** RETAIL SALES ASSOCIATE**

**Job Category****:** Retail Sales **Requisition Number****:** RETAI001353 Showing 1 location **Job Details**

**Description**

Duties/Responsibilities/Essential Functions

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.*

Gift Shop Sales

Operate cash registers effectively, efficiently and in accordance with written procedures.

Transport merchandise from stockroom to gift shop in a timely manner to maintain effective levels of merchandise available for sale.

Respond to, and whenever possible, resolve guests questions and complaints promptly and in a manner that reflects the Mission, Vision and Spirit of the USSRC.

Ensure accurate and timely participation in conducting periodic inventory for the merchandise gift shops.

Maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment for guests and employees.

Meet or exceed the expectations of the Space Shop Manager for the accurate and timely completion of related tasks and assignments.

The above duties reflect the general responsibilities necessary to describe the principal work functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be in the position.

Supervisory Responsibilities No

Required Education and Experience

Education: High School or G.E.D. Some college strongly desired.

Experience: 3-6 months experience in a retail environment operating a cash register required OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be professional and detail oriented. Must have excellent verbal communication skills to effectively interact with guests and employees. Must be able to operate merchandise point of sale system including cash register.

Requires day shift availability and must be able to work weekends.

Preferred Education and Experience

Other Requirements

Requires day shift availability and must be able to work weekends.

Work Environment/Physical Demands Summary

This position has the following special requirements:

Walking, climbing (stairs) to access other departments and areas of the gift shop including stock room.

Standing for long periods of time (4-6 hours) or for the duration of shift operating cash register, assisting guests, moving stock and restocking merchandise.

Pushing, carrying, lifting items and merchandise weighing up to 40 pounds to waist and shoulder height.

Bending, kneeling, reaching to store, stock and retrieve merchandise and supplies.

Talking and hearing to communicate with supervisor, guests, and employees in person and over the telephone.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement

The U.S. Space & Rocket Center is an equal opportunity employer. As such, we offer equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, religion, age, nationality, social or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

*This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.*

*This job description does NOT constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change.*

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)