Fraud Prevention Associate jobs in Portland, ME

SUMMARY: Assists in overall store loss prevention efforts including theft, cash handling and safety issues performing the following duties.

• About Us:
  
  Marden’s is a family-owned company with 13 retail stores and 3 warehouses all in Maine. Marden’s locates and purchases overstocks, closeouts, insurance losses, liquidations, salvage deals, discontinued items, and other deals across the country and sells them at discounted prices.
  
  Benefits of working for Marden’s

  
  

  Fun and exciting work environment

  Every other weekend off (if desired)

  Professional development and growth

  20% Employee Discount on most items!! (On Already LOW Prices!)
  Access to medical, dental, life and short-term disability insurance for full-time associates

  Paid Holidays (full-time associates)

  Paid time off

  Health Savings and 401K with matching benefit amounts

  Employee Assistance Program

  
  What you'll contribute to the team:

  
  

  Demonstrated sales and customer service results in a fast-paced environment

  Availability for varied weekly shifts including weekend, closing and peak hour shifts

  Effective communication skills, being open to feedback and the ability to act on it.

  A willingness to learn and adapt; flexible to change and open to try new ways of doing things.

  Ability to stand, walk, lift items up to 40 pounds, and work with other team members to provide excellent customer service.
  High level of energy to promote a positive work environment.

  Must be willing to submit to a background check and pre-employment physical
  
  We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning non-discriminatory employment practices.
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to successfully pass a criminal records check prior to actual hire (No history of any criminal convictions or serial arrests).

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High School diploma or GED required; two year college degree or relevant experience in the retail, loss prevention or security field is preferred. Must be 21 years or older.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and write accurately, interpret documents such as training and instructional materials, safety rules, laws, and ordinances, written reports and company directives. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Must be able to communicate with a wide variety of customers and co-workers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to correctly evaluate problems involving losses of goods and or monies using a calm and common sense approach and within present company policies and current legal rulings. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit, use hands to feel, handle , finger; reach with hands and arms; climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision requirements for this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.