Safeway
Front End Entry Level
Kensington, Maryland · Junior
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About the role
- Whether scanning items, bagging groceries, or answering questions, your role helps ensure each visit ends on a strong note.
- You'll rotate between tasks like handling transactions, collecting carts, restocking supplies, and maintaining the checkout area.
- Our goal is to continue to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being and that starts with people like you bringing your unique self to our company and making it one person stronger and better!
Requirements
- Basic math and communication skills required
Nice to have
- Prior customer service experience preferred but not required
Skills
- Friendly, clear communication during checkout and customer assistance
- Transaction Handling: Processing purchases accurately, including cash, card, and digital payments
- Attention to Detail: Accuracy in scanning, pricing, produce codes, and order completion
- Basic Math
- Handling cash transactions, counting change, and balancing registers
- Organization & Time Management: Managing multiple tasks while maintaining steady workflow
- Problem Awareness: Recognizing and addressing pricing, transaction, or customer service questions
- Operational Awareness: Following company policies, register procedures, and checkout processes
- Adaptability: Comfort managing changing tasks and customer flow throughout the shift
- Physical Capability: Comfort with standing for extended periods, lifting up to 50 lbs., and working indoors and outdoors as needed
- Must be 16 years of age or older (or 18 years of age or older, depending on local/state requirements)
- Completion of company cashier or front-end training upon hire
Company info
- A Day In The Life As a Front-End Team Member, your day is centered around creating a smooth and positive checkout experience for customers.
- You're often the final stop before customers head home, helping complete their purchase accurately while keeping interactions friendly and efficient.
- Another part of the role is keeping the front end organized, clean, and running consistently throughout the day.
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