Sales Associate/Material Handler - Part Time - Pleasant Hill Store

Salvation Army Careers•Pleasant Hill, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) operates a no-fee rehabilitation program for men and women. The Sales Associate/Material Handler supports store operations and the ARC’s programs by assisting customers and donors, processing and merchandising donations and inventory, and maintaining a clean, organized, and safe store. The role is part time and pays $16.90 per hour. Work schedules are set by management, and associates must be flexible to help ensure adequate store coverage. Stores operate seven days per week, and part-time associates may be scheduled for evening, weekend, and holiday shifts.

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 files and drawers, clothing and merchandise carts, rolling clothing 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.
Must be flexible to work shifts assigned by management, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and donors and provide prompt, courteous assistance to meet their needs.
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, and organized, following TSA merchandising standards and completing assigned cleaning duties.
Follow POS/cash register policies and procedures.
Maintain safety standards and report hazards or problems to managers.
Follow HR policies, procedures, and dress code requirements, and attend required monthly store meetings.
Receive, unload, inspect, and accurately and efficiently stock incoming inventory; provide quality assurance by checking products for defects and damage.
Clean the area in and around the donation trailer or pod at the beginning and end of each shift.
Courteously help donors remove 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.