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The Opportunity

This position handles stocking of shelves and rotating of product.  Operating cash register when needed and responsible for assisting customers in a friendly and courteous manner.

What You Get to Do

• Practice courteous and friendly customer service consistently.
• Ensure proper vendor check-in following store procedures.
• Stock and rotate products on shelves and displays as outlined in the Associate Manual.
• Operate the cash register when necessary, performing all related checkout procedures typically handled by the Cashier.
• Serve customers with cheerfulness, assisting in packing their purchases upon request in a prompt and efficient manner.
• Assist in organizing and cleaning the back room and other designated areas of the store as instructed.
• Straighten the in-store cart corral, remove paper and miscellaneous items from carts, and monitor cart performance, addressing carts in need of maintenance.
• Perform price checks as directed.
• Assist in the setup and dismantling of displays as directed by management.
• Ensure the cleanliness and appearance of the front-end equipment and physical areas, including the parking lot, entryways, bathrooms, and trash cans.
• Possess knowledge of product locations in the store.
• Use and maintain equipment properly and safely to prevent injuries and protect store equipment.
• Ability to read and comprehend store policies, procedures, and vendor invoices.
• Handle any other projects and duties as assigned.

What We Look for In a Person

• Serves and develops others by building relationships.
• Fosters an inclusive workplace where inclusion and individual differences are valued.
• Collaborates across boundaries to achieve common goals.
• Aligns organizational objectives and practices with Mille Lacs Band traditions or interests as appropriate.
• Sets direction and influences others to translate vision into action.
• Demonstrates drive for continued personal and professional growth.

What We Offer You

• We have a fun, energetic personality and are adventurous, creative, and open minded.
• We strive to lead through our seven (7) values in all that we do. (Wisdom, Love, Respect, Truth, Humility, Bravery, and Honesty)
• Our foundation of Servant Leadership is a philosophy that embodies and fosters empowerment, decision-making and engagement across all levels of the organization.
• We are a career accelerant, which means developing our Associates is one of our main priorities.
• We provide a space for Associates and others to bring who they are to work and impart a sense of purpose.
• A variety of competitively priced health benefits and supplemental insurances, parental leave, 401k, tuition reimbursement, birthday, and anniversary gifts.

What Qualifies You

• High school diploma or equivalent experience, previous customer service or retail store experience preferred.
• Must be able to understand computer operations pertaining to vendor check in and able to read and understand product UPC codes.
• Mille Lacs Band Member and American Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring process.

Must Have Skills

• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects with changing priorities, and work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Mille Lacs Band Member and American Indian preference will be exercised in the hiring process.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulation.
• Ability to effectively respond to questions from groups of Associates, managers, Guests, and the public. 
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, percentages, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to consult collaboratively to define problems collects data, establish facts, draw conclusions, and propose solutions.
• Ability to interpret company policies and procedures and apply them in a consistent and fair manner. 

While performing the duties of this job, the Associate is regularly required to:

• Talk and hear.
• See and adjust focus to include close, distance, color, depth, and peripheral vision.
• Stand, walk, run, sit, balance, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, and/or crawl.
• Handle objects, tools, and controls; reach with arms and hands.
• Must be able to lift or exert up to 70 pounds occasionally carrying bulk dog food, case cartons of milk or beverages, trash containers, etc. and moderate amounts of frequency.
• Must be able to climb a ladder to retrieve items stored in elevated or overhead racks or shelves located above refrigerated boxes, in stockrooms and other storage areas.
• Must be able to sweep and mop floors, dust and face shelves, and lift and carry out trash containers to be emptied in an outside bin.
• Must be able to stock coolers and shelves and endure working under temperature extremes in refrigerated storage areas up to 20 minutes at a time.

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly exposed to:

• A low-to-moderate noise level (offices).
• A moderate-to-loud noise level (operations areas).
• At times may be exposed to outside weather conditions.