Lead Associate

Location: 17 Salisbury Store, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA

No matter what your job is, you’ll know that you’re making a difference every day. Goodwill’s retail stores fund employment and training services that help more than 30,000 people in northwest North Carolina each year. We are able to direct 90 percent of our revenue to our mission because our employees are innovative, efficient, driven and passionate about what they do.

A Goodwill team member is flexible, has a strong work ethic, and understands how each employee in our organization contributes to our mission.

As an organization whose goal is helping people find meaningful, stable employment, we believe strongly in providing competitive pay and top‑notch benefits including paid time off, medical coverage, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, tuition reimbursement, 403(b), retail incentives and a company‑paid pension plan.

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Our Lead Associates provide store leadership in the absence of Store Manager/Assistant to the Manager, demonstrating to the store staff our commitment to friendly customer service and teamwork. Must show integrity and resourcefulness and enjoy a varied and very fast‑paced environment.

Lead Associates are responsible for the following duties (some of which are required only in the absence of other management team):

• Closes store, reconciles cash with daily sales reports and secures facility for night.
• Prepares and maintains records of store operations including daily sales reports, cash deposits and opening/closing reports and conducts inspections when necessary.
• Cash register/customer service.
• Receiving, pricing and stocking donations. Receivers may occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds, and frequently lift and carry 10 to 35 pounds.
• Hanging, inspecting, and tagging textile & clothing in a production style setting.

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Lead or supervisory experience required.

Associates should be available to work most store hours, especially on evenings and weekends. Stores are open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., opening at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Pay: $16.25 per hour.

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