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The Sales Associate provides retail, food service, and administrative support to Canadian Armed Forces members and their families. Responsibilities include operating point-of-sale systems, managing inventory, and ensuring a high standard of customer service.
Requirements
Candidates must possess an acceptable combination of education and experience, along with relevant food handling and responsible alcohol service certifications. The role requires the ability to perform moderate physical tasks and successfully complete a reliability status security screening.
Education
- high school
- professional certificate
Working hours
40 hours per week
Skills
- Cash handling
- Food and beverage preparation
- Food and beverage service
- Point of sales systems
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Client focus
- Organizational knowledge
- Innovation
Benefits
- Healthcare spending account
- Virtual care
- Employee and family assistance program
- Mental health support
- Paid leave
- Unpaid leave
- Vacation pay
- Family related leave
- Personal days
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Group savings plans
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Online learning opportunities
- LinkedIn learning subscription
- Second language training
- Discounts
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Retail
- Customer Service & Support
- Food & Beverage
- Government & Public Sector
- Sports & Recreation
Keywords
- Retail
- Point of sales
- Cash handling
- Food handling
- Responsible service of alcohol
- Customer service
- Merchandising
- Inventory management
- Security screening
- CFMWS
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Wellness
- Fitness
- Hospitality
- Administrative support
Original job description
CFMWS – WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!
At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.
Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.
As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.
THE ROLE
As a Sales Associate, you provide retail services to a unique client base - members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and in assisting them, you are helping your community. You may provide a variety of services, including regular retail services, dry cleaning, lottery services, self-serve gas services, postal services, and assisting CAF members with credit plan applications. You will operate Point of Sales systems, the debit/credit machine and maintain a float.
The Sales Associate responds to enquiries from customers providing them with information on merchandising and ensuring the store shelves are stocked, faced, and properly signed. You may take and prepare food and beverage orders and prepare takeout food, while ensuring cleanliness of food service and eating areas.
This is a role where everyone works as one team using modernized technology and an understanding of the unique pressures and rewards of military service to provide the best customer experience for our members and to simplify and improve their lives. If you thrive in a customer focused environment and in a culture that is passionate about exceeding customer expectations, this is the opportunity for you.
Qualifications Needed
Education, Certifications and Licenses
An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience
Food Handling Certification, as required
Must possess a Responsible Service of Alcohol certification (Manitoba), as required
Experience
In cash handling
In food and beverage preparation, as required
In food and beverage service, as required
Competencies
Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership
Language Requirements
English Essential / Bilingual (English and French) an asset
Reading: Basic
Writing: None
Oral: Functional
Benefits Available
Health Benefits: Healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program and mental health support.
Work Life Balance: Paid/unpaid leave, including vacation pay, family related leave and personal days.
Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.
Learning and Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.
Perks: Discounts provided through CF One Member Appreciation.
Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits
Other Information
Perform moderate lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing (i.e. more than 10 lbs/4.5 kg but less than 50 lbs/23 kg)
This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.
As part of the selection process, the successful candidate must successfully complete a Reliability status security screening.
START DATE
As soon as possible.
INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION
CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
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