Sales Associate/Material Handler

The Salvation Army•Huntington Beach, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Associate/Material Handler works on The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center retail team at its Huntington Beach store, which supports the Adult Rehabilitation Program. The role helps provide a positive shopping and donation experience, contributes to the maintenance and effectiveness of the store and donation area, and supports the program and its participants. Duties include assisting customers and donors, preparing and stocking merchandise, maintaining an orderly store and donation area, following point-of-sale policies, receiving and inspecting inventory, and sorting donated materials. The position pays $16.90 per hour. Store schedules are set by management, and employees must be flexible to help ensure adequate coverage. Part-time associates may be scheduled for any part-time shift, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Ability to accurately handle POS/cash register operations and 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, including carts, racks, fixtures, furniture dollies, platform trucks, and hand trucks.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive-motion tasks.
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
Must be flexible with scheduling to ensure adequate store coverage.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and donors genuinely and provide prompt, courteous assistance to meet their needs.
Stock priced items so they are ready to be merchandised on the sales floor.
Help maintain a clean, neat, and organized store and donation area, and perform cleaning duties assigned by management.
Follow all POS/cash register policies in accordance with The Salvation Army policies and procedures.
Maintain safety and compliance standards.
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.
Assist donors courteously with removing donated items from their vehicles and provide a receipt.
Separate and sort donated materials into the proper containers and stack them as instructed by management.
Perform other written or verbal duties assigned by management.