Part-time Associate - Santa Barbara

Part-time Associate - 914 Santa Barbara

Starting Rate: $16.90 per hour

3943 State Street, Santa Barbara, California 93105, United States

• Provide excellent Customer Service
• Love your Community
• Love Food

Smart & Final is a grocery warehouse store with a history spanning more than 150 years, offering fresh produce, quality meats, and over 3,000 club‑sized items. We do not charge a membership fee and are part of the Chedraui USA group of companies.

We proudly give back to the communities we serve through the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation, donating over $1 million and volunteering more than 1,000 hours annually.

• 401(k) Retirement Benefit
• Continuing Education Benefits
• And Much More

• Read and write English and interact with general public and co‑workers.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, product labels, product pricing codes, shelf tags, short correspondence, and memos.
• Write simple correspondence.
• Effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 45 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds.

• Basic PC/Outlook skills
• Retail Management Certificate

The Part‑Time Associate reports to the Store Manager and performs management‑assigned duties that may include receiving inventory, stocking and maintaining a store section, operating a cash register, providing carry‑out services, and maintaining store cleanliness.

• Maintain a store section as assigned. May order, receive, and stock merchandise using proper equipment, ensure proper pricing, check product date codes, and stock shelves, end displays, floor stacks, displays, and refrigerated/frozen cases. May prepare perishable products for sale, set up advertising/promotional displays, and review invoices/bills for accuracy.
• Cleans and maintains sanitation standards in all interior and exterior areas of store and parking lot as directed by store management.
• Operates a cash register, receives payment from customers, and makes change or processes check/charge/debit transactions. Processes cash and/or credit refunds when approved by management. Verifies customer eligibility when selling alcoholic beverages.
• Offers friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and courteous assistance to customers by providing them with current store and product information. When requested, loads customer purchases by assisting customers to their vehicles.
• Performs basic bookkeeping duties. Records lost/damaged goods and store supplies using appropriate tools.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.