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

The Salvation Army Southern California•Pleasant Hill, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate/Material Handler supports the Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center by assisting customers and donors, processing and merchandising inventory, and maintaining a clean, safe, and organized store. The role includes receiving and sorting donations, stocking merchandise, helping donors unload donated items, and providing courteous service. Schedules are determined by management; part-time associates must be flexible and may work 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, clothing racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
Ability to operate a telephone.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
Must be flexible to work assigned part-time shifts, which may include evenings, Saturdays, Sundays, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and donors and provide prompt, courteous assistance.
Stock priced items on the sales floor according to Salvation Army standards.
Sort donations for processing according to Salvation Army standards.
Maintain a clean, neat, and organized store, including completing assigned cleaning duties in areas such as windows, cashwrap, fitting rooms, bathrooms, stockroom, breakroom, and donation area.
Maintain an assigned store department according to TSA merchandising standards.
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.
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.
Assist donors with removing donated items from their vehicles and provide receipts.
Separate and sort donated materials into proper containers and stack materials as instructed.
Perform other duties as assigned by store and district management or Command Administration.