Location: Scarborough,ME, USA
DescriptionAbout Us: Marden's is a family-owned company with 13 retail stores and 3 warehouses all in Maine. Marden's locates and purchases overstocks, closeouts, insurance losses, liquidations, salvage deals, discontinued items, and other deals across the country and sells them at discounted prices. Benefits of working for Marden's Fun and exciting work environment Every other weekend off (if desired) Professional development and growth 20% Employee Discount on most items!!?(On Already LOW Prices!) Access to medical, dental, life and short-term disability insurance for full-time associates Paid Holidays (full-time associates) Paid time off Health Savings and 401K with matching benefit amounts Employee Assistance Program What you'll contribute to the team: Demonstrated sales and customer service results in a fast-paced environment. Ability to Maintain good knowledge and understanding of in-stock product. Availability for varied weekly shifts including weekend, closing and peak hour shifts. Effective communication skills, being open to feedback and the ability to act on it. A willingness to learn and adapt; flexible to change and open to try new ways of doing things. Ability to stand, walk, lift items up to 40 pounds, and work with other team members to provide excellent customer service. High level of energy to promote a positive work environment. Must be willing to submit to a background check and pre-employment physical.We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning non-discriminatory employment practices.RequirementsQUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.PEOPLE SKILLS: Must have the ability to communicate with customers in a pleasing manner, with the ability to attentively listen to the customers' needs. Must have the ability to close the sale.EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); one year related experience and/or training. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Must have the ability to complete all required paperwork.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and percentages.REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, bend, squat, reach with hands and arms at least up to 75% of the time and talk or hear 100% of the time. The employee is required to sit and use hands to finger, hand, or feel at least 20% of the time. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds at least 50% of the time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.Ability to learn to drive a fork lift and obtain necessary certification; and operate an electric and manual pallet jack after adequate training.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.