Associate

About Us:

Marden's is a family-owned company with 14 retail stores and 3 warehouses all in Maine. Marden's locates and purchases overstocks, closeouts, insurance losses, liquidations, salvage deals, discontinued items, and other deals across the country and sells them at discounted prices. Benefits of working for Marden's Fun and exciting work environment Every other weekend off (if desired) Professional development and growth 20% Employee Discount on most items!!? (On Already LOW Prices!) Access to medical, dental, life and short-term disability insurance for full-time associates Paid Holidays (full-time associates) Paid time off Health Savings and 401K with matching benefit amounts Employee Assistance Program What you'll contribute to the team: Demonstrated sales and customer service results in a fast-paced environment Availability for varied weekly shifts including weekend, closing and peak hour shifts Effective communication skills, being open to feedback and the ability to act on it. A willingness to learn and adapt; flexible to change and open to try new ways of doing things. Ability to stand, walk, lift items up to 40 pounds, and work with other team members to provide excellent customer service. High level of energy to promote a positive work environment. Must be willing to submit to a background check and pre-employment physical We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning non-discriminatory employment practices.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education and/or

Experience:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED): or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combinations of education and experience. Some knowledge of merchandise or willingness to learn about merchandise merchandising.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add and subtract six-digit numbers and to multiply and divide.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, and use hand to finger handling, or feel, reach with hands and arms up to 90% of the time. Kneel, stoop, crouch, talk and hear. The employee must lift and/or move up to 20 pounds up to 80% of the time and lift/or move 40 pounds 20% of the time. Anything over 40 pounds requires a team lift or mechanical assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Note:

Ability to operate a manual pallet jack after adequate training.