Sales Associate/Material Handler

The Salvation Army • Foothill Ranch, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate/Material Handler works on The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center retail team at the Foothill Ranch Store, supporting the Adult Rehabilitation Program. The role helps provide a positive experience for customers and donors while contributing to the store’s operations and the program’s success. The position includes customer service, merchandising, store and donation-area upkeep, point-of-sale transactions, inventory handling, and processing donated goods. Work schedules are determined by Management; part-time associates may be scheduled for any part-time shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Ability to accurately handle POS/cash-register operations and cash transactions.
• Must pass a background check, including Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry checks.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Management, fellow store employees, customers, and donors.
• Ability to sit, walk, stand, bend, squat, climb, kneel, and twist intermittently or continuously.
• Ability to grasp, push, and pull objects such as files, drawers, clothing and merchandise carts, rolling clothing racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, hand trucks, and miscellaneous carts.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Part-time associates must be flexible to work any part-time shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, to help ensure adequate store coverage.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and donors genuinely and provide prompt, courteous assistance to meet their needs.
• Stock priced items that are ready to be merchandised on the sales floor.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and organized store and donation area, and perform cleaning duties assigned by Management.
• Follow TSA policies and procedures for POS and cash-register operations.
• Maintain safety and compliance standards.
• Attend required monthly store meetings.
• Receive, unload, and stock incoming inventory accurately and efficiently.
• Inspect products for defects and damage as part of quality assurance.
• Assist donors courteously with removing donated items from their vehicles and provide receipts.
• Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack materials as instructed by Management.
• Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by Management.

Benefits

• Opportunity for career growth.
• Paid time off.
• Employee store discounts.
• Great Work Perks discounts on amusement parks, museums, services, and more.
• AFLAC Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee Referral Bonuses.

What This Job Offers

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