Early Morning Stock Associate

Ross Dress For Less • Springfield, NJ

1h • Onsite

About The Position

Ross is a leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, focused on providing customers with high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings in a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience. The company values its people, offering career growth, teamwork, and a commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion. Ross is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of $22.8 billion in 2025, committed to an inclusive work environment with continuous learning and development opportunities. The Retail Associate is responsible for ensuring customers have a positive shopping experience by greeting them courteously, maintaining a clean work area, and ensuring proper merchandise presentation. Associates are expected to perform a range of functions in all areas of the store as business needs require and may be asked to perform additional tasks to achieve customer service and operational goals.

Requirements

• Must be Available at 4am for the Early Morning Stock Position.
• Effectively communicate with Customers, Associates and Store Leadership in a friendly, respectful, cooperative and pleasant manner.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations commonly used in retail environments.
• Ability to use all Store equipment, including PDTs, registers and PC as required.
• Ability to spend up to 100% of working time standing, walking, and moving around the Store.
• Ability to regularly bend at the waist, squat, kneel, climb, carry, reach, and stoop.
• Ability to occasionally push, pull and lift more than 25 pounds.
• Ability to use janitorial equipment, rolling racks, ladders and other assigned supplies.

Nice To Haves

• Certain assignments may require other qualifications and skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures customers have a positive shopping experience by making eye contact, smiling, and greeting them courteously and friendly.
• Treats fellow Associates with respect.
• Efficiently follows all company best practice standards as outlined in all work centers.
• Maintains a clean work area at all times.
• Ensures proper merchandise presentation.
• Practices safe behaviors in everything they do and maintains a high level of awareness on the sales floor to create a safe and secure shopping environment.
• Maintains clutter-free, clear egress to emergency exits and immediately corrects or reports any unsafe conditions or practices to Store Leadership.
• Assists Customers in any way necessary, including being register-trained, assisting with merchandise, and answering questions politely and knowledgeably.
• Greets all Customers by making eye contact, smiling and saying "hello" throughout the Store as well as saying "thank you" with every register transaction.
• Provides prompt and efficient responses to Customers and handles all Customer issues courteously and helpfully, calling Store Leadership when needed.
• Performs cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, wiping counters and mirrors, replenishing restroom supplies, and disinfecting high-touch areas.
• Performs daily assigned sizing and recovery to ensure a neat, clean, and organized store.
• Expedites newly received merchandise receipts to the sales floor with a sense of urgency, merchandising all items per company best practice and monthly presentation guidelines.
• Understands and applies the Loss Prevention Awareness program, including the Shortage Highway, Store Protection Specialist (SPS) position, and merchandise protection standards.
• Demonstrates integrity and honesty in all interactions with Associates and Customers.
• Safeguards confidential information, cash and credit card information, and merchandise.
• Follows all Mark-Out-of-Stock (MOS) policies, including identification, processing, and notification for approval of disposals.
• Follows all policies and procedures concerning cash, check, charge card and refund transactions, voids, and offline procedures.
• Maintains a high level of awareness and accuracy when handling bankable tenders.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency to efficiently perform their role.
• Maximizes productivity by executing all Store best practices and minimizing steps and touches in their work flow.
• For Stockroom shifts: Regularly push, pull and lift more than 20 pounds.

Benefits

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving.
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow.
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community.
• Continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed