Responsibilities Job Summary: As a Customer Service Specialist, you'll be responsible for providing a well-stocked and well-maintained department while providing superior customer service. You'll stock and properly rotate products on a daily basis, while maintaining all department and safety / sanitation standards. Stocking Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions:
Stocks and rotates items as needed
Assists with inventory control; loads, unloads, and moves product
Organizes, cleans, and prepares back area for the night crew and incoming trucks
Organizes merchandise on pallets to make the department presentable to the public
Ensures integrity of shelf tags and signage in department; may create / prepare signage, as needed
Maintains standards in shrink, safety, inventory control, and sanitation
Checks shipments for out-of-date and damaged product to ensure freshness and quality of products
Builds, stocks, maintains, and takes down store displays
Performs Customer Service Assistant duties as needed
Customer Service
Provides superior customer service
Answers customer questions regarding products and assists them with selections; helps customers locate store merchandise
Sales
Merchandises product effectively
Uses suggestive selling techniques to meet customer needs and build department sales
Food Safety / Sanitation
Cleans and sanitizes sales floor, display cases, prep areas, and equipment
Properly handles and maintains the operation of all equipment
Complies with departmental SOPs and store operating procedures
Knowledge of specialty products, movies, music, electronics, and video games
Grocery
Organizes, cleans, and prepares back area for the night crew and incoming trucks
Prepares tags and signs as needed
Texas Backyard
Basic knowledge of chemical recommendations
Basic knowledge of the nursery business and plant recommendations
Ability to complete Green Thumb training (H-E-B internal training)
The responsibilities and essential functions outlined above describe the general nature and level of work assigned to this position. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Duties and responsibilities may be modified at any time based on business needs. Employees may be required to perform other job-related tasks as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodations. Age Requirement Qualifications & Key Requirements:
18+
Work Experience
1+ years of experience - Required
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Strong customer service skills - Required
Reading and writing skills - Required
Planning and organizing skills - Required
Communication and interpersonal skills - Required
Education
HS Diploma or GED or equivalent - Required
Licenses/Certifications
Completion of Company Orientation and Safety Training - Required
Physical Demands & Working Conditions
Function in a fast-paced, retail environment, in detailed and precise tasks
Perform the following, based on your Department?
Beauty:
Constantly reach at waist, grasp
Frequently stand, walk, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, stoop, pivot, pinch, perform fine motor movements
Occasionally* sit, reach at overhead, reach at floor, bend, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, climb ladders, twist, push / pull with arms
Occasionally be exposed to cold, loud noise, and wet conditions
Demonstrate the ability to lift 30 lbs, and manage in excess of 30 lbs
Drugstore:
Constantly reach at waist, grasp
Frequently stand, walk
Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, stair climb, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
Occasionally be exposed to loud noises, ambient temperatures, and wet conditions
Demonstrate the ability to lift 15 lbs, and manage in excess of 15 lbs
Dairy:
Constantly reach at waist, grasp
Frequently stand, walk
Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, stair climb, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
Occasionally be exposed to cold, loud noises and wet conditions
Demonstrate the ability to lift 40 lbs, and manage in excess of 85 lbs
Frozen:
Constantly reach at waist, grasp
Frequently stand, walk, stoop
Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, squat, crouch, kneel, stair climb, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
Occasionally be exposed to cold, ambient temperatures, loud noises, and wet conditions
Demonstrate the ability to lift 60 lbs, and manage in excess of 75 lbs
Texas Backyard:
Constantly reach at waist, grasp
Frequently stand, walk
Occasionally reach at overhead, reach at shoulder, reach at knee, reach at floor, bend, stoop, squat, crouch, kneel, climb stairs, climb ladder, pivot, twist, push / pull with arms, pinch, perform fine motor movements
Occasionally be exposed to wet conditions and loud noise
Frequently be exposed to ambient temperatures
Demonstrate the ability to lift 65 lbs, and manage in excess of 65 lbs
While there may be exceptions, the measurements noted are generally defined asConstantly: 5.5+ hours per 8-hour day; Frequently: 2.5 - 5.5 hours per 8-hour day; Occasionally: 0 - 2.5 hours per 8-hour day
It is Partners' responsibility to never lift beyond their own safe lifting limit. If an item is too heavy to lift, push or pull, and / or carry, the Partner must break the box down into lighter, smaller, more manageable components, or ask for assistance from another Partner or a manager.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Last revised: 6/1/2019