Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
PetSmart
Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart
Job Description
Why Join PetSmart
At PetSmart, Anything for Pets starts with our passionate team. Join 50,000 associates united by love for pets, creating meaningful moments like helping families welcome their first fish or celebrating pet birthdays. We empower growth with tools, resources, and career paths in a diverse, inclusive culture.
Role Overview
As a Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Pet Associate) in Salinas, CA, you'll deliver outstanding pet parent experiences, care for live pets, and maintain a clean, safe store. This entry-level role offers flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays, ideal for animal lovers eager to make an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive pet parent satisfaction through greetings, questions, online order prep, and sales.
- Provide hands-on pet care: feed, water, clean habitats for birds, reptiles, fish, and small animals; administer vet-directed meds.
- Stock shelves, face products, handle price changes, and promote events like adoptions.
- Ensure safety by monitoring pets, transporting sick ones to vets, and upholding cleanliness.
- Collaborate across store areas, embodying our Belonging and Recognition culture.
Experience & Skills
No prior experience required—pet passion is key! Need strong communication, composure under pressure, and physical stamina (lift 50 lbs, climb ladders, handle animals in moderate noise/wet environments). Flexibility for variable shifts essential.
Benefits
Enjoy paid weekly wages, health & wellness perks*, 401k match, associate discounts, tuition assistance, PTO (full-time), and robust development. Part-time role builds toward full-time opportunities in pet retail leadership.
Locations
- Salinas, California, United States
Salary
28,000 - 34,000 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, and 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 exceptional 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, respond to sick pets, and support store operations
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
At PetSmart, Anything for Pets starts with our passionate team. Join 50,000 associates united by love for pets, creating meaningful moments like helping families welcome their first fish or celebrating pet birthdays. We empower growth with tools, resources, and career paths in a diverse, inclusive culture.
Role Overview
As a Part-Time Retail Sales Associate (Pet Associate) in Salinas, CA, you'll deliver outstanding pet parent experiences, care for live pets, and maintain a clean, safe store. This entry-level role offers flexibility for evenings, weekends, and holidays, ideal for animal lovers eager to make an impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive pet parent satisfaction through greetings, questions, online order prep, and sales.
- Provide hands-on pet care: feed, water, clean habitats for birds, reptiles, fish, and small animals; administer vet-directed meds.
- Stock shelves, face products, handle price changes, and promote events like adoptions.
- Ensure safety by monitoring pets, transporting sick ones to vets, and upholding cleanliness.
- Collaborate across store areas, embodying our Belonging and Recognition culture.
Experience & Skills
No prior experience required—pet passion is key! Need strong communication, composure under pressure, and physical stamina (lift 50 lbs, climb ladders, handle animals in moderate noise/wet environments). Flexibility for variable shifts essential.
Benefits
Enjoy paid weekly wages, health & wellness perks*, 401k match, associate discounts, tuition assistance, PTO (full-time), and robust development. Part-time role builds toward full-time opportunities in pet retail leadership.
Locations
- Salinas, California, United States
Salary
28,000 - 34,000 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, and 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 exceptional 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, respond to sick pets, and support store operations
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
Tags & Categories
Answer 10 quick questions to check your fit for Retail Sales Associate Part Time - Careers at PetSmart @ PetSmart.
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