The South Coast Hot Jobs List – April 28, 2019

Here are the Hot Jobs in the New Bedford area from the NewBedfordGuide.com jobs database, as of April 28, 2019. Click the right arrow to browse the next job. Want your job listed here? Contact leo@newbedfordguide.com.

Senior Retail Sales Associate – AutoZone
Full-Time

Position Summary
AutoZone’s Full-Time Senior Retail Sales Associate drives sales through superior customer service by exceeding customer expectations and providing a WOW! Customer Service experience. While assisting customers, the Senior Retail Sales Associate will perform daily assigned duties and remain compliant with company procedures in accordance to AutoZone expectations by Living the Pledge every day.

Position Responsibilities
• Provides WOW! Customer Service
• Ensures assigned store tasks are completed in a timely manner on assigned shift
• Operates cash registers and follows established cash handling procedures
• Follows company policies and loss prevention procedures
• Maintains a safe working environment including PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Maintains store appearance and merchandising standards as directed
• Ensures that merchandise is restocked and placed in their respective areas
• Utilizes ZNET to help customers locate merchandise or find suitable alternatives
• Maintains product knowledge and current promotions through AutoZone systems and information sources
• Practices GOTTChA and assists with the installation of wipers blades, batteries and light bulbs
• Utilizes OBDII to read codes from customer’s automobiles
• Ability to diagnose automobile problems and recommend solutions
• Communicates with managers regarding customer concerns and employee matters
• Actively engaged in developing more effective customer service skills
• Provides honest and trustworthy advice to customers regarding the best products that fit the customers’ expectations

Position Requirements
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Basic knowledge of automotive parts is required
• Excellent communication and decision making skills
• Ability to lift, load, and deliver merchandise
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the business needs, including holidays, evenings and weekend shifts

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Crew Member (Cashier/Grill) – McDonald’s (Dartmouth)
$12 an hour, Full-time, Part-time

Location: 135 Faunce Corner Road,North Dartmouth, MA 02747
***Please stop by to fill out an application and to setup an interview with the hiring manager!

Hiring for:
• Service: cashier/order taker/drive thru
• Grill: Properly cook and assemble food by following the McDonalds Golden Standards
• Maintenance: Responsible for maintaining a clean store, restrooms, outside lot. Other duties may include filtering fried products vats and helping unload the truck delivery

Benefits:
• Flexible schedule
• Health Insurance offered for full time employees
• Room for advancement (Crew Trainers and Management)
• Tuition Assistance for Students

Currently looking to fill the following shifts:
• Mid shifts (10am-6pm, 11am-7pm, 12pm-8pm)
• Night shifts (4pm and after)
• Closing shifts (5pm – 1am) which involves breaking down equipment, washing dishes, cleaning tasks, and setting up store for open…(Closers must be 18 or older)

All crew members work together as a team to provide fast and accurate service and ensure restaurant cleanliness!

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Coastal Career Academy – Nurse Assistant Training Program –
Are you at a crossroads in choosing a career path? Not sure if you want to take up a trade, attend a technical school, or university? Not necessarily keen on commuting or relocating to somewhere in central or western Massachusetts? Can’t find something that interests you at local universities?

Consider a career in a perpetually growing field: healthcare. Perhaps you’ve already considered that but unsure where to start. Are there professional facilities close by that offer study in healthcare and in a number of fields?

Coastal Career Academy is now accepting applications for their Nurse Assistant Training Program.

This program is state-certified and provides students with the skills needed to work in a variety of medical settings. Topics include physical and emotional care of patients, vital signs, communication skills, handling of stress, safety issues, and the aging process. The course consists of classroom instruction, followed by practice in a nursing lab.

In order to apply these skills in a clinical setting, approximately 24 hours will be spent in a nursing home under the supervision of the instructor.

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

• Communication Skills
• Vital Signs
• Ambulation with a gait belt
• Transferring to a wheelchair
• Body positions: supine, prone, lateral, Sim’s, and Fowler’s
• Range of motion exercises

* The course also includes Alzheimer’s Certification.

Day Classes are taking place April 29th, June 3rd, and July 22nd, Monday through Thursday from 9:00am-2:30am. Evening Classes are June 3rd-June 28th and July 8th-26th, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 6:00pm-9:30pm with four clinicals required from 4:00pm-10-00pm.

