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Sales Associate

Ace Hardware
  • Iowa City, IA
  • $14–$16
  • Instant Apply
18 days ago

Job Description

Join Our Team!

Do you enjoy helping people, solving problems, and staying busy? Join the team at Lenoch & Cilek Ace Hardware, a locally owned Iowa City business serving our community since 1905.

We're looking for friendly, dependable, and motivated individuals who take pride in helping customers and working together to get things done.

No hardware experience? No problem! We'll provide the training you need. Previous experience in retail, restaurants, hospitality, or other customer-facing positions is a plus.

Why Work With Us?

  • Weekend Premium: Earn an extra $2 per hour on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Holiday Premium: Earn time and a half on designated holidays.
  • Employee Discount: Save on in-store purchases.
  • Free Uniforms: Company-provided shirts, vests, and more.
  • Flexible Part-Time Hours: Scheduling opportunities throughout the week.
  • Training & Development: Learn valuable skills and build product knowledge.
  • Great Team Environment: Work with supportive coworkers in a locally owned business.

What You'll Do

  • Welcome customers and help them find products and solutions.
  • Provide friendly, helpful service that keeps customers coming back.
  • Stock merchandise and maintain a clean, organized store.
  • Assist with everyday store operations.
  • Support your teammates and pitch in wherever needed.

What Makes a Great Team Member?

  • Customer-Focused: Enjoys helping people and making their experience better.
  • Team Player: Works well with others and isn't afraid to ask questions or seek help.
  • Self-Starter: Recognizes what needs to be done and takes initiative without constant direction.
  • Positive & Dependable: Brings a good attitude, shows up ready to work, and is willing to learn.

Applicants should be available for weekday afternoons, evenings, and weekends. The position involves standing, walking, climbing ladders, and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Ready to join a team that values helpfulness, initiative, and teamwork? Apply today!

Notice to Applicant about this Employer: You are applying for a job with an independently owned and operated cooperative member of Ace Hardware Corporation, who owns and operates this Ace Hardware retail store location. Ace Hardware Corporation is not the employer for this position. The independent store owner alone is responsible for and independently makes all decisions concerning employment related matters, including hiring, firing, discipline, supervision, staffing and scheduling. Ace Hardware Corporation will not receive a copy of any applications submitted for this position, does not control interviews and/or hiring decisions, and has no control over or responsibility for the employment policies and practices of the independent store owner. If hired, the independent store owner will be your only employer. The Ace Hardware trademarks, logos and designs are owned by Ace Hardware Corporation and used by independent store owners under a license from Ace Hardware Corporation

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.

Salary

$14.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits

Other, Paid time off, Employee discount, Other

Job Type

Full time, Part time

Schedule

Monday to Friday, Weekend availability, Day shift

Numbers & Facts

LocationIowa City, IA
IndustryRetail
Salary$14–$16
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Year Founded1924
Websitehttp://www.acehardware.com/

About Company

Ace Hardware Corporation has grown to become one of the nation's leading "helpful hardware" retailer-owned cooperatives. As a member of the Ace corporate team, you'll have an opportunity to play a valuable role in our ongoing success, while contributing work you believe in and receiving world-class benefits that help Ace team members balance their personal and professional lives.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive Medical Coverage
  • Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Vision Coverage
  • Dental Coverage
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability / Salary Continuation
  • Long-Term Disability

Skills

  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
  • Lift/Move 25 Poundsunmatched
  • Logo Designunmatched
  • Organizational Skillsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Restaurantunmatched
  • Retailunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Trademarksunmatched
  • Training/Teachingunmatched

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