Store Clerk/Warehouse Worker

The Salvation Army is an international Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible; its ministry is motivated by love for God and the needs of humanity.

Mission Statement The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.

Core Values The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda has four core values:

Hope: We give hope through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Service: We reach out to support others without discrimination.
Dignity: We respect and value each other, recognizing everyone’s worth.
Stewardship: We responsibly manage the resources entrusted to us.

Position Purpose Summary

The Store Clerk/Warehouse Worker provides service to customers, sorts incoming products, and assists the supervisor in the maintenance of all store operations. They assist in the efficient and effective reclamation, processing or distribution of warehouse goods.

This is a permanent full time position at 32 hours per week. Shifts are Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Store Operations

• Contributes to meeting store sales budgets by maintaining customer service standards
• Implements store layout plans to attract customers including window displays and merchandise displays
• Maintains an attractive organized appearance of the store, tidy up and restock shelves, clean, sweep, dust and mop as necessary
• Replenishes inventory levels based on Supervisor’s directions
• Contributes to the control of inventory by retrieving, sorting, and pricing as per directions
• Protects the store from inventory shrinkage by close visual monitoring
• Takes responsibility for the accurate completion of all customer transactions including visa, debit, etc.

Warehouse Operations

• Processes raw materials by unloading, sorting, packing, storing, loading and baling the donations; protects the integrity of the donations
• Selects donations for store distribution meeting established standards of quality, and distinguishes between discarded and good quality merchandise according to company standards
• Meets assigned daily targets; counts, weighs and records incoming and outgoing donations
• May operate warehouse equipment such as baler, compactor, forklift and conveyor
• Performs other duties as assigned

Health & Safety

• Complies with all safety procedures and in/outdoor tidy maintenance guidelines
• Contributes to the safety of staff and customers (e.g. snow removal, clear fire exits and clean spillage.)
• Handles the merchandise in a safe and organized manner; assist in stock rotation – “baling” items in the store.

Minimum Education Level Attained:

• The successful job applicant will have completed High School (an alternative level of education and experience may be acceptable).

Minimum Prior Related Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements:

• Minimum of three (3) months of prior related experience, including life skills.
• Experience with warehouse processing or goods distribution and knowledge of lifting guidelines are an asset.
• Cash handling experience is required.
• Brand awareness would be an asset.
• Basic math skills required to calculate discounts and percentages, and reading skills.
• Knowledge and experience using a cash register, debit machine and/or credit card processing is a definite asset.

Physical Effort/Dexterity Required:

• The performance of the job requires continuously standing for long periods of time, frequent twisting, bending, crouching, reaching, reaching overhead, pushing, pulling, lifting, kneeling and entering data for transactions.
• The ability to lift/move up to 25 pounds on a regular basis.

Concentration Required:

The performance of the job requires visual monitoring and frequently working with numbers.

The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process.  If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted.

Internal Applicants, please advise your supervisor of your intentions as soon as you know your application is being considered- normally at the stage where you are being interviewed.