Coastal Career Academy is licensed by the Division of Professional Licensure since 1999 as a private occupational school in accordance with the provisions of Massachusetts’ general laws. The nurse aide program is approved by the State Department of Public Health.

Payment plans are also available.

Interested in registering? Visit coastalcareeracademy.com/product/nurse-assistant-training/

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Coastal Career Academy
26 South Water Street
New Bedford, MA

288 Plymouth Ave., Suite 2
Fall River, MA 02721

Phone: (508) 536-5366
Fax: 508-762-1470
Email: coastalcareer@comcast.net
Website: coastalcareeracademy.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/coastalcareer/

Store Associate – Express (North Dartmouth)

A Brand That’s What’s Now
Express is the sexy, sophisticated lifestyle fashion brand for every occasion: work, weekends, or nights on the town. Our brand is what’s new and what’s now for young fashion-forward men and women. We have more than 600 retail and outlet stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as franchise stores in Latin America. We also have a best-in-class online/mobile shopping experience at www.express.com that allows our customers to shop whenever and wherever they like.

A Workplace To Match
We think you’ll like it here.

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, generous associate discount, casual work environment, and the opportunity to connect and engage with some of the smartest, most passionate individuals in the fashion business. We’re always looking for talented leaders at all levels to join our team; if this sounds like you, we’d love to chat!

Responsibilities
Co-Manager – Responsible for assisting Store Manager in attracting, hiring, training and developing all levels of Associates including: Sales Associates, Stylists and Stock Experts. The Co-Manager assists the store team in meeting all financial and statistical goals while managing one or more Division of Responsibility (DOR), which include:
• Brand – drives the visual execution of the store (floorsets) according to company standards.
• Talent – recruits, staffs, and manages the stores talent schedules. Delivers Orientation and ongoing education for Associates.
• Capability – manages store stockroom processes, merchandise flow activities, and coaches to help reduce shrink in the store.

Sales Leader – Responsible for leading sales floor coverage while maintaining a selling focus in the absence of store management. Develops, coaches, and motivates sales Associates to provide an exceptional customer experience.

Stylist – Exceeds customer expectations by providing a personalized fitting room experience. Demonstrate strategic selling techniques such as fitting room wardrobing and personalized merchandise selections. Provides advanced knowledge of current fashion trends and Express product. Maximizes the fitting room experience, while driving sales and creating an elevated customer experience.

Stock Expert – Exceeds customer expectations by leveraging merchandise flow efficiencies to ensure product is available and easy to shop. Ensures merchandise is processed according to UPH standards. Ensures new product is placed appropriately on the sales floor once it arrives and has been processed.

Sales Associate – Responsible for providing an exceptional customer experience through offering assistance when needed, ensuring product is on the floor and sized appropriately, and all customers have a quick and efficient cash wrap experience. Additional tasks include stocking, cleaning, and folding merchandise.

Closing
As an equal opportunity employer, Express does not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected class. Express only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Cashier – Valero Gas (Fairhaven)

Job Summary
Valero ABC Gas LLC is looking to hire a sociable and friendly cashier!

• Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sold items.
• Sweep, mop, dust, remove trash inside and outside, cleaned and disinfect restroom.
• Count money in cash drawer at the beginning of shift to ensure that amounts were correct and there was adequate change.
• Adhere to all city, state and federal tobacco regulations.
• Verify age of customer if they are purchasing alcohol or cigarettes.
• Perform daily check-lists

Available to work at least weekends: Saturdays open 7 a.m – 4 p.m and Sundays All-Day

Location:
130 Huttleston AVE.
Fairhaven, MA 02719

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Multiple Positions – Zero Waste Solutions

Zero Waste Solutions, a Family Owned and operated business is opening in May of 2019 and looking to hire up to twenty employees for the following positions:

• Forklift Operators
• Heavy Equipment Operators
• Plant Maintenance Manager
• Plant Maintenance Technicians
• Control Room Operator
• Credit and Collections Associate
• Receptions and Billing Associate

How to Apply:

You can fill out an application in person at
48 Cranberry Highway
West Wareham, MA 02576

Or please send resumes to cavilla@abcdisposal.com

Benefits include: Weekly Pay,Competitive Wages, Health Benefits, 401K Match, Employer Paid Life Insurance and Paid Time Off.

