About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience. Work setting: Department store. Retail business.
Tasks
- Operate cash register.
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems.
- Provide advice about merchandise.
- Perform data entry.
- Provide customer service.
- Assist in display of merchandise.
- Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce.
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease.
- Maintain sales records for inventory control.
- Product or manufacturing design: Product packaging.
- Exhibit and display design experience: Merchandising or window.
- Visual displays.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Adaptability.
- Hardworking.
- Positive attitude.
- Quick learner.
- Time management.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Ability to multitask.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Overtime available.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Other benefits: Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP).
- Learning/training paid by employer.
- Other benefits.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Support for newcomers and refugees: Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees . Support for youths: Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.
- Support for Veterans: Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans . Support for Indigenous people: Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers . Supports for visible minorities: Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.