We're Hiring!

We’re looking for people to round out our team! Hoping to hire 1-2 part time people with potential for either role to grow into full time. Weekend availability a must!

We're looking for a team player with an empathetic and flexible attitude, ready to jump in where needed and wear many hats. Sharpening experience is a plus, but willing to train the right person! 

If interested, send along an email to info@strataportland with a statement of interest! Please also include some form of work history/experience (it doesn’t have to be a formal resume). 

Retail and Services Associate

Position Overview

The Retail and Services Associate is responsible for creating a seamless experience for our guests by assisting with in-store purchases as well as day-today servicing, fulfillment, and inventory demands. Their responsibilities include communicating with the team to best support day-to-day operations, upholding product and servicing quality and consistency standards, maintaining equipment and facilities, and safely handling all of our products and equipment. As a small and growing team, we all wear many hats! All of our roles involve a dynamic combination of overseeing backend operational responsibilities while also prioritizing in store retail interactions and sales floor responsibilities.

Schedule/Pay

Schedule: 10:30am-6:30pm Thursday, Saturday, Sunday (This is a part time position with the potential to grow into a full time position.)

$19-$20/hour

Day-to-day

In-store Retail

• Provide friendly service for an authentic in-store experience by welcoming guests and assisting with product sales, answering product questions, and at checkout
• Cash handling reconciliation
• Receive, process, and price incoming merchandise; prepare products for sales floor as needed
• Help to create, organize, and maintain fun and bountiful product displays
• Keeps POS area and sales floor clean, organized, and safe
• Perform day-to-day opening and closing tasks (cleaning retail floor, bathroom, knife counter, taking out garbage, stamping bags, etc)

Sharpening and Servicing

• Assists the with day-to-day sharpening needs
  • Safely service and pack orders in a timely, organized, careful fashion
  • Work with services team to uphold servicing quality and consistency standards
• Assist with servicing communications as needed
• Safely handle and maintain servicing equipment and facilities
• Assist with workshop cleaning and organization

Fulfillment and Inventory

• Assist in safely packing and ship all outgoing online orders in a timely, organized, careful fashion
• Assist in answering and responding to daily emails, phone calls, and other communications
• Help to receive, inspect, unpack and organize incoming merchandise
• Support processing incoming products for our online store
  • Measuring merchandise
  • Taking and processing photos for new products
• Help keep unpacking and packing areas neat and organized
• Participate in the inventory counting process

Skills/Interests

• Genuine interest in the subjects, services, and products Strata offers.
• Team player able to respond to the fast-paced flow of the sales floor, balance numerous tasks, and tackle unforeseen priorities on the fly.
• Sharpening, cooking, or experience working with machines a plus.
• Proactive in learning and suggesting ideas to improve aspects of Strata
• Cash reconciliation, customer service experience a plus