This is an opportunity to work for a great local company and at one of the most modern waste recycling facilities in the world.

Customer Account Representative – Rent-A-Center

Job Description:
The role of Customer Account Representative can mean different things at different places. Around here, it signifies that you are on the move. If you like sitting behind a desk, watching the clock, then this isn’t the role for you. But if you’re just as likely to break a sweat as you are to smash a sales goal, then apply today. We’re seeking driven individuals capable of managing different accounts while treating each customer as though they were your only one. Of course, you also help ensure customer accounts stay up to date and adhere to company standards. The bottom line is that you are seeking more than a job. You are seeking a career. That’s what being a Customer Account Representative at Rent-A-Center is all about. Are you ALL in?

Why should you work at RAC?
Move your career to the center of an industry-leading company. Creating opportunity for others is what we’re all about. That’s why we make a point to promote from within. Endless growth potential? The chance to work with top brands and top talent? Yeah, you can do all that here. And then some.

Do you have what it takes?
• Must be at least 19 years of age
• High school diploma or GED
• Valid state driver’s license and good driving record

We have thousands of employees. But we take care of them one by one.
How would you like to have Sundays off? Yes, every Sunday. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes everything from health insurance to a 401(k) and generous paid time off. But you’ll find the real benefits to joining us come from within. Everything we do is about enriching people’s lives. Yours included. You can work your way to the future you want. We’ll help you own it.

For employment consideration, only one application is necessary. Please apply only to the one position you are primarily interested in pursuing.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Mobile Sales Consultant – Best Buy

What does a Best Buy Mobile Sales Consultant do?
Best Buy Mobile Sales Consultants excel at selling products and services and work closely with other sales team members. They accumulate the appropriate knowledge and expertise through continuous learning and self-development. Armed with the right tools and knowledge, they create ease and add value to the Best Buy Mobile experience; ensuring customers’ end-to-end needs are met.

As a trusted advisor and partner, Best Buy Mobile Sales Consultants develop strong relationships with customers and bring them a little closer to family and friends by helping them close the gaps with technology.

The Best Buy Mobile Sales Consultant engages customers by utilizing selling skills to build the right solutions for our customers. They will sell a broad range of mobile products and services using a proven structured approach while at the same time developing in-depth knowledge of the latest mobile technology.

Job responsibilities include:
• Provide personalized service and exceptional expertise for customers.
• Takes complex technology and service plans and makes it simple for customers and other employees to understand.
• Fields questions about product features and explains benefits to consumers in a way that is engaging and promotes excitement in acquiring and using these products and services.
• They are patient, genuine and helpful while assisting customers in finding the right products and services.
• Demonstrates for each customer how finding the right products and services can enrich their lives

What are the Professional Requirements of a Best Buy Mobile Sales Consultant?
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team
• Ability to work a flexible schedule inclusive of holidays, nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications
• 3 months experience working in customer service, sales or related fields

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Shipping and Receiving – NWD, Inc.
$12 an hour, Part-time

Experienced Warehouse workers preferred. Fresh/Frozen Fish Products. Duties will include; Wrap Pallets, Sort Product, Unload Trailers. Part time work/may be opportunity for full time, Monday/Wednesday/Friday Nights 4pm til trucks loaded. Lifting 10lbs + boxes/Bending/Repetitive movement.

For more information please call 5089971254 #6 or apply in person

Experience:
• Warehouse: 1 year (Preferred)
• Shipping and receiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Hours per week:
• 10-19

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Overnight Stocker – The Home Depot (Dartmouth)

Job Description

Associates in Freight/Receiving positions ensure the store is stocked and ready for business every day. They load and unload trucks, move material from the receiving area throughout the store, may operate forklifts and may perform critical functions for maintaining proper on-hands and pricing for our customers. Direct customer interaction is frequently required for some positions and excellent customer service skills are required. The Freight/Receiving positions may include Freight Team Associate, Freight Team Lead, Receiving Associate and Receiving Support.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Cart Retriever Job – BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (Dartmouth)

BJ’s Wholesale Club was the first retailer to introduce the warehouse club concept in the northeastern United States. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar operation with more than 200 clubs in 16 states from Maine to Florida.

While our Members know us for helping them save up to 25% off grocery prices every day, our Team Members love us for providing a supportive and engaging workplace that’s committed to developing great talent.

