- Location
- Laird Hall, Canada
- Type
- Part-time
- Department
- Sales
- Education
- High School
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
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Hiring Unit:
Campus Store
Macdonald Campus (Centennial Center)
Student Housing & Hospitality Services
Position Summary:
The Campus Store is committed to offering robust experiential learning opportunities to all casual employees. As a Sales Assistant A, you will gain real life experience in a retail environment. This will include learning to work as a team to offer quality service and products to the McGill Community.
Description:
The Sales Assistant A position, involves performing many tasks, such as:
• Customer Service (which includes, but is not limited to):
• Greeting customers in a friendly manner
• Ensuring customer and staff safety
• Ensuring customers leave with a lasting positive impression
• Assisting in the many facets of order fulfillment process which include, but are not limited to:
• Finding and gathering all items on the web orders assigned to you
• Verifying that all items picked are correct
• Preparing & packing, in a timely manner, all orders that need to be shipped or picked up
• Handing out web orders and modifying the status of web orders
• Shelving books, folding/hanging clothes, restocking and merchandising
• Pricing products, ensuring that all product codes are correct, lifting 30lbs boxes and bins
• Processing sales transactions, looking up products in the database
• Other duties assigned
• Shifts assigned are expected to range between 3 and 8 hours per week.
Requirements:
• Must be a McGill student
• Must be available for 2 days of training
• Must be a self-starter, punctual, organized, efficient and detail oriented
• Must be fluent in English; the ability to speak French is an asset
• Must be able to lift boxes of up to 30lbs
• Must wear pants and sturdy, closed-toed shoes
• Prior experience as a cashier, in customer service, and in shipping is an asset
Supporting cross-departmental efforts and initiatives, specifically working alongside SHHS teams, like Residence Life (Thrift McGill) to achieve shared goals.
• Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English.
This position is covered by the AMUSE Collective Agreement
Minimum Education and Experience:
High School Diploma
Hourly Salary:
(AMUSE A) $16.70
Period of contract:
October 25, 2026 - May 29, 2027
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
Knowledge of English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level # (qualifier) on a scale of 0-4.
For a definition of our language proficiency levels, please click here.
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This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected].