Directory of Semiskilled Trades

Sector : 01 - Administration, Commerce and Computer Technology Info

8692 Door Greeter

M692
Field of application Door greeters work in superstores or warehouse stores.
Other job titles Door attendant

819201 - Serve customers 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Relevant, accurate and clear information provided
  • Concern for customer safety and satisfaction
  • Presentation of positive image of the business
  • Appropriate attire
  • Wearing of identification badge
  • Respect for clientele
  • Friendliness
  • Courtesy
  • Patience
  • Promptness
  • Adoption of appropriate postures for working while standing up

Tasks

  • Greet customers.
  • Distribute shopping carts to customers or inform them where the shopping carts are located.
  • Offer adapted shopping carts to people with young children, or propose one to them.
  • Inform people about the safety rules in place when using adapted shopping carts: wearing the seat belt, reminding children to stay seated, never leaving children unattended, etc.
  • Offer manual or electric wheelchairs to people who need them. Optional task or competency
  • Direct custumers to the frozen goods section, the pets section, office supplies, books, etc.
  • Direct customers to services: customer services, bathrooms, returns and exchanges, etc.
  • Hand out redeemable coupons and advertisements.
  • Receive customers’ positive comments and complaints, and communicate these to the person in charge.
  • Thank customers as they exit the business.

819202 - Keep the work area in order? 1

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • Concern for customer safety and satisfaction
  • Order and cleanliness
  • Vigilance with respect to risky situations

Tasks

  • Make sure that there are enough carts. Optional task or competency
  • Ask another employee to retrieve the carts left outside. Optional task or competency
  • Remove papers or debris left in the carts.
  • Retrieve the carts that have been scattered about and place them in the designated area.
  • Place defective carts in the designated area.
  • Pick up objects that have fallen on the ground: papers, flyers, brochures, redeemable coupons, shopping lists, product packaging, etc.
  • Notify the person in charge concerning the state of the floor (very dirty, slippery, etc.) at the entrance of the business and request that a floor sign be put up to indicate the potential danger.
  • Ensure that there are flyers or promotional brochures on the display shelves. Optional task or competency
  • Detect all problems that could affect the safety of customers and alert the person in charge.

819203 - Monitor the comings and goings of customers 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Proper application of work techniques
  • Prevention of theft and loss of merchandise
  • Demonstration of a keen sense of observation
  • Appropriate judgment
  • Patience
  • Courteous service
  • Friendliness
  • Vigilance

Tasks

  • Observe customers as they enter or exit the store.
  • Pay particular attention to people who are likely to cause problems: people who seem sick or inebriated, people who enter and exit the store frequently, people who look around anxiously, etc., and quickly notify the person in charge.
  • Ask customers to leave their bags at the designated area before entering the store and give them back their bags when they leave. Optional task or competency
  • Ask customers to show their receipt when they leave the store in order to check their purchases, when applicable.
  • Wait for another employee to arrive before leaving the workstation.

819204 - Intervene when the theft detection system is set off 2

Performance criteria

  • Observance of occupational health and safety rules
  • Compliance with work instructions
  • staying within the limits of the occupation
  • Proper application of work techniques
  • Appropriate judgment
  • Concern for own safety and customer safety
  • Discretion
  • Courteous service
  • Quick intervention in the event of problems
  • Appropriate stress management

Tasks

  • Identify the customer who set off the theft detection system.
  • Go see the customer.
  • Ask the customer to show his or her receipt to account for his or her purchases.
  • Ask the customer’s permission to look through his or her shopping bag to verify whether the merchandise corresponds to the items on the receipt.
  • Deactivate or have deactivated any antitheft device that was not deactivated by the cashier.
  • Apologize to the person.
  • If a product was not paid for (the customer was distracted, the product was put in the cart by a child, etc.), ask the customer to go to the cash register.
  • Contact the authorities in the event of theft, flight, aggressive behaviour, etc.
Info Optional competency or task. Competencies or tasks marked with this symbol are not required in all workplaces. They could be included in a student’s training plan if the practicum setting offers the opportunity for the student to apply them.