Now Hiring - Sales Associate - Paint in Yakima, WA

Job Description

Sales Associate - Paint

This job contributes to Standard Paint’s success by providing prompt and outstanding service to all customers in the paint department.

Key Responsibilities Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Understands customer needs and assists them in determining appropriate products and services.
• Able to tint and mix paint, stain, stucco and color match to fulfill customer orders, ensuring accurate recording to accounts.
• Assist customers in the color selection process and is able to articulate the features and benefits of different paint lines.
• Ensure the presentation of the show room, color decision area and sundry shelving are clean and organized.
• Stocks shelves, sets up displays, cleans store equipment, load/unload trucks.
• Completes sales transactions accurately. Follows all cash handling and safety and security policies during shift.
• Understands and applies all store standards, procedures and policies.
• Provides the highest degree of customer service, assisting multiple customers at a time, with a sense of urgency and follow through.
• Acts with integrity and honesty maintaining a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality*
• Available to work flexible hours that may include mornings, evenings, weekends**
• Customer service experience preferred.**
• Meet store operating policies and standards.*

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, comprehend, write and communicate clearly
• Ability to understand and communicate technical information to customers in an understandable format
• Learn mix procedures and tint product with accuracy.
• Learn the basics of paint technology, including color matching, primers, stains and decorative painting techniques.
• Ability to act with a customer comes first attitude, fulfilling their needs with the correct product.
• Basic math skills, with the ability to read and write paint color formulas accurately.
• Basic understanding of sundry items.
• Ability to work as a part of a team
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Bilingual preferred

*
Physical Requirements This position is required to retrieve material from shelves and floor stacks and lift and carry up to 50 lbs. frequently and up to 100 lbs. on occasion. It may assist with handling drums of material excess of 100 lbs. A sales associate will spend approximately 45% standing, 45% walking and 10% stooping, climbing and kneeling. The position is required to tint paint, therefore must have good color perception. The employee must be able to operate a computer and communicate via the telephone. They must also be able to operate a hand truck and/or material handling equipment in stores that have such equipment. In stores where employees may be required to make deliveries, the employee must be able to drive a car or van. This position must be able to work all schedules hours as needed.

Standard Paint is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other consideration prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

Paid Training:

• Yes

Management:

• Store Manager

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Sales Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person