Part-time Associate - Santa Barbara

Join our Store Operations Team as a Part‑time Associate - 391 Santa Barbara
! Candidates must have open availability. Candidates with experience working in perishable departments preferred.

217 E Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, California, 93101
United States

The Part‑Time Associate is the key to our success! Stores count on Part‑Time Associates to provide excellent customer service, keep the shelves fully stocked with good, fresh food and create an all‑around great shopping experience for our customers.

• Maintain a store section as assigned and may order, receive and stock merchandise using proper equipment, assure proper pricing on merchandise, check product date codes to validate proper rotation, stock shelves, end displays, floor stacks, displays and refrigerated/frozen cases, and may prepare perishable products for sale.
• Set up advertising/promotional displays.
• Review invoices/bills for accuracy.
• Clean and maintain sanitation standards in all interior and exterior areas of store and parking lot as directed by store management.
• Operate a cash register, receive payment from customers, and make change or process check/charge/debit transactions. Process cash and/or credit refunds when approved by management.
• Verify customer eligibility when selling alcoholic beverages.
• Offer friendly, knowledgeable, efficient and courteous assistance to customers by providing them with current store and product information.
• When requested, load customer purchases by assisting customers to their vehicles.
• Perform basic bookkeeping duties. Record lost/damaged goods and store supplies using appropriate tools.

• Candidates should possess the ability to read and write English, interact with general public and co‑workers.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, product labels, product pricing codes, shelf tags, short correspondence, and memos.
• Effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• 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

We are the smaller, faster grocery warehouse store and one of the longest continuously operating food retailers in the United States and operates under two banners:
Smart & Final and Smart & Final Extra!. Headquartered in Los Angeles, where our history dates back to 1871, Smart & Final operates more than 250 grocery and food service stores in California, Arizona and Nevada.

Across all of Smart & Final, we’re passionate about providing for those who provide for others. And we’re dedicated to the communities we serve. With the help of our customers and associates, Smart & Final and the Smart & Final Charitable Foundation donate more than $1 million and 1,000 volunteer hours each year – providing support and improving the lives of millions in the areas of health & wellness, hunger relief and emergency response, K‑12 education, and youth sports.

• 10% Associate Discount to Shop Where You Work!
• And Much More!

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.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and respects diversity and equity. We are committed to build inclusive teams, cultivate leaders and create a company that is the right fit for every person. Diversity encourages our uniqueness, strengthens innovation, and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.

TEAMWORK | INTEGRITY | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | GROWTH