Front Desk Associate

Planet Fitness • Simsbury, CT

1d • $17 - $17 • Onsite

About The Position

Planet Fitness is seeking a friendly and courteous Front Desk Associate to provide first-rate service and promote customer satisfaction and loyalty while supporting the mission, vision, and values of Ignite Fitness Holdings-Planet Fitness. The role requires balancing multiple tasks while maintaining a welcoming demeanor in a fast-paced retail environment. Associates welcome and assist members, provide telephone service, address customer concerns, process payments, communicate promotions, and help maintain club cleanliness. The position is part-time in Simsbury, Connecticut, with a fixed schedule; hours may vary with training and facility needs, and weekday and/or weekend availability is based on club needs.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Six months of face-to-face customer service experience in a retail environment required.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong work ethic, decision-making, and problem-resolution skills.
• Self-starter who takes initiative with minimal direction and supervision.
• Comfortable working a flexible rotating schedule.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Ability to talk and hear, sit, stand, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel.
• Ability to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and move objects up to 75 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• One year of fitness experience preferred.
• Customer service experience in the fitness industry preferred.
• Open or flexible availability is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Welcome members upon arrival and bid them farewell when they leave in a confident, professional, and friendly manner.
• Anticipate members' needs, respond promptly, and acknowledge all members.
• Provide gracious and efficient telephone service, answering calls promptly and knowledgeably and providing complete, accurate information.
• Use communication and problem-solving skills to resolve customer concerns and ensure a pleasant experience.
• Maintain club cleanliness, which may account for up to 50% of a shift.
• Deliver prompt, efficient, and accurate customer service in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Accept customer payments and provide change and receipts.
• Promote revenue by communicating and demonstrating the benefits of products and special promotions.
• Answer customer questions and explain business procedures and policies accurately and in a customer-friendly manner.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 401K plan.
• Company contribution toward health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD, and illness coverage (applicable to full-time positions).
• Paid time off (applicable to full-time positions).
• Free Black Card membership and fun exercise incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED