$40,000 – $62,000SeniorFull Time
What you will do:
New Accounts/Sales Activities
Effectively interviews and profiles customers in order to recommend appropriate banking products and services.
Effectively partners with other business lines within the Bank to identify sales opportunities and provide an outstanding customer experience.
Processes complex transactions such as changing account ownership, living trusts, guardianship accounts, and estate assignments.
Originates consumer loans, acting as customer advocate to ensure prompt processing of consumer loans.
Opens and closes customer accounts including checking, savings, money markets, certificates of deposit, and IRAs.
Where appropriate, actively takes advantage of all sales opportunities, cross-selling bank products and services to new and existing customers, ensuring recommended products meet needs of customer. Makes referrals to other business units for non-banking products.
Participates in sales programs to generate new customers.
Must sell financial products and services to meet referral goals and performance evaluation/personal goals.
Maintains thorough knowledge of bank products and services.
Service Activities
Sets an example for the CSR staff in the area of customer service and customer advocacy.
Actively listens to customers, and maintains a friendly, positive, professional attitude. Resolves difficult situations with creativity, tact and diplomacy.
Supports branch lobby management.
Consistently demonstrates proficiency in providing exceptional customer service utilizing the STAR (Seamless, Trustworthy, Attentive, and Resourceful) qualities either in person or on the telephone.
Resolves difficult situations using the HEAL guidelines of Hearing out the customer, Easing the tension, Acting to improve the situation, and Leaving a positive impression.
Looks for ways to pleasantly surprise our customers, i.e., doing something above and beyond their expectation that makes them feel special.
Participates in two community events per year.
Teller Activities
Performs daily teller services such as processing deposits, withdrawals, holds, loan payments, traveler’s checks purchases, stop payments, telephone transfers, direct deposits, cash advances, sight drafts, verifications of deposit, ATM card requests, wire transfers and other related matters.
Balances cash drawer independently, maintains cash over and short record within Mechanics Bank’s compliance policy.
May be assigned the control of the vault cash. Follows guidelines to maintain limits, meet cash shipment requirements, and balance daily.
Effectively performs project responsibilities as assigned such as processing and balancing ATM, balancing travelers’ checks, daily branch balancing, Customer Information System input, branch supply orders, and monthly branch report generation.
Effectively assist other CSRs in the completion of work assignments and balancing.
Operational Activities
Participates in branch audit functions.
Follows Mechanics Bank’s policies and procedures and meet regulatory requirements.
Performs all other duties as required
Who you are:
High School or GED required.
Minimum of 3 years job experience as a CSR/New Accounts Representative or equivalent, plus demonstrated ability in an operations area related to Bank or retail operations.
Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Technical skills and experience to operate teller software, Word, Excel, and other bank-related computer programs.
Strong customer relations skills and the ability to communicate and work well with employees and customers in a cooperative, positive manner.
Must be a self-starter, dependable, able to work within deadlines under pressure.
Must possess excellent judgment, and the ability to accept responsibility and handle confidential information.
Ability to work quickly and accurately, to analyze information and make decisions.
Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.
ADA Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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Pay Range: $20.00 - $31.83 hourly
AIP Bonus up to 10%
Our comprehensive employee benefits program is designed for you to live your best life at work, home, and everywhere in between. Employees working 25 hours or more per week are eligible for health benefits effective the first day of the month following or coinciding with their date of hire.
Benefits package includes[1]:
Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members
Employer paid Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance, AD&D, and Disability benefits
Health Savings Account with employer contribution
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter/Parking Benefit
401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company contribution
529 Education Savings plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Student Loan Assistance Program
Supplemental Health plans, Voluntary Legal and Identity Theft Services
11 paid holidays, paid Sick days (accrual of one hour for every 30 hours worked), up to 25 paid vacation days, and 16 hours of paid volunteer time throughout the calendar year
Free personal checking and savings account; Discounted rates on primary residence loan with $0 origination fees (restrictions apply)
Final compensation package will be determined by the work experience, education, and/or skill level of the applicant along with internal equity and alignment with geographic market data.
Mechanics Bank is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, or on the basis of disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or other bases prohibited by applicable law.
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[1] The benefits listed in this job posting reflect the Bank’s most reasonable and genuinely expected benefits offered for this position.
