Hardware Associate Jobs in Temple, TX (NOW HIRING)

Keith Ace Hardware is seeking a Full Time Sales Associate to join our team!

Qualified candidates will need to be Customer Service driven and comfortable helping others. Experience in Retail or Home Improvement is a plus, but not required.

Our team is focused on service. Realizing that our customers have choices in where they shop, we strive to create a comfortable and welcoming environment and our helpful Sales Associates are key to creating that atmosphere. This position is best suited for applicants that enjoy working with people and thrive on building relationships. With convenient hours, this is a great position to maintain a healthy work / life balance. No late nights or graveyard shifts here! Advancement opportunities are available within our rapidly growing, independently owned organization.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Dental / Vision Available
• Paid time off

Responsibilities will include:

• Provide a positive representation of Keith Ace Hardware
• Greeting guests and offering assistance
• Communicating on radio headsets to match customer needs with a knowledgeable Sales Associate
• Maintain a friendly, helpful demeanor for both customers and other associates
• Possess or work toward a strong product knowledge across multiple departments as well as familiarity with store layout and location of products
• Assist customers throughout the store with personalized service based on the premise of amazing every customer, every time
• Assist with receiving, checking in, and stocking of merchandise
• Assist with maintaining inventory stock levels
• Assist with daily maintenance, orderliness, and cleanliness of the store
• Other duties as assigned

We love to learn and training is provided to help us better assist our customers as well as increase confidence for your own home projects! Tools to help you make Ace the Helpful Place are available one on one, in team huddles, Company meetings, and online to ensure you have access to a future career path to meet your personal goals.If you like home projects and enjoy helping others, then we are looking for you!

Keith Ace Hardware is an independently owned, growing 19 store chain that strives to be the most helpful Home Improvement experience in our markets. Locally owned for over 40 years, we offer a family type atmosphere in our work environment while having worldwide resources available through our affiliation with Ace Hardware. We are seeking outgoing, friendly, and helpful team members to welcome and assist customers. Previous hardware experience is a plus but not a requirement as we provide extensive training.

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 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!