Sales Associate

Goodwill-Industries-of-the-Columbia; Pasco (WA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Paid Vacation and Sick Leave

Paid Time Off (PTO)

On-Demand Payment

401(k) or Roth IRA eligibility

Retirement Savings Plan

Job summary

Goodwill-Industries-of-the-Columbia is seeking a full-time Sales Associate in Pasco, WA. The role focuses on customer service, maintaining a tidy store, and supporting a fast-paced thrift environment.

Responsibilities include processing sales at the POS, assisting customers, stocking shelves, answering phones, and working with the team to ensure a clean, welcoming store with high-quality service. Training will occur at a Tri-Cities location before transitioning to the new store.

Qualifications

• Enjoy serving the public and helping shoppers.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced thrift/store environment.
• Able to meet speed and accuracy goals.
• Reliable and punctual with weekend/evening availability.

Responsibilities

• Keep the store tidy and stocked for shoppers (recovery).
• Ring customer sales on a POS terminal.
• Help customers locate merchandise.
• Stock the retail floor with product.
• Answer the phone and assist customers.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Tools

POS terminal

Job description

What will you do in this job?

• Keep the store tidy to include cleaning as assigned and making sure product is in place for shoppers (recovery)
• Ring customer sales on a POS terminal
• Help customers to locate merchandise
• Stock the retails sales floor with product
• Answer the phone
• Work as a team to have a clean, fresh, full store with focus on high quality customer service

Compensation and Benefits for Full-Time Work

Starting Rate: $17.25 with eligibility for annual performance-based increases. Maximum pay is $20.01 achievable through sustained good performance and years of service.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Employee and dependent premiums shared between the company and employee.
• Company-Paid Life Insurance: Coverage provided at no cost to the employee.
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave: Accrued based on hours worked.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 8 hours available for use immediately upon hire.
• Additional Longevity PTO: Earned on the anniversary date of hire, based on full- or part-time status.
• On-Demand Payment: Access to earned wages before payday.
• Access to Financial Assistance: Support for training, education, and career development to help employees advance in their professional growth.
• Retirement Savings Plan: Eligible to participate in a 401(k) or Roth IRA upon turning 18, with enrollment eligibility after one year of service and 1,000 hours worked in the first year (or 500-1,000 hours each year for two consecutive years). Enrollment entry dates are January 1st or July 1st.

Work Schedule

Please be aware that the needs of our business include evening and weekend work. Fulltime employment as a Sales Associate is on average 35 - 40 hours per week.

Job Location

This position will initially train at one of Goodwill's Tri-Cities retail locations. Upon the opening of the new store at 7511 Wrigley Dr, Pasco, WA 99301, employees in this role will transition to that location, which will become their permanent work site .

As an employer who welcomes and trains vulnerable adults in the workplace, a background check is run at the permission of the finalist candidates. Each finalist will receive a copy of their report directly from the third party agency who completes the check. This report is sent directly to the e-mail address you specify on your background check authorization. A description of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and dispute instructions are also included.

Information about specific automatic disqualifying pending charges or convictions may be found in WAC 388-113-0020. To be clear a candidate with a disqualifying pending charge or conviction cannot be hired.

Requirements

• Like serving the public
• Enjoy having a variety of tasks in your day
• Would enjoy a fast paced thrift store environment.
• Are comfortable working in a warehouse/thrift environment where you can anticipate getting dirty
• Are comfortable being expected to meet speed and accuracy work goals
• Are available to work weekends and evenings
• Work well on independent tasks
• Have a proven record of being dependable
• Are friendly