If you’re a motivated and enthusiastic person who enjoys working collaboratively and is committed to providing great service for our Members, we want to hear from you. BJ’s offers a fast-paced, team environment with great training opportunities and competitive salary and benefits packages to help you succeed.

CART RETRIEVERS

Cart Retrievers are responsible for keeping the parking lot areas clear of carts and flatbeds, and club entrance/cart corrals neat, clean and free of debris.

Additional responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Replenishing box bins
• Assisting members in the parking lot
• Assisting on the selling floor as needed
• Handling other responsibilities as assigned

Requirements:
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent customer service

Physical Requirements:
• Bending and lifting
• Working in indoor and outdoor environments

Minimum Age Requirements:
• Must be at least 16 years of age.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all qualified team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, physical and/or mental disability, genetic information, atypical cellular or blood trait, marital and/or familial status, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Landscaper – Machado Brothers Landscaping Inc. (New Bedford)

We are currently hiring full-time positions for experienced landscapers and general laborers. Great opportunity to work for a professional well-established company on the South coast.

• Employees will be on the books with paid holidays.
• Must be reliable, responsible and enjoys working outdoors.
• Minimum 2 years experience preferred but will train the right person.
• Familiarity with mowers ,edge trimmer, blowers and hand tools.
• Driven to succeed, enjoys working with others.
• Pay is based on experience and work ethic.

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:
• Landscaping: 2 years (Preferred)

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Parts Delivery/Shuttle Driver – Empire Ford of New Bedford

Empire Ford of New Bedford is part of the Empire Auto Group, a family owned and operated dealership in the Southcoast area. Every employee is considered a part of our family and we are looking to add more members to our growing business.

We are looking for a full-time Parts Delivery & Shuttle Driver to provide excellent customer service through the safe and efficient transfer of customers to their home or office as well as the safe and efficient delivery of parts and products to our professional customers using a company vehicle.

Must be responsible, courteous and professional while dealing with customers as well as ensuring efficient deliveries by checking orders that are provided to our customers. Most of the job will include driving and delivering parts as well as loading and unloading the vehicle.

Candidate must have a valid driver’s license with a clean driving history and back-ground check. Ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced work environment. Candidate must also have a minimum of 2 years experience working in dealership parts department.

Contact us for details on our great benefits package:
• Competitive Pay Scale
• State-of-the-art facility
• 401(k)
• Paid vacation
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Great culture and work environment

Experience:
• Driving: 2 years (Required)
• Automotive Parts: 2 years (Required)

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Seasonal Warehouse Associate – Amazon Fulfillment Services (Fall River)
$15.00 an hour

On-the-spot Job Offers!

If you are hired and accept the position, you will need to provide proof of your identity and employment eligibility as required by federal law by completing a Form I-9. Here is a link to the List of Acceptable Document(s) that are needed (either 1 from List A or 1 from List B and 1 from List C): https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents

Amazon is an E-Verify employer, so be prepared to present a document with a photograph! All job offers are contingent on meeting eligibility requirements.

Shifts we’re hiring for:

Days, Friday–Monday, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, Wednesday–Saturday, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM

Job Description
Every year, millions of orders and gifts make their way through Amazon Fulfillment Centers, Sort Centers, Delivery Stations, and Prime Now Warehouses. Each Amazon team member is part of the magic of bringing orders to life.

We are neighbors and friends. Moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, sisters, brothers. Teachers and students. Whether you want a career or to earn extra cash now, we offer full-time, part-time, seasonal and flexible schedules that work with your life.

Find a job you’ll love.

Fulfillment Centers – Work inside an Amazon warehouse, selecting, packing and shipping customer orders. If you like a fast-paced, physical position that gets you up and moving, then come help bring orders to life. Work a set, full-time schedule. Shift options include overnight and days, and usually at least one weekend day.

No resume or interview required. Complete your application, pick a hiring event and start date, and get ready to start work.

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Sales Support – Bath & Body Works (Dartmouth)

Job Description

Individual contributor position responsible for supporting the business on high volume days with the ability to flex into multiple roles including selling, cashiering, replenishing and/or processing. Drive store sales through personally engaging with customers, answering questions, perform demonstrations, and product recommendations.

