Retail Sales Associate Part Time

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At Pet Smart, we’re more than just a company obsessed with pets; we’re obsessed with our people too. Our values are rooted in unconditional love—a lesson we learn from our pets—and staying united together. We believe when our associates are happy and healthy, they can provide the best possible care for our furry, scaled, and feathery friends while enjoying a work experience that celebrates them as their authentic selves.

• Paid weekly
• Associate discounts and perks
• Health benefits:
  
  medical, dental, vision
• 401k
• Tuition assistance
• Career pathing
• Development Opportunities

Pet Smart’s Pet Associate (Retail Sales Associate) is responsible for engaging with pet parents and their pets while providing positive experiences and upholding the company’s vision, mission, values, and strategy. This role also shares responsibility of store cleanliness and maintenance, and pet safety standards as well as the direct care of pets within our store.

• Engage with pet parents in person, over the phone, at the register, and online.
• Greet pet parents and answer questions throughout the store.
• Prepare online orders for in-store pickup, ensuring a positive experience.
• Care for store-owned pets, including feeding, watering, and cleaning habitats.
• Maintain store cleanliness standards.
• Support weekly price changes and promotional pricing.
• Stage and sort new products to match sales floor plans.
• Face, fill, and recover products to meet standards.
• Recommend, inform, and sell merchandise, services, and live pets.
• Administer store-owned pet medications as directed by a veterinarian.
• Promote special events like adoption weekends and charity events.
• Ensure a safe environment for staff, pets, and customers.
• Act immediately if a sick or injured pet is identified, including transport to the vet.
• Assist in various store areas as required.
• Participate in our culture of Belonging and Recognition.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure.

• Stand, walk, climb ladders, and handle objects. Reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear. Vision abilities include depth perception. Reasonable accommodations available.
• Lift/move up to 50 pounds frequently; team lift more than 100 pounds occasionally.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts, pet hair, and moderate noise. Handling live animals is common.

Make a meaningful impact daily—helping customers, celebrating pets, creating moments that matter. We cherish diversity and the unique perspectives of our 50,000 associates, united by a passion for pets.

Interested in joining? We look forward to learning your story! Apply Now!

This summary describes general work levels; exact duties and pay depend on the specific role and location. Pet Smart is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be over 18 (except where law states otherwise). In certain locations, we consider applicants with arrest records per local laws.