Loss Prevention Associate

Do you love sports, fitness, fashion or the outdoors? SCHEELS can turn your passion into a rewarding career through our extensive business and product training.

SCHEELS is a leader in the sporting goods industry - driven to create the best experience in the USA for our customers. SCHEELS boasts the largest selection of sports brands in America—offering world-class brands, special attractions, and unmatched customer service.   

SCHEELS empowers our associates to become experts in exceeding the needs and expectations of our customers. SCHEELS associates talk-the-talk, and walk-the-walk, with the best product and expert training in the sporting goods industry. Mentorship and professional development training are a focus throughout your entire career.    

Compensation: 

Total compensation for this position is $16.50/hour.

Schedule:  

Must be flexible to work assigned schedule between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday.  Schedule may include varied hours, evenings, weekends and holidays.  Availability must include a minimum of two evenings per week and two weekends per month.  Average hours per week is 20 hours.

Responsibilities: 

• Reduce and deter external loss through means of floor surveillance and monitoring closed circuit camera systems.  Possess the ability to identify and apprehend external subjects for theft when all Scheels 5 Imperatives have been met
• Develop positive work relationships with state and federal law enforcement agencies
• Reduce and deter internal loss through means of floor surveillance, monitoring closed circuit camera systems, and auditing/reviewing a variety of exception reports
• Conduct successful non-confrontation interviews with external or internal patrons of Scheels
• Assist the leadership team in enforcing all policies and procedures
• Create a safe working and shopping environment by completing daily/weekly/monthly safety facility evaluations
• Ability to define problems, collect data and establish facts through proper investigations
• Ability to systematically complete various tasks with minimal supervision
• Be professional in appearance and attitude
• Ability to work assigned schedules which may include varied hours, evenings, weekends and holidays

Requirements: 

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency
• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact
• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels
• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Servant Leadership

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback
• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment
• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

Ideal candidate will have a minimum of high school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation.

Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work.

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates.  Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.