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Thrift Store Sales and Production Associate Newport ME

The Salvation Army Eastern Territory
United Statespart_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Mar 2025

About the role

Overview

The Sales and Production Associate will be responsible to perform a wide variety of duties in the store and

the production area. The Sales and Production Associate will maintain order and create and sustain a pleasant

and hospitable work environment and maintain good customer relationships.

Responsibilities

 

General

  • Assist in creating a pleasant and hospitable work environment and maintain good customer relationships.
  • Assist, as required, with store operations.
  • Serve all customers in a courteous and efficient manner.
  • Handle all donations with care and donors with respect and courtesy.
  • Handle merchandise as directed, always maintaining proper categories and colorization.
  • Ensure that store is sufficiently stocked and “ragged out” in accordance with the rag out calendar.
  • Assist in cleaning and general maintenance of store property.
  • Immediately report theft, customer complaints, injuries, and any unsafe equipment or conditions to management.
  • Maintain a clean and clutter free work area.
  • Be well-versed in and comply with “Guide to Thrift Store & Donation Center Operations” manua as pertains to this position.
  • This position will support community service and volunteers by providing an example of professional conduct, work habits, and supervision (as directed by Supervisor).
  • Other duties as may be assigned by immediate supervisor, Store Manager, Warehouse Supervisor and/or Corps Officer.
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    Description - Depending on store size, staffing levels, and production needs, you may be asked to

    perform any or all the following:

     

    Cashier/Sales Floor

  • Comply with all cash handling and security standards as relates to cash register operations, daily sales reports and bank deposits.
  • Sort, price, stock and “rag out” showcase merchandise and other areas as directed.
  • Restock fitting room merchandise back to racks in proper category and color code
  • Maintain merchandise displays as directed.
  • Answer telephone calls in an efficient, friendly, professional manner
  • Sorter

  • Sort minimum of 300 store quality garments an hour by department.
  • Assist moving the donations to the sorting table as needed.
  • Assist with hanging merchandise as needed.
  • Assist running clothing racks as needed.
  • Hanger/Tagger

  • Hang and ticket a minimum of 225 pieces per hour of clothing on rolling racks  from sorting table by department on the correct hanger type, and by category.
  • Assist moving the donations to the sorting table as needed.
  • Assist sorting clothing as needed.
  • Assist running clothing racks as needed.
  • Pricer

  • Price a minimum of 250 garments an hour using a wide range of prices determined by the style, quality, and condition of each piece.
  • Acquire and maintain knowledge of name brand merchandise and value.
  • Assist moving the donations to the sorting table as needed.
  • Assist ticketing merchandise as needed.
  • Assist with running clothing racks as needed.
  • Runner

  • Place a minimum of 225 garments an hour from the production room to the sales floor on the proper rack by department, category, and color order.
  • Straighten and maintain the clothing racks of the departments as assigned.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Rag Out Calendar.
  • Assist hanging merchandise as needed.
  • Bric a Brac

  • Sort and clean all saleable miscellaneous merchandise donations daily.
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Process to the sales floor required number of items to maintain stocked shelves.
  • Place and maintain all merchandise on sales floor in the required order and manner.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Rag Out Calendar
  • Shoes/Accessories

  • Sort and clean all saleable shoes, handbags, and accessory donations daily.
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Process a to the sales floor minimum of 25 pieces/sets per hour
  • Maintain all merchandise in the required order and manner on sales floor.
  • Rag out merchandise in accordance with the Rag Out Calendar
  • Domestics

  • Sort and measure all saleable linen items daily as required
  • Ticket all merchandise and assign an individual fair market price for each item.
  • Process to the sales floor minimum 150 items daily to maintain stocked shelves
  • Maintain all merchan
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