How to hire a floor clerk

How to hire a floor clerk, step by step

Here's a step-by-step floor clerk hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a floor clerk job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new floor clerk
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the floor clerk you need to hire. Certain floor clerk roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a floor clerk to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a floor clerk that fits the bill.

   This list presents floor clerk salaries for various positions.

   Type of Floor Clerk	Description	Hourly rate
   Floor Clerk	Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule. They ensure proper scheduling, recordkeeping, and inventory control.	$12-18
   Merchandiser	Merchandisers are employees working for a retail company. Merchandisers are mainly responsible for the store's products... Show more	$11-18
   Overnight Stocker	An overnight stocker is responsible for monitoring inventories, stocking items, and organizing products on shelves. Overnight stockers' duties also include checking the manufacturing and expiration dates of the products, labeling and validating prices, escalating defective items to the management, and categorizing products for special offers and promotions... Show more	$11-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Taking Care
   • Customer Service
   • Inventory Control
   • Math
   • Customer Orders
   • Product Knowledge
   • Monetary Transactions
   • Stock Shelves
   • Cash Registers
   • POS
   • RAN
   • Futures
   • Groceries
   • Floor Stock

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   Responsibilities:

   • Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
   • Execute grain futures orders for special accounts that require extraordinary attention to detail as well as personalized service.
   • Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your floor clerk job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A floor clerk can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, floor clerks' average salary in louisiana is 39% less than in alaska.
   • Seniority. Entry-level floor clerks 34% less than senior-level floor clerks.
   • Certifications. A floor clerk with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a floor clerk's salary.

   Average floor clerk salary

   $15.15hourly

   $31,517 yearly

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   Entry-level floor clerk salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

4. Writing a floor clerk job description

   A good floor clerk job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a floor clerk job description:

   Floor clerk job description example

   About Us
   
   Join our Winning Team today and start your ownership journey!
   
   WinCo Foods is a rapidly growing family of over 135 grocery stores, complete with our own distribution centers and transportation network. We're proud to operate across 10 states west of the Rockies with more than 20,000 employee owners.
   
   At WinCo Foods we act like owners - because we are! We believe, as the Low Price Grocery Leader, that we make the lives of the communities where we operate better by giving them the best possible prices to feed their families and by focusing on the success, well-being and diversity of our employee owners.
   
   Currently, WinCo is the third largest Employee-Owned company in the United States. WinCo has more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Once eligible, you can start your journey to ownership with an annual gift of stock equaling 20% of what you make each year. (ESOP available at most locations and subject to vesting)
   
   WinCo Foods offers the very best benefits in the industry, with low cost, high quality medical benefits with rates as low as $40 a month, enrollment in our ESOP after 6 months, career advancement opportunities, paid vacation and sick leave, competitive wages, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, discount program - and even voluntary benefits like Pet Insurance!
   
   Overview
   
   Job Summary
   
   Provide customer service by processing customer orders in an efficient, accurate, safe and courteous manner. Consistently provides friendly, courteous customer service to internal and external customers. Performs other related work.
   
   Typical Duties and Responsibilities
   
   * Seeks opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers. Maintains an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with an emphasis of taking care of the customer.
   * Maintains an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on fast, friendly customer service.
   * Operates check stand equipment such as a cash register, scanner and scale to process customer orders using two aisles to check customers.
   * Engages in suggestive selling and other sales techniques.
   * Processes monetary transactions (i.e., giving and receiving change, etc.) including cash, checks, gift certificates, travelers checks, food stamps, processing coupons, and refunds.
   * Maintains knowledge of current product location, monitors UPC codes and ensures proper pricing.
   * Maintains clean, neat and properly stocked check stand and ensures safe and secure work area.
   * Stocks, prices and rotates merchandise.
   * Performs other duties as assigned or needed.
   
   Requirements
   
   Ability to:
   
   * Consistently provide friendly, courteous service to internal and external customers.
   * Work varied hours primarily between the hours of 4:00 am to 1:00 am in a 24/7 operation; including night, weekends and holidays.
   * Perform friendly, courteous, tactful relations with customers and co-workers with composure.
   * Communicate (hearing and speech) to perform customer relation skills.
   * Complete written forms.
   * Conduct visual inspection, read information on merchandise, etc.
   * Lift and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to 20 lbs. frequently and perform repetitious work accurately.
   * Lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
   * Operate check stand equipment such as cash registers, scanners, and scales.
   * Stand for long periods of time, walk rapidly, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently for long periods of time.
   * Manual dexterity and good hand/eye coordination.
   * Learn and memorize a considerable amount of information including PLU codes, location of products, check stand and keyboard procedures and company policies.
   * Ensure accuracy in recording sales and handling monetary transactions with mental alertness and basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide).
   * Climb and balance on ladders when stocking shelves.
   * Use blades for box cutting.
   * Work in a cooler and freezer.
   * Use household cleaners to maintain work area (i.e., waxes, glass cleaner, etc.).
   * Work in varying weather conditions for performance of outdoor duties.
   * Must be 16 years of age or older.
   * Perform primary duties efficiently and accurately.
   
   Additional Requirements:
   
   * Food Handlers Certification (Per State Laws)
   
   Machines and Equipment Operated:
   
   * Fork lift, electric and manual pallet jacks, hand truck, garbage and card board compactor.
   * Box knife
   
   For minors hired, hours may differ as well as machines and equipment operated.
   
   The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of personnel may vary.
   
   EEO/Inclusivity
   
   As WinCo Foods continues to grow, our diversity-from our variety of perspectives and wide range of experiences-is essential to our strategy and success. We are committed to continue to cultivate and celebrate an inclusive environment in which all employees are valued and respected regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right floor clerk for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your floor clerk job on Zippia to find and recruit floor clerk candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting floor clerks requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new floor clerk

   Once you have selected a candidate for the floor clerk position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new floor clerk. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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