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Job Summary:

This position is responsible for daily mail room operations, working directly with customers, maintaining the appearance of the sales floor, and managing retail inventories. This position requires someone that works well with the public in a retail environment. The individual must be able to be productive in an environment that has many interruptions. The position requires the unloading and loading of various kinds of merchandise (some of it heavy) such as clothing, office supplies, and campus mail.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Mail Room Operations

• Manage mail room operations (Student mail records, mailbox assignments, etc.)
• Receive all incoming mail from USPS, UPS, FEDEX, and others.
• Sort all incoming mail and prepare for distribution to students or offices.
• Distribute all sorted mail to the appropriate offices or students.
• Process outgoing letter mail and packages on behalf of offices and students.

Retail Operations

• Greet and assist customers.
• Operate cash register and reconcile at the end of each day.
• Merchandising and setting up displays.
• Receive new merchandise ensuring the order’s quantities, quality and prices are accurate.
• Organizing and operating sales and promotions and assist with special events.
• Participate in periodic inventory cycles and year-end inventory.
• Assist with various on-campus departments for special merchandise purchases.
• Obtain adequate knowledge of textbook operations with the ability to assist customers.
• Establish and maintain good business relationships with suppliers and sales representatives.
• Perform other related retail duties as requested by store manager.

Qualifications/Skills Required:

• Valid driver’s license
• Self-motivated
• Ability to manage concurrent activities
• Demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding customer service
• Capable of decision making and problem solving
• Oral and written communication skills
• Ability to use computer software to exchange email, fill out web based forms, operate a postage meter, and to receive merchandise

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma required
• Post Office or retail experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. One must possess the ability to lift large and/or heavy packages up to 100 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

• Mail room and retail store
• 40 hours per week
• Monday through Friday 8:00-5:00, occasional Saturdays possible

Work environment characteristics are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Application:

• Under the “Resume” section:
  • A complete resume
• Under the “Cover Letter” section and/or under “Upload Additional Documents” section:
  • Cover Letter
  • Statement of faith (see below)

Questions about the application process may be addressed to Abigail Brubaker, HR Specialist, at [email protected]. Questions regarding the position may be addressed to Niko Kellepouris, Store Manager, at [email protected].

Statement of Faith*

MidAmerica Nazarene University is an intentionally Christian Community and desires that all employees in positions of leadership reflect a foundational Christian position in word, attitude and action. While there is no predetermined length or format for the Personal Statement of Faith, the norm is a one page narrative document describing the applicant’s central Christian beliefs, significant formative influences in the applicant’s Christian experience (e.g., religious experiences of conversion or the affirmation of one’s faith, one’s family and/or home life, spiritual aspirations), and ways in which the applicant’s faith is being demonstrated in daily patterns and practices.

Review of Applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

MidAmerica Nazarene University is very much interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities. MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services. Any concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of gender or disability should be addressed to the Associate Academic Vice President, university coordinator of Section 504 of the Rehabilitations Act of 1973 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, int eh Academic Office in Lunn Hall, 913-971-3573.