P/T Backroom Associate

About the role

TJ Maxx at TJX Companies offers daily opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll join a vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes development across global Home Offices, Distribution Centers, or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx. As part of a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off‑price retailer, you’ll have abundant chances to learn, thrive, and make an impact.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a highly satisfied customer experience by engaging and interacting with all customers, embodying customer experience principles and philosophy, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment.
• Adhere to all operational, merchandise, and loss prevention standards.
• Be cross‑trained to work in multiple store areas to support business needs.
• Role model established customer experience practices with internal and external customers.
• Support and embody a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect.
• Accurately ring customer purchases/returns and count change back according to established operating procedures.
• Promote credit and loyalty programs.
• Maintain and uphold merchandising philosophy and follow established merchandising procedures and standards.
• Accurately process and prepare merchandise for the sales floor following company procedures and standards.
• Initiate and participate in store recovery as needed throughout the day.
• Maintain organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the sales floor and participate in maintenance/cleanliness of the entire store.
• Provide and accept recognition and constructive feedback.
• Adhere to all labor laws, policies, and procedures.
• Support and participate in store shrink reduction goals and programs.
• Participate in safety awareness and maintain a safe environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Able to work a flexible schedule to support business needs.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Capable of multi‑tasking.
• Able to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations.
• Capable of lifting heavy objects with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Works effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Retail customer experience preferred.

Benefits

• Associate discount
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Smoking cessation
• Bereavement
• 401(k) Associate contributions
• Child care & cell phone discounts
• Pet & legal insurance
• Credit union
• Referral bonuses
• 401(k) match (after meeting service/hours requirements)
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health care FSA
• Life insurance
• Short/long term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Paid holidays/vacation/sick
• Auto/home insurance discounts
• Scholarship program
• Adoption assistance

Pay

Starting pay range: USD $17.00 to $17.50 per hour (actual starting pay based on skills, qualifications, and experience).

Schedule

Flexible schedule required to support business needs.