Associate

Buff City Soap; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual profit sharing

Career growth opportunities

Employee discounts

Job summary

Buff City Soap Makery Associate in Mountain Brook is a fast-paced role focused on guest service and product guidance. You will engage with customers, understand their needs, and make recommendations while assisting in keeping the Makery and shop clean.

The position supports flexible scheduling for full-time or part-time teammates and offers bonus opportunities, profit sharing, and generous employee discounts as part of Buff City Soap's benefits.

Qualifications

• Provide excellent customer service and respond to guests' needs.
• Engage with customers to understand preferences and make product recommendations.
• Multitask between product production and guest engagement in a fast-paced shop.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service ensuring all guests' needs are met.
• Engage with customers to build relationships and understand their needs.
• Make product recommendations.
• Multitask related to product production and engaging with guests.
• Assist in maintaining a clean Makery and retail areas.
• Work cohesively with the team in an upbeat environment.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Sales

Education

High school degree or equivalent

Job description

Buff City Soap Makery Associate

Are you looking for a high energy opportunity where you can share ideas and recommendations with your teammates and customers? Where your hard work is rewarded with bonus and growth opportunities? Then Buff City Soap might be a perfect fit for you! We are currently looking for Soap Makery Associates for our Mountain Brook store.

WHO WE ARE:

At Buff City Soap, we hand make delightfully smelling soap, skincare and household products, free of harsh ingredients and full of plant-based goodness. We are a fantastic destination for gifts and parties (see www.PartyWithBuff.com).

BENEFITS:

• Flexible scheduling for both full-time and part-time associates ($10-12/hourly)
• Annual profit sharing opportunities
• Career growth opportunities
• Significant employee discounts

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide excellent customer service ensuring all our guests' needs are met
• Engage with all customers to build relationships and understand their needs
• Make product recommendations
• Multitask related to product production and engaging with guests in our shops
• Assist in maintaining a clean Makery and retail areas
• Work cohesively with our team in an upbeat, fast-paced and fun environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Basic computer skills and knowledge
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time
• Must not be unusually sensitive to various scents and fragrances
• Dexterity of hands and fingers
• Ability to lift or assist in lifting items and heavy bags/ boxes up to 50 pounds
• Ability to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, twist, stoop, kneel and crouch
• Ability to perform a variety of cleaning tasks to help keep our Makery/shop clean for both our guests and team members

SCHEDULE

• 4-5-hour shifts and 8-10 hour shifts available along with some shorter shifts
• Weekday and weekend shifts available
• Extra shifts available during holiday season

EDUCATION

• High school degree or equivalent (preferred), but we also have some opportunities for current high school students

The Buff City Story

We're on a mission to create handmade products that are free of harsh ingredients and full of nourishing plant-based goodies to make your skin and your nose happy.

Why We Make Soap

Most of the trusted brands you wash with are made with detergents, chemicals, and tallow, which is just another name for cow fat. Sulfates, artificial detergents, and parabens can cause irritation, trigger allergies, and have other unpleasant side effects.

That doesn't exactly say "refreshing" shower or bath to us. That is why we set out on a mission to make bath and skin care products locally without harsh chemicals and preservatives.

We use wonderful ingredients that are safe for your skin and contain ingredients you can actually pronounce.

Our Soap Makery

We handcraft each bar and our other skin care products in what we call our Soap Makeries. Each Buff City Soap location makes products onsite right in front of our guests in a very transparent process that allows them to what they are putting on their bodies.

We keep our Makeries stocked with ingredients like essential oils, shea butter, sugar and charcoal. Even our body scrubs are squeaky clean with natural exfoliants like chipped loofah bits, crushed walnut shells and poppy seeds. What you will never see are those artificial detergents, surfactants, dyes or other harsh chemicals.

We even have our fragrances manufactured for us to ensure they are free of phthalates, parabens, and formaldehyde containing/forming ingredients. You can also customize your products with the scent (or non-scent) that each guest prefers.

Plant-Based. Handmade Daily. Smell Wonderful!

For More Information

To learn more about Buff City Soap, see www.BuffCitySoap.com

Come join our team - the possibilities are endless!