Front End Entry Level

Summary

Safeway is a food and drug retailer focused on serving customers and supporting community well-being. The Front-End Team Member creates a smooth checkout experience by accurately processing transactions, assisting customers, and maintaining an organized and clean front end. The role also supports store operations through bagging, cart retrieval, stocking, and flexible task management in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• As a Front-End Team Member, your day is centered around creating a smooth and positive checkout experience for customers
• Whether scanning items, bagging groceries, or answering questions, your role helps ensure each visit ends on a strong note
• Another part of the role is keeping the front end organized, clean, and running consistently throughout the day
• You’ll rotate between tasks like handling transactions, collecting carts, restocking supplies, and maintaining the checkout area
• Processing purchases accurately, including cash, card, and digital payments
• Handling cash transactions, counting change, and balancing registers
• Managing multiple tasks while maintaining steady workflow
• Assisting with bagging, cart retrieval, stocking, and general front-end upkeep
• Recognizing and addressing pricing, transaction, or customer service questions
• Following company policies, register procedures, and checkout processes
• Comfort managing changing tasks and customer flow throughout the shift

Skills

• Friendly, clear communication during checkout and customer assistance
• Processing purchases accurately, including cash, card, and digital payments
• Accuracy in scanning, pricing, produce codes, and order completion
• Handling cash transactions, counting change, and balancing registers
• Managing multiple tasks while maintaining steady workflow
• Assisting with bagging, cart retrieval, stocking, and general front‑end upkeep
• Recognizing and addressing pricing, transaction, or customer service questions
• Following company policies, register procedures, and checkout processes
• Comfort managing changing tasks and customer flow throughout the shift
• Must be 16 years of age or older (or 18 years of age or older, depending on local/state requirements)
• Basic math and communication skills required
• Prior customer service experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Friendly, clear communication during checkout and customer assistance
• Processing purchases accurately, including cash, card, and digital payments
• Accuracy in scanning, pricing, produce codes, and order completion
• Handling cash transactions, counting change, and balancing registers
• Managing multiple tasks while maintaining steady workflow
• Assisting with bagging, cart retrieval, stocking, and general front‑end upkeep
• Recognizing and addressing pricing, transaction, or customer service questions
• Following company policies, register procedures, and checkout processes
• Comfort managing changing tasks and customer flow throughout the shift
• Must be 16 years of age or older (or 18 years of age or older, depending on local/state requirements)
• Basic math and communication skills required

Nice to Haves

• Prior customer service experience

Benefits

• Inclusive work culture built on belonging
• Competitive wages paid weekly
• Flexible work schedules
• Associate discounts
• Leaders invested in your training, career growth & development
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees (Medical, Dental, 401k and more!)
• Vacation / Paid Time Off
• Dependent on length of service, hours worked, any applicable collective bargaining agreement and/or Company policy, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, PTO/Vacation pay, paid holidays and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility)