Job Description

Welcome Home!

We’re more than Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supplies retailer—we’re part of communities across the nation.

Where Customer Service Meets Excellence

As a Student Retail Sales Associate, you will engage with customers to address inquiries, fulfill requests, and resolve concerns, all while delivering a welcoming and personalized shopping experience. Led by the Retail Store Manager, this opportunity is ideal for a strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for customer service.

Please note the successful candidate must be available for store hours:

• Weekdays – 2:00pm to 6:00pm
• Saturdays – 8:00am to 5:00pm
• Sundays – 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Ready to make an impact in a new role? Here’s how:

• Provide courteous and efficient customer experience to all customers.
• Heavy lifting is required on occasion to unload truck shipments and load customer orders into vehicles.
• Provide customers with advice on appropriate merchandise and related items.
• Process cash, credit card, and debit card payments through the POS system and Moneris banking terminals.
• Ticketing and replenishing merchandise.
• General retail tasks and housekeeping such as merchandise replenishment, organizing gondolas, shelves, the power aisle, and storage areas.

We’re looking for:

• Must be a minimum 16 years of age or older, and currently enrolled in high school, college or university.
• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills with a friendly and helpful attitude.
• Retail experience an asset.
• The role involves regular physical activity, including lifting, bending, pulling, and pushing, and requires the ability to consistently lift and carry up to 50 pounds without difficulty.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• The ability to work a flexible onsite schedule including weekends, evenings, and occasional holidays, at our Retail Hardware Store in St Jacobs.

How we’ll make you feel at Home

Our Team Members enjoy life at Home with our strong culture of support and inclusion, excellent benefits, and a team that always has your back. You will receive:

• Starting hourly rate: $17.60 with scheduled increases for returning students.
• Group RRSP.
• Discounts from our Corporate Retail Store in St. Jacobs.
• Home & Auto Insurance discounts.
• Competitive vacation time.
• Employee Discount Program through Venngo WorkPerks.

This job posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to assist in reviewing applications and assessing qualifications. These tools support efficiency and consistency throughout the recruitment process, but they do not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by recruiters and/or hiring managers. For more information about our use of AI and how we handle candidate information, please refer to the New Applicant Privacy Notice.

Bring your unique skills, thrive with interesting and challenging work, and experience what it’s like at Home. Apply today - this is a great opportunity to join a proudly Canadian company that is 100% ready to help you build your future.

Home Hardware recognizes the value of a diverse team. We believe that different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger as an organization. Applicants representing the full diversity of communities in Canada are encouraged to apply with confidence. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.

Canadians call us Home Hardware. We call it Home.

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