LEAD SALES ASSOCIATE-FT in ALTON, IL S30937

Dollar General Cashier / Stocker Position

Dollar General, a company that values each and every one of its employees, is looking for a cashier and / or stocker to function in a lead capacity in the absence of the store manager or assistant store manager. The role involves assisting in setting and maintaining plan-o-grams and programs, providing exemplary customer service, and performing other duties to maximize profitability, customer satisfaction, and teamwork, while protecting company assets and reducing losses.

Duties and essential job functions include unloading trucks, following company work processes to receive, open and unpack cartons and totes, stocking merchandise, rotating and facing merchandise on shelves, building merchandise displays, restocking returned and recovered merchandise, ordering zones and drop shipment categories, assisting in plan-o-gram implementation and maintenance, assisting customers by locating merchandise, bailing cardboard, taking out trash, dusting and mopping store floors, cleaning restrooms and stockrooms, greeting customers, maintaining register countertops and bags, implementing register countertop plan-o-grams, operating cash register and flatbed scanner, collecting payment from customers, making change, cleaning front end of store, helping set up sidewalk displays, and maintaining a clean, well-organized store.

Qualifications include the ability to perform mathematical calculations, knowledge of cash handling procedures, ability to perform IBM cash register functions, knowledge of cash, facility and safety control policies and practices, effective interpersonal and oral & written communication skills, understanding of safety policies and practices, and ability to read and follow plan-o-gram and merchandise presentation guidance. High school diploma or equivalent and six months of supervisory experience (or related experience / training) is preferred.

Working conditions include frequent walking and standing, frequent bending, stooping, and kneeling, frequent handling of merchandise and equipment, frequent lifting of up to 40 pounds; occasional lifting of up to 55 pounds, occasional climbing, fast-paced environment, moderate noise level, occasional exposure to outside weather conditions, and occasional or regular driving / providing own transportation.

Dollar General offers a wide range of benefit programs designed to care for the physical, mental and financial well-being of its employees and their families. Available benefit programs include health insurance coverage options, a variety of supplemental programs, 401(k) Savings Plan, paid sick leave (where required by law), vacation, paid maternity and parental leave, and many more. Dollar General Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.