Sales Associate / Material Handler -Salvation Army Bakersfield Main Store

Salvation Army Careers•Bakersfield, CA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate/Material Handler works on the Salvation Army Retail Team at the Bakersfield Main Store. The role supports the Adult Rehabilitation Program by providing a positive experience for customers and donors, processing donations, stocking merchandise, maintaining the store, and handling incoming inventory. The position is part-time, with schedules determined by management. Associates must be flexible to help ensure store coverage, including working evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to operate a POS/cash register.
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, including carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, hand trucks, and miscellaneous carts.
Ability to operate a telephone.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
Flexibility to work shifts assigned by management, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and donors and provide prompt, courteous assistance.
Stock priced items on the sales floor in accordance with Salvation Army standards.
Sort donations for processing in accordance with Salvation Army standards.
Maintain the assigned department according to TSA merchandising standards.
Help keep the store clean, neat, and organized, including performing assigned cleaning duties.
Follow POS/cash register policies and procedures.
Maintain safety standards and report hazards or problems to managers.
Follow HR policies and procedures and the dress code policy.
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.
Clean the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
Courteously assist donors in removing donated items from their vehicles and provide receipts.
Separate and sort donated material into appropriate containers and stack it as instructed.
Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by management or Command Administration.