Responsibilities:
• Deliver friendly and efficient cash wrap experience.
• Reinforce customer buying decisions at checkout.
• Recover merchandise on sales floor.
• Replenish merchandise to brand standard.
• Process merchandise to be floor ready and maintain back room.
• Assist with other projects as needed including floorset and shipment processes.

Qualifications
• Excellent communication skills.
• Available to work on designated high volume peak days.
• An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

CNAs and HHAs – LifeStream, Inc.
At LifeStream, Inc. we firmly believe that our employees drive our success as an organization. If you are someone looking to make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities, we would love to have you on our team!

We are hiring full and part-time Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Home Health Aides (HHA) to provide assistance to individuals we serve with daily living skills, including emotional and social support, in their homes and in the community.

No experience is required to qualify for these positions within the agency. You need a current CNA or HHA certification, a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

LifeStream, Inc. offers extremely generous benefits to our employees, including health, dental, vision and life insurance, free short and long-term disability insurance, discounted gym memberships, 401k retirement savings plans, flexible spending accounts and tuition reimbursement and remission plans! Shift differentials are offered, dependent on the location, as well. We also offer our employees the opportunity to participate in seasonal farm share programs and company-sponsored activities and recognition events.

To apply, please visit our website at lifestreaminc.com/careers, where you can see a full list of our current job openings. Schedules vary by location.

You can also stop in at 13 Welby Rd., New Bedford, MA 02745 for a walk-in interview on Tuesdays from 9am-11am or Fridays from 1:30pm-3:30pm. Any questions can be emailed to hr@lifestreaminc.com. A full job description is available upon interview.

Swimming Pool Installer and Service – Aaron Pools & Spas.
Jump into the pool industry and join Aaron Pools & Spas hard-working Swimming Pool Construction or service crews! No experience needed. Outdoor work. 40+ hours during peak season. Pays $13 – $15 an hour.

Looking for a skilled and dedicated worker with a positive attitude that shows up when scheduled.
No education or experience required. We will train you!

Stop by 597 State Rd in Dartmouth to apply. You can also apply on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/job_opening/243740179758946/

Third Key – Claire’s (Dartmouth)

About the Role
• Supporting your Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager with the achievement of retail store targets by driving sales
• Supporting your Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager with the achievement of retail store targets
• In the absence of any other management they may open and close the store and are responsible at that point for ensuring that the store trades safely and legally
• Delivering sales through friendly and efficient customer service
• Ensuring our customers have a fun and enjoyable shopping experience
• Demonstrating Claire’s products
• Assisting customers with their queries using your product knowledge
• Assisting with processing store deliveries, visual merchandising, stock takes, markdowns and promotions
• Ear piercing (you will receive full training)
• Ensuring the store looks presentable and inviting to our customers

About You
• Some high school required
• Minimum 1 year retail experience
• Excellent verbal/written communication and organizational skills
• Basic computer skills
• Understands the importance of Customer Service
• Sound understanding of mathematics and strong reading comprehension skills
• Ability to stand during scheduled shifts
• Ability to maneuver up to 25 lbs regularly and up to 75 lbs occasionally
• Bending, stooping, extended reaching, climbing ladders and step stools while placing merchandise throughout the store and assisting Customers
• Ability to operate POS system

About Claire’s
• A leading high street fashion retailer with +3000 stores globally
• We specialize in fashionable jewelry, accessories and cosmetics products
• Our core customer ranges from children to young women. We accommodate all our customers’ moods, attitudes and styles, including: feminine and pretty, unique/individual and the latest catwalk trends
• We are a fun place to work! We encourage all store members to wear our product
• We encourage and support your development! If you’re committed, ambitious and willing to learn we will provide you with the skills you need to grow in our company!

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here.

Inventory & Receiving- MED
$500 – $550 a week

Inventory & Receiving: Equipment Pickups – Load Truck, Clean, Inventory. MED is a small corporation based in New Bedford, MA that is rapidly growing. With our recent rapid growth we seek a hard working team-member to help process our inventory aka: merchandise faster.

This role is Monday through Friday and includes, but is not limited to:
• Inventorying equipment located in the warehouse to the online Inventory Management Database
• Cleaning of the equipment: removing sticker residue, oils, dirt and dust, etc
• Package and load equipment on the truck at client facilities
• Packaging and shipping as needed

Requirements:
• Elbow Grease
• Good, professional attitude at all times
• Solid computer understanding to accurately type equipment make, model, serial number and many other fields into the computer.
• Capability to lift heavy weights, use pallet jack and move equipment around efficiently

To apply, send a resume and note as to why you should be considered for this role to Garret.

