Back of House Associate, Gold Coast
Chicago, ILFull-time$19/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Away is hiring a full-time Back of House Associate for its Gold Coast team. The role supports customers and store operations by managing inventory, processing deliveries and shipments, assisting with inventory events, and helping on the sales floor as needed. The associate also helps maintain store standards and facilitate in-store programs. Full-time employees need open availability, including one weekend day, and average at least 30 hours per week.
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Full job description
About Away We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.
Join The Crew We are hiring a Full-Time Back of House Associate to join our Gold Coast team. Our Retail team creates a transformative experience for each and every customer that visits one of our seventeen stores. We build connections with our customers through product education, world-class-service standards, and operational excellence. We pride ourselves in owning the offline touch point for our brand, and use it as an opportunity to foster a stronger Away community. This is an exciting opportunity to join a widely celebrated brand that is looking to continue to innovate and iterate. We’re looking for candidates that are excited to provide best-in-class support to all of our customers from their arrival, and until their departure. Full-time employees are expected to maintain open availability, including one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday), to support business needs and work an average of at least 30 hours per week. All employees are expected to adhere to Away’s Blackout Period expectations. Should you need a scheduling accommodation, please let your interviewer know.
What you’ll do as a Back of House Associate
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You’ll embody our brand standards and core values by being an excellent communicator, collaborator, and teammate
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You’ll support the customer experience by managing stock and inventory processes, ensuring inventory accuracy standards are met
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You’ll process new deliveries and customers shipments
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You’ll support cycle counts and other key inventory events throughout the year
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You’re flexible to support as needed on the sales floor, delivering best-in-class, exceptional customer service to every person, every time
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You’ll facilitate in-store programs and events as needed
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You’ll maintain the integrity of the store and uphold our visual standards
Who you are
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You have inventory experience in a customer focused setting; strongly preferred but not required
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You’re an excellent communicator with a passion for operational excellence
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You’re comfortable working on the sales floor as needed
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You maintain cool under pressure
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You’re an effective and expedient problem-solver with a keen attention to detail
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Ability to pull, push, lift, and carry up to 25 pounds throughout the duration of a work shift
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Ability to stand/be on feet for extended periods of time throughout the duration of a work shift
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Ability to bend, squat, twist, and reach as needed throughout the duration of a work shift
Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.
Who We Are
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We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings.
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We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.
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We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.
What We Offer
- Pay Rate: $19.00 hourly
EEOC Statement: Away is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability. Away is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 11,328 open Retail Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19/hr
- Illinois median$15–17/hr366 hourly ranges
- US median$17–18/hr6,098 hourly ranges
This rate, $19/hr, is 17% above the Illinois median midpoint ($16/hr) — in the top quarter of Retail Associate hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 393 open Retail Associate jobs in Illinois and 11,328 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Ross Stores, Inc.132 open
- Walmart38 open
- TJX (TJ Maxx / Marshalls / HomeGoods)28 open
- Experience
- Retail Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (589 postings).
- Education
- 8 of the 11,328 open Retail Associate jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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