At Hortons Home Lighting in Chicagoland, we’re always looking for passionate and experienced individuals to join our lighting and hardware teams. If you’re looking for a new career in the lighting industry or hardware industry, contact us at jobs@hortonshome.com for available positions or fill out an Applicant Interest Form.
Full-Time Warehouse Associate/Driver
Hortons of LaGrange is seeking a full-time warehouse associate/driver. Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Receiving in vendor merchandise
- Filling and pulling customer orders
- Some heavy lifting
- Some assembly of product
- Making customer deliveries and inter-store transfers
- Other warehouse duties
Previous warehouse experience is required. Must have a valid driver’s license and must be able to drive a box truck.
Cashier & Front-End Services Representative
- Part-time
- Evening and weekend availability
As a Hortons Cashier & Front-End Services Representative, you are more than just an ‘item scanner’. You play a major role in how our Hortons’ guests feel when they leave the store or end a phone call. This job involves tasks such as greeting Hortons’ guests, answering phone calls and directing calls to the appropriate departments, answering questions about products, taking payment and processing refunds, generating estimates, data entry, and implementing store policies. You will play a key role in providing legendary customer service to our Hortons’ guests and building guest loyalty. You will be responsible for operating our cash registers with accuracy and efficiency while ensuring the checkout experience is fast and friendly. This includes, but is not limited to, suggesting appropriate additional products, handling merchandise returns and exchanges quickly and efficiently, calling customers when their special orders are in and counting down their cash drawer at the end of each shift.
Candidates well suited for our Cashier & Front-End Services Representative role are customer focused, have a friendly and approachable personality, enjoy working as part of a team, and can remain motivated when completing repetitive tasks.
Who You Are:
- Desire to provide customer service excellence
- Outgoing and excited to smile, greet, and thank customers with a positive attitude
- Comfortable standing for long periods of time while checking out guests quickly and accurately
- Organized and professional
- Quick learner and comfortable answering guest questions to help them with their needs
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Detail Oriented
- Knowledge of basic computer skills
- Cashier or customer service experience is preferred but not required
- Standing, walking, and lifting (up to 25lbs) is required
Sales Associate And Design Consultant
- Part-time & Full-time
- Weekend availability
Hortons Home Lighting in La Grange is looking for a “Dream Team” of sales associates who love to sell and love to solve people’s problems. While not required, we favor applicants with a year or more of experience in the service industry, who are drawn to decorating, design or art, and who enjoy helping people make the most of their homes and/or personal appearance. The ideal candidate is excited to learn about the lighting industry and knows how to take initiative.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities Include The Following:
- Drive Sales
- Contribute to store sales goals by selling lighting, accessories and other products offered by Hortons
- Team with Sales Manager and Associates to promote a positive buying experience and drive overall store sales
- Develop and utilize sales skills and principals
- Maximize store promotions, marketing initiatives, and grassroots programs
- Maintain strong knowledge of features and benefits of existing and new product lines
- Meet established goals as set by management
About Us
Hortons Home Lighting & Ace Hardware is independently owned and part of a worldwide community of over 5,000 Ace retail stores committed to winning customers through legendary customer service. Hortons of LaGrange has been serving the community for over 125 years and we pride ourselves on creating a superior client experience from the way our stores are merchandised, to the products we carry, and most importantly, the service we provide to each and every person who walks through the door. Here at Hortons our sales associates exemplify the foundation of our service to each customer as they enter and leave the store.
Consider joining the Hortons team where our friendly atmosphere, competitive wages, merchandise discounts, flexible schedules and a positive management team are just a few of the advantages we offer. This is not a seasonal position. Sales associates need flexibility to work days, evenings and weekend shifts.
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Store discount