
Job Overview
Compensation
Hourly
Range $13.00 - $16.50
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
employee discount
Retirement Plan
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Job Description
Lowe's Companies, Inc., commonly known as Lowe's, is a renowned retail company specializing in home improvement. Operating numerous stores across the United States and Canada, Lowe's offers a wide variety of products and services aimed at helping customers accomplish their home projects, whether large or small. As one of the leading players in the home improvement retail sector, Lowe's is dedicated to providing excellent customer service, high-quality merchandise, and innovative solutions that meet the needs of homeowners, contractors, and DIY enthusiasts alike. Due to its expansive presence and commitment to community involvement, Lowe's is a respected employer known for creating rewarding career opportunities for individuals interested in retail and customer service roles.
The role of the Head Cashier at Lowe's is critical in maintaining a seamless customer checkout experience and ensuring operational efficiency at the store's front end. This position involves a variety of responsibilities mainly focused on supervising and assisting self-checkout processes, providing outstanding customer service, maintaining stock and supplies for registers, ensuring safety and security protocols are followed, and coaching other cashiers and front-end team associates. The Head Cashier is expected to handle multiple registers simultaneously, proactively engage with customers, and manage various store functions to ensure accuracy, speed, and a positive shopping environment.
This full-time role requires someone who is capable of standing and moving throughout the checkout area to assist customers effectively, while also handling tasks such as removing security tags, processing sales transactions, and opening additional registers when needed. The position requires the use of various store equipment like Zebra phones, paging systems, copiers, and CCTV surveillance as needed by the specific department or role. Safety adherence is paramount, including monitoring store entrances for security risks such as shoplifting or theft, conducting safety reviews, and ensuring housekeeping standards are met for a clean and organized environment.
In addition to direct customer support, the Head Cashier helps coach and develop other cashiers and front-end team members, providing feedback and training to improve store operations and customer satisfaction. The ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members, demonstrate sincere appreciation, and provide timely responses to questions is essential. The position also encompasses the preparation of registers and scanners, order processing and verification, price matching, and the maintenance of stock and supplies at the checkout areas.
Lowe's places a strong emphasis on diversity and equal employment opportunities, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds to apply. The role is suitable for individuals with previous retail experience, especially those who have worked as cashiers and possess some supervisory experience. The work demands the ability to lift items weighing up to 15 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation and requires basic experience with retail technology and computer use. This position offers opportunities for career growth within the retail sector and is ideal for individuals interested in a dynamic, customer-facing leadership role that combines operational management with frontline sales support.
The role of the Head Cashier at Lowe's is critical in maintaining a seamless customer checkout experience and ensuring operational efficiency at the store's front end. This position involves a variety of responsibilities mainly focused on supervising and assisting self-checkout processes, providing outstanding customer service, maintaining stock and supplies for registers, ensuring safety and security protocols are followed, and coaching other cashiers and front-end team associates. The Head Cashier is expected to handle multiple registers simultaneously, proactively engage with customers, and manage various store functions to ensure accuracy, speed, and a positive shopping environment.
This full-time role requires someone who is capable of standing and moving throughout the checkout area to assist customers effectively, while also handling tasks such as removing security tags, processing sales transactions, and opening additional registers when needed. The position requires the use of various store equipment like Zebra phones, paging systems, copiers, and CCTV surveillance as needed by the specific department or role. Safety adherence is paramount, including monitoring store entrances for security risks such as shoplifting or theft, conducting safety reviews, and ensuring housekeeping standards are met for a clean and organized environment.
In addition to direct customer support, the Head Cashier helps coach and develop other cashiers and front-end team members, providing feedback and training to improve store operations and customer satisfaction. The ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members, demonstrate sincere appreciation, and provide timely responses to questions is essential. The position also encompasses the preparation of registers and scanners, order processing and verification, price matching, and the maintenance of stock and supplies at the checkout areas.
