Sales Associate /Material Handler - E Street (San Bernardino)
About The Position
The Sales Associate / Material Handler works on The Salvation Army’s Retail Team at the E Street Thrift Store in San Bernardino. The store supports the Adult Rehabilitation Program, and the role contributes to a positive shopping and donor experience and to the store’s operations. The position combines customer service and sales-floor support with receiving, inspecting, sorting, and stocking merchandise and donated materials. The employee helps maintain clean, safe, and organized store and donation areas, follows register procedures, and performs other duties assigned by management. Store schedules are set by management to ensure coverage; the posting notes that part-time associates may work any part-time shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Requirements
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
- Ability to accurately operate a point-of-sale/cash register and handle 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 carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
- Ability to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must be flexible with scheduling to help ensure adequate store coverage.
Responsibilities
- Greet customers and donors genuinely and provide prompt, courteous assistance to meet their needs.
- Stock priced items for merchandising on the sales floor.
- Help maintain clean, neat, and organized store and donation areas, including assigned cleaning duties.
- Follow all point-of-sale and cash-register policies and procedures.
- Maintain safety and compliance standards.
- Attend required monthly store meetings.
- Receive, unload, and accurately and efficiently stock incoming inventory.
- 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 proper containers and stack materials as instructed by management.
- Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by management.
Benefits
- Opportunity for career growth
- Paid sick leave
- Employee store discounts
- Discounts on amusement parks, museums, services, and other perks
- Employee referral bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
