Cashier (Front End)
Costco Wholesale
About the Role
Processes member orders, collects payment, and provides a high level of member service. Performs clean up, department set-up, and closing tasks as necessary.
Key Responsibilities
- Greets members, obtains membership card, determines member preferences, answers questions, relates information on special promotions, and thanks members.
- Scans orders by sliding items from the conveyor belt and across tabletop scanners. Uses a hand-held scanning gun or keys item numbers when necessary.
- Monitors all merchandise passing through the register line, promoting accurate merchandise inventory. Requests supervisor verification for high-ticket items.
- Assists the Front-End Assistant with transferring merchandise in carts and packing orders, following all safety and security procedures.
- Receives accurate payment for goods, makes change, processes checks, credit, and debit charges according to proper departmental procedures.
- Counts register at sign-on, orders change, makes witnessed drops of excess funds to the vault, orders cash increases, and counts register at shift end to maintain accurate register funds.
- Performs related tasks, set-up and closing duties for the department, such as putting returned or moved product back, collecting paperwork, stocking registers, cleaning the area, and retrieving carts.
- May assist members with self-checkouts with regards to scanning heavy merchandise and entering item numbers.
- May assist members with self-checkouts by monitoring registers for errors and keeping the belt area clean of product and debris.
- Assists with department duties as necessary.
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Ability to operate vehicles, equipment, or machinery.
- Open availability is needed to meet the needs of the business.
Qualifications
- Provides a high level of member service.
- Greets members, obtains membership card, determines member preferences, answers questions, relates information on special promotions, and thanks members.
- Scans orders by sliding items from the conveyor belt and across tabletop scanners from left or right, depending on the side of the station, to the packing area.
- Uses a hand-held scanning gun or keys item numbers when necessary.
- Transfers or ensures the transfer of each item as the item is scanned.
- Monitors all merchandise passing through the register line, promoting accurate merchandise inventory.
- Requests supervisor verification for high-ticket items.
- Assists the Front-End Assistant with transferring merchandise in carts and packing orders, following all safety and security procedures.
- Receives accurate payment for goods, makes change, processes checks, credit, and debit charges according to proper departmental procedures for paperwork and performance of duties.
- Counts register at sign on, orders change, makes witnessed drops of excess funds to vault, orders cash increases, counts register at shift end to maintain accurate register funds.
- Performs related tasks, set-up and closing duties for the department, such as putting returned or moved product back, collecting paperwork, stocking registers, cleaning area, and retrieving carts.
- May assist members with self-checkouts with regards to scanning heavy merchandise, entering in items numbers.
- May assist members with self-checkouts through monitoring the registers for errors and keeping the belt area clean of product and debris.
- Assists with department duties as necessary.
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.
- Provides proof of authorization to work in the United States if hired.