Retail Store Associate - Part Time

Sunrise Farms; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A poultry processing company in Winnipeg seeks a Part-Time Retail Store Associate. The role involves assisting customers, managing inventory, and ensuring the storefront is clean. Candidates should have strong communication and computer skills, with experience in sales being a plus. The ability to lift 50lbs is required. This position primarily involves weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift 50lbs is required.
• Food handling certificate considered an asset.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a customer service/sales role.

Responsibilities

• Creating strong relationships with customers.
• Maintaining a clean and organized Factory Outlet.
• Managing proper inventory and ordering supplies.
• Using sales abilities to promote products.

Skills

Strong computer skills

Excellent communication skills

Sales skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Grade 12 education or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sunrise Farmsis a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role:

Dunnrite Food Products is looking for a Part-Time Retail Store Associate. This position assists the public in purchasing poultry products from the Factory Outlet. This candidate will be responsible for transferring product from the Plant to the Factory Outlet, managing inventory in the Factory Outlet, and selling products to the customer-base. This candidate will also perform regular cleaning to ensure a presentable store front. We are looking for a candidate with strong computer skills, excellent communication skills, and some sales skills.

Shift: Saturdays

Responsibilities

• Creating and establishing strong, positive relationships with customers while understanding their needs.
• Maintaining a clean and organized Factory Outlet. With the requirement to do a full Factory Outlet clean quarterly.
• Maintaining proper Inventory at the Factory Outlet.
• Ordering Eggs from Sales when inventory is low.
• Ordering Fresh Product from the Plant and ensuring that all product ordered is accounted for and if not reporting this.
• Transferring fresh and frozen product from the Plant to the Factory Outlet daily.
• Using sales abilities to push products when required.
• Receiving phone calls from customers, answering their questions, concerns, or placing their orders.
• Comfortable Using Microsoft office and a Walkie Talkie style radio to communicate across departments.
• Familiarizing oneself with product item codes, weights, and pricing.
• Taking monetary payments for product sold and using the Moneris machine for Debit and Credit transaction.
• Cashing out at the end of the day, tallying up transactions, reconciling, and dropping monies into the safe for the Finance department.
• Perform other duties as requested by the Manager of Business Solutions.

Requirements

• Ability to lift 50lbs is required.
• “Food handling certificate” not required, but considered an asset.
• Experience in a sales role is an asset.
• Familiar with PC based software applications.
• Experience interacting with customers.
• Soft skills like organization, communication, and great attention to detail.
• Grade 12 education or equivalent
• 2-3 years’ experience in a customer service/sales role.

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.