Lowe's places a strong emphasis on diversity and equal employment opportunities, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds to apply. The role is suitable for individuals with previous retail experience, especially those who have worked as cashiers and possess some supervisory experience. The work demands the ability to lift items weighing up to 15 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation and requires basic experience with retail technology and computer use. This position offers opportunities for career growth within the retail sector and is ideal for individuals interested in a dynamic, customer-facing leadership role that combines operational management with frontline sales support.
Job Requirements
- Less than 1 year of experience using a computer including inputting, accessing, modifying, or outputting information
- Less than 1 year of experience using common retail technology such as smart phones and tablets
- 1 to 2 years of retail experience as a cashier
- Must be able to lift items weighing up to 15 pounds with or without a reasonable accommodation
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 1 to 2 years of retail experience as a cashier
- 1 to 2 years of experience identifying and selling products based on customer needs including credit cards, installations, add-on sales, protection plans, and explaining warranties and product features
- 1 to 2 years of experience as a head cashier
- 1 to 2 years of experience working in any department at a Lowe's retail store
- 1 to 2 years of supervisory experience including directing, delegating, evaluating, training, and coaching employees
- Less than a year of retail experience detecting common signs of shoplifting
Job Duties
- Demonstrates ability to monitor and identify customers who need assistance at multiple self-checkout registers simultaneously
- Approaches and interacts with customers to proactively recommend products and services appropriately
- Proactively greets, assists, and engages with multiple customers on multiple registers at the same time
- Moves throughout the checkout area standing, walking, reaching, bending, lifting, and moving product to ensure accurate completion of transactions
- Thanks the customer for their business and invites them back to shop at Lowe's
- Provides SMART customer service at all times through the daily execution of Lowe's customer service policies, procedures and programs
- Seeks out customers to understand his/her needs and assists in locating, demonstrating, selecting, carrying, and/or loading merchandise
- Listens to and responds knowledgeably and promptly to customer and employee questions by taking them to areas of the store and walking them through projects when necessary
- Demonstrates sincere appreciation to customers
- Communicates information to customers regarding all stock, special order merchandise, feature benefits, application, and warranty information related to Lowe's programs
- Coaches, develops, provides feedback, and trains associates in the various departmental duties or sales opportunities
- Uses a cash register to process sales transactions, returns, and refunds according to company guidelines
- Provides proper monetary change to CSA Front End associates for register activities
- Provides supervision, coaching, and support to CSA Front End Team (Front End/Loaders)
- Removes security tags, verifies product information, and bags merchandise for customers
- Answers incoming phone calls and directs calls or takes messages as needed
- Opens additional registers, when necessary, to ensure enough coverage always
- Assists in line vesting to help quicker turnaround time for checkout
- Prepares register area at the beginning and end of shift by confirming functionality of registers and scanners and stocking register supplies
- Inspects returned merchandise for damages
- Enters and submits customer orders, prints order tickets, verifies receipts, and signs off on loading tickets
- Reviews and places online orders and returned merchandise in the appropriate areas
- Looks up product information and competitor prices for products to verify price match
- Records all items that are used in the store on the store use lists
- Obtains safety bags from the cash office and monitors the amount of cash in the drawers to ensure it does not exceed requirements
- Monitors merchandise entering and leaving the store entrances and exits and assists customers or associates who trigger the alarm
- Detects common signs of shoplifting, theft, and other security risks, and promptly communicates them to management and/or Asset Protection
- Ensures compliance with housekeeping standards and programs (e.g., Zone Recovery) to maintain cleanliness and organization of store and working areas
- Maintains a safe and secure work environment, which may include conducting daily safety reviews, noting hazards, keeping aisles clear, and securing doors and gates
- Adheres to all safety requirements relevant to one’s regular job duties: top stock safety, reinstalling safety cables, use of aisle blockers, a tether line on power equipment, spotters, and safety devices
- Operates store equipment as needed depending on one specific role and department (e.g., Zebra phone, telephone, paging system, copiers, fax machines, computers, CCTV surveillance system, key cutter, panel saw, paint mixer, flooring cutters, compacter baler)
- Accountable for other duties as assigned
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