Retail Sales Associate (Maize-#37)

Goodwill Industries • Wichita, KS

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides assistance in the day-to-day duties of cashier or clerk for a Goodwill store. To fulfill Goodwill’s mission statement. Work with individuals who have disabilities and or barriers to employment and participate in the achievement of their goals. Demonstrate a positive, role model. Display commitment and involvement towards Goodwill's mission.

Requirements

• No minimum qualifications set.
• Teamwork
• Accuracy
• Customer Service
• Quality
• Fashion Sense
• Ethics and Trust
• Product Knowledge
• Oral Communications
• Safety and Security
• Must be able to count and keep simple records.
• Must greet customers.

Nice To Haves

• Work with individuals who have disabilities and or barriers to employment and participate in the achievement of their goals.
• Demonstrate a positive, role model.
• Display commitment and involvement towards Goodwill's mission.
• Possess skills to sort, pair, and inspect shoes.
• May box shoes package for store delivery.
• Will need to stand or sit for extended periods of time while working with footwear.
• May need to carry load up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Sorts clothing and textiles items.
• Hangs clothing and puts out wares or other saleable items.
• Visually inspects clothing and performs stock rotation.
• Cleans store which includes wares shelves, floor, restrooms, etc.
• Responds to customer requests in person or on the phone.
• Assists with receiving donations.
• Operates cash registers, makes change and bags merchandise.
• Helps keep the store clean and attractive.
• Provides excellent customer service at all times.
• Rings sales on the cash register, makes correct change, and bags merchandise.
• Changes hanging merchandise as needed.
• Pulls merchandise as instructed.
• Performs all administrative and record keeping duties as required in store manager’s and/or assistant manager’s absence, including but not limited to preparing store report, making daily deposit, maintaining employee purchase forms.
• Sorts clothing and textiles items.
• Bends or stoops to reach into bags or boxes which are 48” to 6’ off the floor to remove individual textile items.
• Manually removes hangers, straight pins, labels from textiles items when required.
• Visually and tacitly inspects items.
• Judges whether or not item is salable using criteria established by company policy and procedure.
• Places unassailable items (salvage) into appropriate container which may be movable carts or plastic bags.
• Reaches into carts as deep as 36”.
• Lifts textile items as high as 48” onto table.
• Sorts number and quality to textile items as specified by departmental procedure and policy.
• Hangs clothing items as soon as quality has been established.
• Visually inspects item to determine appropriate type of hanger.
• Reaches with one arm to obtain correct plastic hanger between 9” and 15” long-which may or may not have metal clips.
• Places item on hanger as required by departmental procedure.
• Manually buttons, zips, or otherwise fastens item as appropriate, according to departmental procedure.
• Turns around to place hung item on rack approximately 60” high.
• Visually inspects clothing racks on sales floor.
• Judges which racks are too full.
• Stands beside racks that are 50 to 60 inches long.
• Reaches with arms to remove clothing items on hangers that are soiled, torn, or unsaleable.
• Manually removes hangers from clothing items and places hanger into container which is approximately 12 to 24 inches from the floor.
• Stands in front of bin table which is approximately 40” high.
• Sorts through clothing items in carts, plastic bags, or other containers.
• Moves containers weighing as much as 25 pounds to salvage area as far as 75 feet.
• Pushes rolling rack approximately 60” high and 72” long of hanging clothing items as far as 50 feet to sales floor.
• Reaches with arms to remove clothing items on appropriate racks on sales floor as determined by company policy and procedure.
• Cleans wares shelves which are approximately 60” and, in sections, 4’ wide.
• Dusts shelves, manually removes broken, soiled, or otherwise unsaleable items and places in trash containers which may be barrels 36” high or boxes from 12 to 24 inches high.
• Moves containers to area designated for trash in the production which may be as far as 75 feet from the sales floor.
• Reaches into carts or boxes 12 to 40 inches from the floor.
• Manually removes wares and electrical items weighing less than 1 to 15 pounds.
• Places item on shelves from floor level to 60” high.
• Places ties, belts, purses on specially designed fixtures according to departmental policy and procedure.
• Pushes empty carts back to production area as far as 75 feet from sales floor.
• Answers telephone.
• Answers customer questions about basic store operations, such as hours open, merchandise available, but refers other requisitions to store manager.
• Assists individuals making donations of a variety of miscellaneous items contained in bags, boxes, on hangers, or loose or donated as single items.
• Donations may weigh as little as one pound and up to more than 40 pounds.
• Accepts donations handed by donor or walks to donor’s vehicle and removes donations from vehicle.
• Maintains helpful and courteous relations with all persons who come into the store and co-workers.
• Is familiar with the merchandise and its location.
• Maintains store goals as instructed by the store manager.
• Observes company rules and regulations regarding cash handling procedures, check cashing procedures, employee purchases, etc.
• Observes safety and security precautions at all times in accordance with company rules and regulations.
• Possesses skills to sort, pair, and inspect shoes.
• Discards unrepairable or outdated shoes.
• May box shoes package for store delivery.
• Will need to stand or sit for extended periods of time while working with footwear.
• May need to carry load up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to count and keep simple records.
• Follows all safety policies and fire prevention procedures.
• Attends required meetings as required.
• Adheres to all safety policies and reports violations.
• Adheres to all ethical standards and confidentiality of records.
• Responsible for safety and well-being of all employees.
• Supports mission statement and activities of other departments.
• Supports the accessibility of our services and facilities free of architectural, attitudinal, environmental, financial, communication, transportation, employment and other barriers to persons with disabilities and barriers to employment.
• Must greet customers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and Prescription Plan - available first of month following employment
• Pay Patient Medical Assistance Plan - available first of month following employment
• Dental Plan with Ortho Option - available first of month following employment
• Vision Care Plan - available first of month following employment
• Flexible Spending Accounts - available first of month following employment
• Group Life and AD&D - available first of month following employment
• 401(k) Plan - available first of month following 90-days employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Leave - accrual begins first day of employment
• Paid Volunteer Time Off - 8 hours per year
• Paid Holidays
• Accident and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• 20% Discount at Goodwill Industries of Kansas Stores

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees