Sales Assistants – Devonport

We have been awarded the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award for the last five consecutive years – for our products and customer service. 

• Are you keen to work with quality people and quality products?
• Do you gain a sense of satisfaction by co-creating quality solutions with customers, and by wowing them during their store visit or other touchpoint?
• Would you like to add value to the community you live in?

Be part of our Store network and help make our vision of all people having the opportunity to use our products and experience the Haymes’ way come to life!

We have 2 permanent vacancies in our new Haymes Paint Shop in Devonport available to work across our 6-day trading hours (Monday-Friday 7am-5pm & Saturday 8am-1pm):

• 1 full-time role
• 1 part-time role – working Tuesday-Saturday 5×5 hours

About Us

From our humble beginnings in 1935, Haymes Paint has grown to become Australia’s largest Australian made and owned manufacturer of premium brand paints, finishes, and protective coatings. Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, we haven’t slowed down on bringing new and better products to the market, always looking for new advances or opportunities for innovation. Our values of Truth, Passion, Motivation, Respect plus Listening and Learning are reflected in everything we do.

How Haymes Paint has got you covered:

• A family-owned and operated Australian business with deeply rooted values.
• An easy work recipe – come to work, contribute to continue the Haymes story, do it safely, go home fulfilled and well.
• We all chip in – we are hands on, invite ideas and help each other.
• We are firm believers of the power of human connectedness for us and the community.
• We have a bias for action – We have processes to support our work, but we can also navigate ambiguity and work through things on the fly.
• We encourage you to be authentic Haymes Paint ambassadors by offering up to 50% off the retail price of Haymes Paint manufactured products.
• We care for our team’s wellbeing – we provide access to coaching and counselling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) & 6% discounted private health cover and living better events.
• We value the currency trust and pay a fair hourly pay rate above Retail Award.
• We are growing – we provide training, encourage self-driven learning, support our teams to be stimulated and develop within their roles or to whip up their next development move.
• Not everything we offer is prescribed but we consider people’s unique needs so they can come to work and perform at their best.
• We run regular engagement surveys to stay on the pulse of our team’s experience.
• We are sustainable because we embrace change and continually ask ourselves if there are more polished ways to deliver our purpose and be better corporate citizens.

A day in the life… (and yet no two days are the same)

• Greet our customers and assisting them with product selection and accessories
• Provide service and advice to our customers, predominantly trade customers
• Take orders in-store and by phone 
• Tint paint products to customer requirements
• Replenish stock – 15l paint drums etc
• Enable people to experience — not just buy — our products.
• Build strong relationships with repeat customers in store
• Collaborate with colleagues on latest colour forecasts and new product release
• Work in the team to share and develop cross-functional knowledge
• Assist with visual displays, store presentation and house keeping
• Maintain stock control through cycle counts 

Your primers are:

• Strong people and customer engagement skills 
• A genuine desire to deliver outstanding service and make our shops a destination
• Previous experience working in a customer service role, ideally in retail (trade) sales 
• Experience with stock handling and merchandising
• Point of Sale (POS) system knowledge or appropriate tech-savvy
• Numeracy skills sufficient to perform POS transactions and comprehend tint percentages/ratios
• Effective time management and planning capability
• The ability to follow instructions and work effectively unsupervised
• Capacity to perform manual tasks e.g. lifting of 15 litre cans of paint.

Your special finish could include:

• Trade customer working knowledge
• Know-how in crafting memorable in-store moments
• Colour and design choices expertise
• An unencumbered driver’s licence to make local deliveries

Confidence in our skills sometimes has us second guess our suitability, we strongly encourage you to apply if you think this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and learn to fill these boots. After all a growth mindset is what helps us keeping our skills relevant. 

Please apply by including a recent resume and responding to the selection questions. Applications will close when a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information about the role or for a confidential discussion contact Regional Store Operations Manager, Matt Abbott on 0473 881 099.

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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Disclaimer:

Applications will only be considered from candidates with the right to work in Australia. Haymes Paint do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Haymes Paint is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.