Outlet Store Associate (Full-time)
Are you customer service-oriented, outgoing and enjoy working with the public? Our Outlet Clerk opening at our Stauffer’s Cookie Outlet Store in East York, PA may be a good match for you!
Outlet Associates are responsible for providing a positive customer experience. Duties include:
- Greet all customers and assist them with locating product in the store, selecting products, answering questions, and sharing product knowledge and specials.
- Wait on customers, ensuring the highest quality service. Communicate politely with customers face to face and by telephone.
- Process customer purchases and returns using POS system (Point of Sale).
- Collect credit card and cash payments using POS and distributing accurate change.
- Repackaging finished product and factory seconds.
- Keep shelves fully stocked with products daily, while ensuring proper date rotation.
- Work with external vendors to check-in products and assist with maintaining current "Best By" dates.
- Complete physical inventory counts - in-depth counts twice per year, and periodic counts on a weekly basis.
- Assist with store opening and closing process with cash drawers and calculating daily cash on hand.
- Make sure the outlet area and all bagging areas are neat, clean and free of trash. Remove all empty boxes, break down, and put in cardboard receptacles.
Hours will vary during the following days/times to meet 40 hours per week:
- Weekdays: Monday-Thursday: 7:45 AM – 4:15 PM; Friday 6:45 AM – 4:15 PM
- Weekends: 1st Saturday of the Month: 7:45 AM – 3:15 PM
This full-time position offers the following benefits:
- Health, dental and vision insurances
- 401(k) including employer match.
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Discount
Qualifications: We are seeking candidates with:
- Previsous experience in a retail focused environment, including use of a POS system.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Professional phone skills
- Attention to detail, ability to take initiative and problem solve.
- Microsoft Office – Excel and Word, a plus
- High School diploma or equivalent
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee must be able to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb and lift up to 35 lbs. Occasional exposure to airborne dust, high humidity and extremes of hot and cold are possible. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
To apply, please submit your resume highlighting your relevant experience.
About Us:
The Meiji Group was founded in Japan in 1916. For nearly a century, it has provided a broad range of products including confectionery, dairy, baby food, infant formula, sports nutritionals, health and beauty items, as well as pharmaceuticals.
Meiji America Inc., founded in 2011, as the United States division distributes Meiji branded confections as well as Stauffer’s branded cookies and crackers in the US market.
Meiji manufactures and distributes a variety of unique confectionery and snack products including HELLO PANDA™, YAN YAN™ and CHOCOROOMS®.
Stauffer’s is best recognized for its original animal crackers, but the company also produces a variety of crackers and cookies in two bakeries within the United States. Stauffer’s roots are in York, Pennsylvania where the first animal crackers were produced in 1871.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Meiji America / D.F. Stauffer’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Vets
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $13.00 - $14.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
Weekly day range:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person