cleaning associate

TJX•New York, NY
•Onsite

About The Position

The Cleaning Associate is responsible for maintaining a clean and organized store environment while helping deliver a highly satisfied customer experience. The role follows operational, merchandise, and loss-prevention standards and may be cross-trained in multiple store areas to support business needs. The position requires open availability and a flexible schedule.

Requirements

  • Excellent customer-service skills.
  • Open availability and ability to work a flexible schedule to support business needs.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills, with attention to detail.
  • Ability to multitask.
  • Ability to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations.
  • Ability to lift heavy objects, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

  • Retail customer experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver a highly satisfied customer experience by engaging and interacting with customers and following customer-experience principles.
  • Model established customer-experience practices with internal and external customers.
  • Support a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect.
  • Accurately ring customer purchases and returns and count change according to operating procedures.
  • Promote credit and loyalty programs.
  • Follow the company’s merchandising philosophy, procedures, and standards.
  • Process and prepare merchandise for the sales floor according to company procedures and standards.
  • Initiate and participate in store recovery throughout the day as needed.
  • Maintain organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards on the sales floor and help maintain and clean the entire store.
  • Give and receive recognition and constructive feedback.
  • Follow labor laws, policies, and procedures.
  • Support store shrink-reduction goals and programs.
  • Participate in safety awareness and maintain a safe environment.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Associate discount
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Smoking-cessation support
  • Bereavement benefit
  • 401(k) associate contributions
  • Child-care and cell-phone discounts
  • Pet and legal insurance
  • Credit union
  • Referral bonuses
  • 401(k) match for associates who meet service or hours requirements
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for associates who meet service or hours requirements
  • Health savings account (HSA) for eligible associates
  • Health care flexible spending account (FSA) for eligible associates
  • Life insurance for eligible associates
  • Short- and long-term disability coverage for eligible associates
  • Paid parental leave for eligible associates
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time for eligible associates
  • Auto and home insurance discounts
  • Scholarship program
  • Adoption assistance
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