Benefits offered:
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement benefits or accounts
• Workplace perks such as food/coffee and flexible work schedules
• Others

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here.

Sales Associate – Spencer’s (Dartmouth)

Job Summary
The Sales Associate is responsible for maintaining Guest Services as per Company Standard. The Sales Associate will support the Store Management Team by generating sales, conducting housekeeping, merchandising, signing, pricing, POS operations and loss prevention in adherence to all Company policies and procedures. The minimum age requirement for a Sales Associate is between 17 or 18 depending on the location. The physical demands of the job require climbing ladders, lifting up to 50 pounds and may require 8 hours of standing/walking.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Sony Experience Expert – Best Buy (Dartmouth)
This Sony Experience Expert ensures Best Buy delivers a world-class end-to-end experience across all aspects of home theater products with emphasis on the Sony ecosystem. This role works closely with customers and other employees to demonstrate, promote and sell a variety of exciting Sony products in the Home Theater Zone and across the store to ensure customers’ end-to-end needs are met.

As the Specialized Vendor Home Theater Expert you will:
• Build relationships with retail customers, while providing them with relevant and memorable product demonstrations.
• Use innovative customer engagement and creative sales techniques to increase sales of Sony ecosystem products in the Home Theater Zone and Home Theater Department.
• Maintain a high level of product knowledge within new technology, HT product, advanced experience zone product and across the Sony ecosystem. Interact with vendor partner and market teams regarding insights on performance, promotions, and sales best practices.
• Maintain department’s merchandising and readiness to service customers throughout the day.
• Make complex technology simple for clients to understand and see unique value.
• Demonstrate excellence in execution of selling skills, and selling strategy as evidenced by coaching forms and Customer Metrics (NPS and Mystery Shops).
• Support sales strategies in partnership with the Sales Leader to achieve operating results, growth objectives, and overall financial performance goals.

Basic Qualifications:
• 1 year of experience in sales, customer service or related field
• Ability to work successfully as part of a team
• Ability to work a flexible schedule inclusive of holidays, nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications:
• Prior experience serving as a specialist/enthusiast in premium, luxury or complex technology product/services
• 1 year sales experience
• 1 year experience working with consumer electronics products/services

What are my rewards and benefits?
Surrounded by the latest and greatest technology, a team of amazing coworkers and a work environment where anything is possible, you’ll find it easy to be your best when you work at Best Buy. While you’re making technology work for our customers, we’re making sure Best Buy works for you with our pay for performance philosophy. At Best Buy we offer top salaries for management, including both short and long term incentive plans based upon business results, as well as endless opportunities to grow in a dynamic work environment that’s part of an industry that never sleeps. From tuition reimbursement to deep employee discounts, to health, wealth and wellness benefits, we believe the success of our company depends on the passion of employees for learning, technology and people.

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Adult Day Care Driver – Active Day
Do you enjoy helping and interacting with people? Do you enjoy going places? How would you like to go home everyday feeling like you gave someone else a better day? Looking for a flexible work schedule? We have the job for you! We offer on the job training and a rewarding opportunity for you to become a driver within our Active Day community; YOUR community.

Our Mission and You
At Active Day, we provide the highest quality personalized care to seniors and adults with special needs through fun, engaging communities built upon compassion and trust. Our members are at the center of everything we do, and our drivers are the first interaction with our members. They help create a warm, welcoming, caring and quality environment. This job requires you to bring your smile, passion and enthusiasm to work, and one where you can take pride in knowing you make a difference in the lives of others.

Caregivers who drive our members!

We are searching for caregivers who drive. Experienced and non-experienced team players who will safely transport our members to and from our adult day health facility. This is an incredibly rewarding position and an opportunity for you to enjoy going to work every day!

Job Requirements
• Passion for serving and helping others
• A caring and compassionate spirit
• Enjoys working in a team, community-based environment
• Valid Driver’s license
• Ability to pass DOT physical
• High school diploma/GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age and able to drive 14 passenger, wheelchair accessible, small bus/van

See yourself at Active Day! Here’s what we offer you:
• A comprehensive on-the-job training experience
• CPR certification
• First Aid Certification
• Defensive driving training
• Passenger assistance training

Want to learn more? Apply Today!

