Macy’s Hiring for Retail Housekeeping Associate, Herald Square – Standard Part Time at New York, NY Full Time

About:

Macy’s is proudly America’s Department Store. There’s a reason we’ve been around for 160 years. Customers come to us for fashion, value and celebration. Macy’s is also known for giving back to our communities.

The magic of Macy’s ultimately comes alive in our stores, and our store colleagues are the ones making it happen. They provide outstanding customer service, create a memorable shopping experience, and drive sales results. A store position at Macy’s (seasonal, part-time, or full-time) is the perfect way to explore the world of retail. Some of Macy’s top executives started their careers as part-time retail sales associates. Our store positions are ideal for forming relationships, building teams, and developing leadership skills to grow your career at Macy’s. Macy’s stores are ideal for building capability in creating partnerships, building teams, and developing the leaders of tomorrow. Macy’s is the “Academy” for retail careers.

Store colleague position (whether it’s a seasonal job, part-time retail job, or a full-time career) is the perfect way to launch a career in the world of retail. Many of Macy’s top executives started their careers in part-time retail sales roles, or as recent college graduates into our development programs in the various functions at Macy’s.

Job Overview:

Primary responsibility for the Housekeeper is to make sure that the store is cleaned everyday for our customers. Other functions that this position may include are distribution of merchandise bags and boxes and performing carry outs of purchase for customers. Perform other duties as needed

Essential Functions:

• Maintain customer service as the top priority
• Project a courteous and professional demeanor to all internal and external customers
• Cleaning and maintaining fitting rooms
• Picking up trash from registers, restrooms, offices, common areas
• Cleaning and re-stocking restrooms
• Dusting the sales floor (both high and low)
• Maintaining the carpets and tile floors
• Ensure that shortage prevention initiatives are executed
• Dependable attendance and punctuality

Qualifications and Competencies:

• No Education Required
• 1-2 years direct experience

• Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to communicate and share information with diverse groups of customers and peers.
• Resourceful and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Resourceful self-starter, works well independently as well as part of a team, and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including day, evening, weekends, and/or holidays

Physical Requirements:

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing/walking around store or department
• May involve reaching, crouching, kneeling, stooping, color vision and climbing ladders
• Ability to use equipment including ladder, vacuum, broom/mop, high-speed buffer, pushcart, hand truck.
• Frequently lift/move up to 50lbs