PSE SALES & SVCS/DISTRIBUTION ASSOCIATE

United States Postal Service; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 37,906 - 49,884; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation leave

Health insurance

Holiday pay

PTO accrual

Job summary

United States Postal Service in Rutland, VT seeks a retail customer service associate to deliver over-the-counter service and sales support. You will greet customers, process purchases, and assist with product promotions while maintaining a welcoming lobby.

Passport services are among duties; some heavy lifting and standing are required; day shifts with potential evenings, weekends, and holidays. Benefits may include paid vacation leave and health insurance, with contributions toward family

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or retail is preferred
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift moderate weights
• Good communication and people skills

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and assist with products, sales and promotions to ensure a positive experience
• Process customer purchases and returns of products and services
• Perform passport duties as part of the customer service role
• Maintain a presentable retail lobby by organizing displays and signage
• Work day shifts; may include evenings, weekends and holidays

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1403495 In this role you will perform a variety of sales and customer support services. The job primarily involves providing services to customers over the counter at postal branches. Benefits may include paid vacation leave and health insurance. If you enjoy working regularly with the public to serve your community this may be an excellent fit for you. Job duties include:

• Greet and interact with customers, offer assistance with products, sales and promotions, and provide a good customer experience
• Handle and process customer purchases and returns of products and services
• Perform passport duties
• Maintain appearance of retail lobby by setting up and arranging displays that are presentable to customers
• Prolonged standing while interacting with customers Is This the Right Job for Me?
• Day Shift

• May Work Evenings, Weekends and Holidays

• Standing and Walking for Extended Periods

• Some Heavy Lifting

• Indoors

• Interacts with Customers Salary $21.44/hr Background Investigation Press space or enter keys to toggle section visibility The Inspection Service criminal background check is conducted using United States information resources only (e.g., FBI fingerprint check, state and county checks). A criminal background check involves a 10-year inquiry for any location where the individual has resided, worked or gone to school within the United States or its territories. As a result of this limitation, the criminal background checks of individuals who have not resided in the United States or its territories for the preceding 10-years may not be considered complete. The Inspection Service may be able to process inquiries for U.S. Citizens only, but only if their time spent out of the country was spent as: a trailing spouse or dependent of someone working for the U.S. government (military or civilian), a missionary, a student attending school in a foreign country, a Peace corps participant, or as an employee of a U.S.-based employer/company. If the Inspection Service is unable to perform a complete background check because of residency outside the United States, such individuals will be ineligible for Postal employment. Postal Service employment is conditional upon your meeting medical suitability, general eligibility and suitability, and background check requirements. Therefore, if you receive a job offer, note that it will be conditional upon you meeting these requirements, even if you are allowed to begin working first. For this vacancy announcement, the Postal Service will be using an assessment cut-off score to refer candidates for selection consideration. Benefit Information Non-career 360-day term with possibility of reappointment. May lead to career position. Benefits include PTO at 1 hr for every 20 hrs in pay status, holiday pay for 6 holidays, and pay raises per APWU National Agreement. Immediately eligible for USPSHB Plan with a $125 employer premium contribution. Contribution towards greater than Self Only is 65% (75% if reappointed). Upon a conditional reappointment to a 2nd 360-day term after a break in service of no more than 5 days, eligible for: health insurance under FEHB with Postal premium contributions towards APWU CDHP; dental and vision insurance through FEDVIP; flexible spending accounts through FSAFEDS and long-term care insurance through FLTCIP. Wounded Warrior leave available if eligible.