Education:
• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License:
• Driver’s License (Preferred)
• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Sales Associate – Pier 1 Imports (Dartmouth)
Part-Time

Job Descriptions:
Inside every Pier 1 Imports store are retail sales associates who bring our home furnishings brand to life with their talent, dedication, resourcefulness and creativity. As the leading home furnishings specialty retailer, Pier 1 Imports is looking for a retail sales associate who helps our customers turn their houses into homes.

Are you all about presenting new ways of seeing and experiencing a home? Do you have strong, energetic customer service skills and have a desire to work a flexible schedule? The retail sales associate is the heart of the Pier 1 Imports brand and requires finely-tuned people skills that will keep our customers coming back again and again.

As a part-time retail sales associate, you will go all out to exceed our customers’ expectations every day by presenting inventive solutions and possibilities for all of their home decor needs. You know that their experience with the Pier 1 Imports brand will be extraordinary, and you will help nurture home decors’ individual artistry and expression.

Requirements include:
• Six months to one year of related retail sales experience (preferred)
• A true commitment to excellent customer service
• Ability to work nights and weekends
• Strong communication skills

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here

Waste Reduction Assistant – Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management

JOB DESCRIPTION
Position: Waste Reduction Assistant
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Waste Reduction Coordinator
Salary: $13.00 per hour (part-time; approximately 15 (not to exceed 19) hours per week; no benefits

Essential Job Functions:
• Assist Waste Reduction Coordinator and Assistant Waste Reduction Coordinator on waste reduction efforts in New Bedford & Dartmouth.
• Responsibilities include answering incoming phone calls, returning phone calls from voicemail messages, educating the general public in person, distributing flyers, posting on social media, data entry in Excel, and assisting in the office.
• Has frequent contact with residents.
• Occasionally delivers recycling carts and bins to City buildings and businesses using a District pick-up truck and helps with errands.
• Assist with office work (e.g. copying and mailings).
• Work on special projects relating to waste reduction programs.
• Works flexible hours including some weekends.

Job Knowledge/ Skills
• Personal commitment to waste reduction
• Knowledge of New Bedford and Dartmouth waste reduction programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to maintain accurate records; attention to detail is important.
• Skilled in operation of computer (including Microsoft Office software and performing Internet searches), telephone, photocopier, and fax machine.
• Proficiency or ability to become proficient in the use social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Must possess a valid Massachusetts motor vehicle operator’s license and have a good driving record.
• Must have neat handwriting.

Required Level of Education and Experience
• High school diploma. At least one year experience in an office setting and experience speaking with the public is desirable. • Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is desirable.

Physical and Mental Demands:
• Occasionally moves items weighing up to 30 pounds from one location to another; Frequently moves about outside over uneven terrain (sometimes in adverse weather), inside District buildings, and to and from events, meetings, appointments, neighborhoods and facilities in different locations;
• Frequently must be able to remain seated in an office or stand or walk for up to 3 hours; Must be able to listen to and clearly communicate verbally and in writing with employees and the public; Must have eyesight and hearing at or correctable to normal ranges; Ability to operate a keyboard at an efficient speed.

How to apply:
Applicants must submit a completed, signed application to be considered. Employment Application.

Submit the application, along with any other supporting information (such as a resume) to:

Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District
300 Samuel Barnet Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02745

or by email to: lferreira@gnbrrmdistrict.org

Assessment Specialist – City of New Bedford

PAY: $47,339 – $59,178

Inspects, measures and records information of real and personal properties for ad valorem valuation. Verifies all information on property record card; produces quality and quantity necessary to meet Massachusetts appraisal standards. Assists in the re-mapping of parcels that need to be split or combined. Translates the field data onto computerized property record cards, and makes the necessary calculations and computations from cost and depreciation tables to determine the property’s valuation, when necessary.

At least two (2) years of experience in the assessing, building, or appraisal field. Possession of a valid Massachusetts driver’s license and good driving record. Possession of Massachusetts Accredited Assessor (MAA) designation desired. Mandatory CORI (Criminal Offender Record Investigation) background check per City Council Ordinance effective May 14, 2013.

