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Sales Attendant

Penn State University
University Park, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Feb 2025
💰 $39,640/yr

About the role

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Retail Dining is searching for a full time Sales Attendant to join their team. Duties include:

  • Take orders from customers and dispense product, such as ice, soda, whipped juice, coffee, etc.
  • Suggest certain products to customers to increase sales
  • Operate cash register; make change as required
  • Clean countertops and equipment, as required
  • Clean and sanitize hot chocolate machine, whipper, coffee urn, etc.
  • Set-up display, as directed
  • Stock shelves with food in the sales area
  • Check stock of food and supplies
  • Notify supervisor of needs and follow-up if not received on time
  • Notify supervisor of variations in operations, individual product sales and customer complaints and suggestion to maximize product use
  • Direct the work of part-time employees in the various phases of bakery sales operation
  • Prepare and operate oven, pretzel oven, hot chocolate dispenser, whipper and coffee urn
  • Replenish hot chocolate and juice whipping machines, napkin dispensers, etc., as necessary
  • Pick-up cash drawer at the beginning of the day; set-up cash register for operation
  • Turn in cash drawer at the end of the day
  • Report need for maintenance of equipment, furnishings, etc.
  • Secure work area at end of the day
  • Maintain work area in a clean and orderly condition

Job Requirements: Requires the use of commercial English, grammar and arithmetic such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including decimals and fractions; simple use of formulas, charts, tables, drawings, specifications, schedules, wiring diagrams, together with the use of adjustable measuring instruments, graduates and the like requiring interpretation in their various applications; or the posting, preparation, interpretation, use and checking of reports, forms, records and comparable data.3 to 6 months effective of effective experience, preferably in retail sales.

Work Schedule: 6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Days Off: Saturday, Sunday

Penn State University offers a competitive salary and benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition discounts for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, paid time off, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more. Penn State University, the land-grant university of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is consistently ranked among the top public universities in the country. Penn State has 24 campus locations, 19 academic colleges, 17,000 faculty and staff, and 100,000 students, including a medical college, two law schools, a health system, and an online

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