Food Safety Specialist jobs in East Hartford, CT

Looking for a retail position that isn't standard or run-of-the-mill? At Saf-Gard Safety Shoe Company, we've been developing and implementing safety footwear programs for large industrial, government, and service organizations for over 40 years. We love keeping people safe, and our customers appreciate our products. You'll get to become an expert in safety shoes at our company, and our customers will love you for it.

We are currently seeking a Retail Store Associate to help manage our location in Windsor, CT. This full-time, benefited position that offers you an opportunity to expand your retail management experience and provides commission on certain items!

To be successful in this role, qualified applicants should demonstrate an ability to:

• Wow our customers with exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable customer service. People often don't know a whole lot about safety shoes, so you get to become the expert.
• Learn various product lines and provide the benefits associated with each line to prospective customers.
• Ensure the store is clean, the showroom display fully stocked, and marketing material is up to date with displays.
• Merchandize incoming products.
• Process sales, and look up customer sales information including sales history, sales rules, etc.
• Generate new business in the local retail area through phone calls and marketing directed at consumer needs in the area. This is where your own personality and skills can help our business.
• Support the expansion of store sales.
• Cross-train in other administrative office duties, such as preparing communications, ordering supplies, receiving mail, etc.

Sound like something you'd be interested in? Then we'd love to hear from you!

Job Requirements:

• At least 12 months' experience in retail sales management
• Must be able to work Saturdays from 9:00am-1:00pm
• Be a Customer Service hero
• Demonstrated experience handling credit and cash transactions