selling lottery tickets, alcohol or tobacco products.
• Stock shelves and display areas.
• Price items using stamp or stickers according to price list.
• Prepare reports on sales volumes, merchandising and personnel matters.
• Obtain articles for customers from shelf or stockroom.
• Keep stock clean and in order.
• Direct customers to location of articles sought.
• Bag, box or parcel purchases for customers, for shipment or delivery.
• Clerical duties (i.e. faxing, filing, photocopying).
• Order picking.
• Perform general cleaning duties (i.e. sweeping, mopping floors).
• Assemble, install and set-up merchandise/products.
• Wax and polish floors.
• Unpack products received by store and count, weigh or sort items.
• Carry customer's purchases to parking lot and pack orders in customers' vehicles.

Supervision:

5-10 people.

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses :

First Aid Certificate.

Computer and technology knowledge:

• Electronic cash register.
• Interac machine.
• Price scanner.
• Computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering system.
• MS Excel.
• MS Word.

Equipment, eystems and controls experience:

Security system.

Security and safety:

Bondable.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Fast-paced environment.
• Work under pressure.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Physically demanding.
• Attention to detail.
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Bending, crouching, kneeling.

Own tools/equipment:

Steel-toed safety boots.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Flexibility.
• Team player.
• Reliability.
• Dependability.
• Maturity.
• Organized.

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Night.
• On call.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.