Customer Service - Part Time - Petaluma

At Friedmans Home Improvement, we strive to deliver the Human Side of Home Improvement. We are Born to Connect, Lead, Grow, Serve and Care; we are Friedmans. Our dynamic Company is looking for customer service-oriented Team Members to join our Front End team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Service customers at Point-of-Sale (POS) register or refund counter in an expeditious, accurate and professional manner.
• Maintain companys cash accountability standards per established policies and procedures.
• Makes change, tenders checks and issues receipts or tickets to customers.
• Reads and records totals shown on cash register tape and verifies against cash on hand.
• Responsible for keeping POS area clean and fully stacked with supplies to service the customer.
• Gives cash refunds or issues credit to customers for returned merchandise.
• Operates cash register by scanning the product to record price, compile printed list, and display cost of customer purchase, tax, and rebates on monitor screen.
• Manages difficult or emotional customer situations, responds promptly to customer needs, solicits customer feedback to improve service, responds to requests for service and assistance, meets commitments.
• Demonstrate flexibility by assisting in stocking and other functions on the store sales floor.
• Follows instructions, responds to management direction, takes responsibility for own actions, completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Responsible to know and follow company standard operating policies when accepting checks, credit cards and charge accounts.
• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality, applies feedback to improve performance and monitors work to ensure quality.
• Meets productivity standards, completes work in timely manner, strives to increase productivity; works efficiently and quickly.
• Additional duties as assigned by Manager

Education and/or Experience:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer knowledge. Must have the ability to learn and utilize point-of-sale software.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Whats in Friedmans toolbox for Team Members:

• Medical, Dental and Vision bundled benefit plans
• Employee discount on all merchandise
• Store bonus eligibility
• Team Member of the Quarter opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement to further career path
• 401(k) match up to 3% and 50 cents on the dollar for any amount greater than 3% up to 5%

This is a non-exempt position. Shifts are available in part-time schedules according to a retail schedule of Sunday Saturday, between 5:00am-9:00pm to meet business needs.

Friedmans Home Improvement is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Friedmans Home Improvement will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal convictions in a manner consistent with AB 1008.