Part-time Associate - Santa Barbara

Part‑time Associate – 391 Santa Barbara

Starting Rate: $16.90 per hour.

We are looking for a Part‑time Associate committed to providing excellent customer service, loving the community, and enjoying food.

Join our Smart & Final store operations team as a Part‑time Associate.

217 E GUTIERREZ STREET
SANTA BARBARA, California, 93101
United States

With a history spanning more than 150 years, Smart & Final offers customers fresh produce, quality meats, and groceries, as well as more than 3,000 club‑sized items. We provide an exceptional shopping experience without a membership fee and support our communities through the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation.

• 401(k) Retirement Benefit
• Continuing Education Benefits
• And more

• Read and write English, interact with the general public and coworkers.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, product labels, pricing codes, shelf tags, short correspondence, and memos.
• Write simple correspondence.
• Present information effectively 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 or move up to 25 pounds; frequently up to 45 pounds; occasionally 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, which may include but are not limited to receiving inventory, stocking and maintaining a store section, operating a cash register, providing carry‑out services, and cleaning the store.

• Maintain a store section as assigned and order, receive, and stock merchandise using proper equipment; ensure proper pricing and product rotation; stock shelves, displays, and refrigerated/frozen cases; prepare perishable products for sale; set up advertising/promotional displays; 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, and processes transactions; processes refunds when approved; verifies customer eligibility when selling alcoholic beverages.
• Offers friendly, knowledgeable, efficient, and courteous assistance to customers, providing current store and product information; assists customers loading purchases into their vehicles when requested.
• Performs basic bookkeeping duties. Records lost/damaged goods and store supplies using appropriate tools.

Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.