Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
PetSmart
Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
Job Description
Why Join PetSmart
PetSmart does Anything for Pets – and it starts with our passionate team! As a Retail Sales Associate, you'll create meaningful moments for pets and their families while enjoying career growth, weekly pay, and benefits like 401k matching, associate discounts, and tuition assistance. Join 50,000 associates united by a love for pets in a culture of belonging and recognition.
Role Overview
Our Part-Time Retail Sales Associates (Pet Associates) deliver exceptional pet parent experiences while maintaining store standards and providing direct pet care. Based in Midlothian, Virginia, this entry-level role offers flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays, with opportunities to advance in pet retail.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive pet parent satisfaction through greetings, question-answering, online order prep, and sales at register.
- Provide hands-on care for store pets: feeding, watering, cleaning habitats (fish, birds, reptiles, small animals), and vet-directed medications.
- Execute merchandising tasks: facing/filling products, staging new items, weekly price changes, and promotional setups.
- Promote events like adoptions, Treats enrollment, and charity drives; recommend products, services, and live pets.
- Maintain safety and cleanliness; respond to sick/injured pets and support all store areas including services.
Experience & Skills
No prior experience required – just a pet-loving attitude! Must have strong communication, flexibility for variable shifts, composure under pressure, and physical stamina to lift 50 lbs (team lift 100+ lbs), climb ladders, and work in pet-filled environments. Specific vision for depth perception needed.
Benefits
- Paid Weekly for reliable income
- Health & Wellness Benefits*
- 401k with company match
- Paid Time Off (full-time)
- Associate discounts on pet products
- Tuition Assistance & career development
*Eligibility varies. PetSmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.
Locations
- Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Salary
22,000 - 28,000 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Customer service excellenceintermediate
- Pet care and handlingintermediate
- Retail sales and merchandisingintermediate
- Team collaborationintermediate
- Time management under pressureintermediate
- Verbal and written communicationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (experience)
- Flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, holidays (experience)
- Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure (experience)
- Physical ability to lift 50+ lbs and handle live animals (experience)
- Passion for pets and customer experience (experience)
Responsibilities
- Engage pet parents in-store, phone, register, and online for positive experiences
- Care for store pets including feeding, cleaning habitats, and administering medications
- Maintain store cleanliness, stock products, and execute price changes
- Recommend merchandise, services, and live pets while promoting events
- Ensure pet safety, handle sick pets, and support all store areas as needed
Benefits
- general: Paid Weekly
- general: Health & Wellness Benefits*
- general: 401k Plan with company match
- general: Paid Time off for full-time associates
- general: Associate discounts
- general: Tuition Assistance
- general: Career pathing & Development opportunities
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Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
PetSmart
Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
Job Description
Why Join PetSmart
PetSmart does Anything for Pets – and it starts with our passionate team! As a Retail Sales Associate, you'll create meaningful moments for pets and their families while enjoying career growth, weekly pay, and benefits like 401k matching, associate discounts, and tuition assistance. Join 50,000 associates united by a love for pets in a culture of belonging and recognition.
Role Overview
Our Part-Time Retail Sales Associates (Pet Associates) deliver exceptional pet parent experiences while maintaining store standards and providing direct pet care. Based in Midlothian, Virginia, this entry-level role offers flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays, with opportunities to advance in pet retail.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive pet parent satisfaction through greetings, question-answering, online order prep, and sales at register.
- Provide hands-on care for store pets: feeding, watering, cleaning habitats (fish, birds, reptiles, small animals), and vet-directed medications.
- Execute merchandising tasks: facing/filling products, staging new items, weekly price changes, and promotional setups.
- Promote events like adoptions, Treats enrollment, and charity drives; recommend products, services, and live pets.
- Maintain safety and cleanliness; respond to sick/injured pets and support all store areas including services.
Experience & Skills
No prior experience required – just a pet-loving attitude! Must have strong communication, flexibility for variable shifts, composure under pressure, and physical stamina to lift 50 lbs (team lift 100+ lbs), climb ladders, and work in pet-filled environments. Specific vision for depth perception needed.
Benefits
- Paid Weekly for reliable income
- Health & Wellness Benefits*
- 401k with company match
- Paid Time Off (full-time)
- Associate discounts on pet products
- Tuition Assistance & career development
*Eligibility varies. PetSmart is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity.
Locations
- Midlothian, Virginia, United States
Salary
22,000 - 28,000 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Customer service excellenceintermediate
- Pet care and handlingintermediate
- Retail sales and merchandisingintermediate
- Team collaborationintermediate
- Time management under pressureintermediate
- Verbal and written communicationintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Strong written and verbal communication skills (experience)
- Flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, holidays (experience)
- Ability to react under pressure and maintain composure (experience)
- Physical ability to lift 50+ lbs and handle live animals (experience)
- Passion for pets and customer experience (experience)
Responsibilities
- Engage pet parents in-store, phone, register, and online for positive experiences
- Care for store pets including feeding, cleaning habitats, and administering medications
- Maintain store cleanliness, stock products, and execute price changes
- Recommend merchandise, services, and live pets while promoting events
- Ensure pet safety, handle sick pets, and support all store areas as needed
Benefits
- general: Paid Weekly
- general: Health & Wellness Benefits*
- general: 401k Plan with company match
- general: Paid Time off for full-time associates
- general: Associate discounts
- general: Tuition Assistance
- general: Career pathing & Development opportunities
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Answer 10 quick questions to check your fit for Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart @ PetSmart.
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