Now Hiring - Wild Birds Unlimited, Inc. - Retail Sales Retail Sales Associate in Eden Prairie, MN

Full description of the position

Retail associate position helping customers with their backyard bird feeding and nature hobby questions and purchases. Training program provided during work hours, but an existing passion for nature and experience with bird feeding is needed.

REQUIRED. Good people skills, patience and outgoing personality are a big plus.

IMPORTANT: Applicant must have experience with backyard bird feeding including some basic knowledge of what birds eat and be able to identify local birds.

Duties aside from assisting customers are: carrying 20# bags of seed, stocking shelves, cleaning, putting together feeders, filling seed bags, fixing feeders, etc. We also have an online store and packaging/shipping items is also a daily task.

There will be times when we unload seed shipments and you will need to be able to lift many 20# bags and wheel them in from outside.

Looking for someone that is very passionate about birds, wildlife and the outdoors. Would like the candidate to have a fair background in birding and knows common backyard birds and what they eat.

Hours and schedule can be very flexible. The earliest work would start is 9:45AM and the latest it would go is 6:15PM. Weekend hours are shorter.

Will need to be able to work at least every other weekend. Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5.
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Advancement Opportunities:

• Position could start as PT and move to FT and possibly to a higher position

Pay Frequency:

• Bi weekly or Twice monthly

Work Includes

• Weekends

Paid Training:

• Yes

Pay frequency:

• Every other week

Management:

• Store Manager

Employees working per shift:

• 5 or fewer

Typical end time:

• 6PM

Typical start time:

• 10AM

This Job Is:

• A good fit for applicants with gaps in their resume, or who have been out of the workforce for the past 6 months or more
• A good job for someone just entering the workforce or returning to the workforce with limited experience and education
• A job for which all ages, including older job seekers, are encouraged to apply
• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule

Shift:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
We wear masks when customers are in the store that have them on. Other than that, mask wearing is up to the individual.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Eden Prairie, MN 55344: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience with backyard bird feeding? If so, explain.
• Can you lift up to 50# occasionally and 20# repetitively?

Work Location: One location