Sales Associate/ Material Handler- Covina Store

Salvation Army Careers•Covina, CA

18d•$17•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate/Material Handler supports store operations by assisting customers and donors, processing donations, stocking merchandise, maintaining assigned departments, and keeping the store and donation area clean, safe, and organized. The role follows Salvation Army merchandising, point-of-sale, human resources, and dress-code policies and procedures. Work schedules are set by management, and employees must be flexible to ensure adequate store coverage. Part-time associates may be scheduled for any part-time shift, including evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to operate a point-of-sale system or cash register.
Must pass a background check, including criminal history and sex offender checks.
Ability to communicate effectively with management, fellow store employees, and customers.
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 other items.
Ability to operate a telephone.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
Flexibility to work the schedule determined by management and support adequate store coverage.

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 according to Salvation Army standards.
Maintain the store and assigned department so they are clean, neat, organized, and consistent with merchandising standards.
Perform assigned cleaning duties, including cleaning windows, dusting the cashwrap area, fitting rooms, bathrooms, stockroom and breakroom, and sweeping and mopping the donation area.
Follow all point-of-sale and cash-register policies and procedures.
Maintain safety standards and report hazards or problems to managers.
Follow human resources policies and procedures and the dress-code policy.
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.
Clean the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
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 the Store Manager.
Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by the Store Manager, Assistant Manager, Shift Supervisor, District Sales Manager, or Command Administration.