- Avid Reader
- Community Cleanup
- I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community
- Offering time and support to shelters for the homeless, women, and animals
- Music
- Watching Movies and TV Shows
- Volunteering
- Getting involved in local advocacy groups to promote positive change in the community
- Mindfulness Practices
- Food justice advocate, working to address food insecurity and promote access to healthy, affordable food
HUNTER RUSSELL
Columbia,SC
Summary
Diligent Cashier experienced in maintaining accurate registers and ensuring merchandise availability. Achieved operational efficiency through strong problem-solving abilities and effective communication skills. Committed to enhancing team success and fostering customer loyalty.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cashier
Applegreen Shell/Pitt Stop
06.2025 - 06.2026
- Served over 150+ customers per shift
- Handled cash safely and shift change
- Maintained accurate cash drawer balances throughout shifts.
- Completed shift change and processed daily cash/credit sales documentation
- Kept store running and handled by myself (usually 3rd shift)
- Maintained store organization for a pleasant shopping experience
- Managed lottery sales transactions at the counter
- Swept parking lot to ensure tidy appearance
- Disposed of trash in designated bins
- Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.
- Helped customers complete purchases, locate items, and join reward programs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Resolved customer complaints professionally, leading to improved customer relations and loyalty.
- Operated store independently during third shift
- Maintained excellent customer service and work ethic
- Processed customer transactions efficiently using point-of-sale systems.
Cashier
Food Lion
04.2023 - 09.2024
- Served hundreds of customers per day
- Welcomed customers at entrance
- Assisted customers with inquiries
- Efficiently bagged customer purchases
- Collected carts from parking lot and returned to lobby for customer convenience
- Sanitized cash registers daily
- Arranged products in cooler areas by registers
- Processed transactions with accuracy, managing cash and basic math
- Blocked coolers by registers
- Provided friendly assistance to customers, ensuring a positive shopping experience
- Assisted customers with inquiries, enhancing overall shopping experience.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure smooth store operations.
- Monitored product displays to maintain cleanliness and organization.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly, ensuring satisfaction and loyalty.
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Assisted customers with returns, refunds and resolving transaction issues.
- Contributed to store success by maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the facility.
- Addressed customer needs and made product recommendations to increase sales.
Student Worker
Winthrop ITC Office
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Processed check-in of technology items, ensuring accurate inventory management
- Facilitated check-out of technology items to students, promoting access to necessary resources
- Guided students in utilizing borrowed technology, enhancing their learning experience
- Completed end-of-day office tasks (Turned off computers, cleaned desks, made sure everyone had left, etc)
- Provided technical support for software applications, enhancing user experience and troubleshooting issues.
- Assisted in managing IT inventory, ensuring accurate tracking of hardware and software resources.
Bagger
IGA KJ's Market
12.2021 - 08.2022
- Bagged items for customers
- Put bags into cart for customers
- Assisted in taking groceries to car and loading them into car
- Sanitized restrooms regularly to maintain cleanliness
- Cleared spills promptly to prevent accidents
- Assisted in restocking shelves to ensure product availability
- Ensured accurate bagging of groceries to optimize customer satisfaction and efficiency.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain organized checkout area for streamlined operations.
- Trained new staff on proper bagging techniques and customer service protocols to ensure consistency.
- Implemented best practices for handling fragile items, reducing damage during the bagging process.
- Developed strategies for maximizing space in bags, improving overall packing efficiency and customer convenience.
- Collected and returned all hand baskets and shopping carts to proper place for new customer use.
- Worked together with cashiers to guarantee customer satisfaction.
- Retrieved grocery carts and baskets from lot and various site locations.
Education
BA - Political Science
University of South Carolina (Transferred From Winthrop)
Columbia, SC05.2028
Skills
- Customer Service: Greeting customers, Engaging customers
- Customer engagement
- Cleanliness: Keeping work areas clean, Housekeeping tasks
- Attention to Detail: Detail-oriented observation
- Time Management: Does work in timely manner
- Point-of-sale operation
- Store Maintenance
- Time Management: Timely execution
- Flexibility: Adaptability
- Communication/Interpretation: Effective communication
- Strong work ethic
Interests
Timeline
Cashier
Applegreen Shell/Pitt Stop
06.2025 - 06.2026
Cashier
Food Lion
04.2023 - 09.2024
Student Worker
Winthrop ITC Office
08.2022 - 12.2022
Bagger
IGA KJ's Market
12.2021 - 08.2022
BA - Political Science
University of South Carolina (Transferred From Winthrop)
AWARDS
Dean's List, Recognized for good grades (Almost all A's and 1 B), Winthrop University President, Dec 2022, Raise, Recognized for my hard work, skills, and dedication both to my job and the Food Lion company, Food Lion, April 2024