For application/complete job description, please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. New Bedford has a residency requirement. EEO

Emergency Medical Services Paramedic – City of New Bedford
PAY: $19.89hr

Examine, assess and stabilize patients at emergency scene, i.e., hemorrhage control, treatment for shock, immobilization of fractures, bandaging, proper treatment for burns, poisoning or drug overdose, deliver newborns, manage mentally disturbed patients, etc.

Obtain medical history, check vital signs; advise/inform Medical Control at the hospital of diagnostic indications. Perform definitive life support; administer treatment and utilize advanced life support equipment and procedures as directed by authorized physician and State treatment protocols, i.e., endotracheal intubations, defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, nasogastric intubations, closed chest decompression, intravenous administration of drugs and fluids, external trans thoracic cardiac pacing, and interpret 12 lead EKG’s, etc.

Respond to a wide range of emergency situations as required. Control scene of medical emergency; conduct triage, treatment and transportation at mass casualty incidents. Document pre-hospital care received by patients to facilitate admission to health care facility. Prepare patients for transport; monitor patients in ambulance to maintain patient stability, administer additional treatment when necessary. Operate ambulances and other emergency vehicles as needed to and from scene of emergency.

Current certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic by the Mass. DPH, and current certification as a CPR healthcare provider by the American Heart Association (M.G.L., Ch 111C, Section 3 and 6). Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support by AHA. Subject to re-certification by the State Office of Emergency Medical Service.

One year of Paramedic experience preferred but not required.

Knowledge of pharmacology, and drugs used in advanced life support and possible reactions; Federal and State drug laws; pathophysiology; advanced human anatomy and physiology; medical telemetry; Advanced Life Support equipment; MGL, Ch 89, 90, and 111C; Mass. DPH re-certification requirements; regional communication protocols. Knowledge of major transportation routes in the locality, defensive and emergency driving procedures, emergency medical service vehicle limitations, local emergency medical service Point-of-Entry procedures.

Certain immunizations will be recommended and/or required prior to commencement of employment duties.

For more information, please visit:

Employment Opportunities

Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. EEO

New Bedford has a residency requirement.

Compliance Officer (Community Relations Specialist) – City of New Bedford

PAY: $51,693 – $64,622

Develops and implements a comprehensive communications plan that includes short- and long-term strategies for building community awareness about and support for the Department.

Informs the PIO, Office of the Chief of Police and Municipal leaders in relevant and important media inquiries, and keeps all parties updated on upcoming and ongoing news stories. Identifies and pitches news story to the PIO ideas through a range of proactive media strategies. Assists the PIO in leading communication during crisis situations and unanticipated incidents, including timely dissemination of information to the media, families, staff and the community.

Coordinates writing, editing, design, production and distribution of clear, concise, “community-friendly” print and digital materials (e.g., letters, brochures, social media outlets, articles, videos, fact sheets, fliers) to communicate the Department’s goals and priorities to various partner organizations, community leaders and residents.

Collaborates with technology staff to write and update content on the district’s external website, social media tools and other on-line resources to ensure accuracy and consistency of information.
Bachelor’s degree in, or knowledge equivalent to, Journalism, Communications, Marketing, or related field. Successful candidate should have three years’ experience in the public relations/communications/marketing field at varied levels and with increasing responsibility; or three years’ experience in print and/or electronic journalism. Or any equivalent combination of education and related experience.
For more information, please visit:

Employment Opportunities

Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. EEO

New Bedford has a residency requirement.

Garage Attendant – City of New Bedford

PAY: $13.99hr – $18.51hr

Maintains and performs minor repairs of all City vehicles. Road calls for flat tires, dead batteries and lockouts. Pumps gas and diesel fuel into cars, trucks and other municipal vehicles; records fuel and other parts and supplies used, picks up parts and supplies; performs minor repairs, changes light bulbs, basic fluid checks, etc.; cleans and washes vehicles, maintains cleanliness of work area.

Must have valid Massachusetts driver’s license and good driving record. Operates a motor vehicle on a regular basis. Mandatory CORI (Criminal Offender Record Investigation) background check per City Council Ordinance effective May 14, 2013.

For application/complete job description, please visit www.newbedford-ma.gov or contact the Personnel Dept., 133 William St., Room 212, 508-979-1444. Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is found. New Bedford has a residency requirement. EEO

Interested in applying? See full details and how to apply here.

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