
Merchandise - Hotel Gift Shop
BUENA PARK, CAJob$16.9/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
The Merchandise Sales Associate supports daily sales operations at the Knott’s Hotel retail location. The role includes assisting guests with product selection, processing transactions, maintaining and restocking the store, and completing location paperwork. Some locations require specialized skills such as candy production or embroidery. Applicants must be at least 18, and a California Food Handlers Card is required at select locations.
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Full job description
Overview:
$16.90 / hour
Must be 18+ to apply!
Are you looking for a fun and rewarding job? Interested in meeting people from all over and gaining skills that will last a lifetime? Then Knott’s Berry Farm is the place for you!
Working at Knott’s Berry Farm, you will have access to these amazing perks:
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Complimentary admission to Knott’s Berry Farm
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Earn complimentary tickets for your friends and family
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Discounts on food and merchandise
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Special events for associates only
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Building lifelong friendships
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Resume building skills
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Flexible schedule
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Employee recognition programs
Responsibilities:
As a Merchandise Sales Associate, you will perform daily sales operations of assigned Merchandise location at the Knott's Hotel. Ability to operate a Point of Sales cash register, cash handling skills, able to stock and clean location, while performing guest service.
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Assist guests in retail location by providing guest service. Provide product selection and information of the product for the guests.
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Engage in suggestive selling techniques.
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Conduct sales transactions on a cash register.
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Receive/Deliver cash funds from the Glory machine and complete paperwork needed for the Glory machine.
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Complete merchandise location paperwork.
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Clean and restock retail location on the daily basis; move and organize stock in store and stockroom. Report any concerns about the stock, stockroom, and sales floor to the area Team Leader immediately.
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Engages in observational loss prevention practices (i.e. observes surrounding areas for theft of product and guests property, checks for counterfeit currency, and follows proper cash handling procedures).
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Open and close assigned retail location.
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Some locations require special skills. These skills include candy production, stroller rental, magic demonstrations, hat embroidery, leather engraving, and photography. Individuals with these skills should be placed in appropriate locations.
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Assist Team Leader with any other tasks assigned.
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Perform basic product presentation assignments. This includes and is not limited to maintaining the presentation of the product to enhance the guests shopping experience by keeping the hangers in a question mark setting, making sure the sizes are together, and the product is organized and full at all times.
Qualifications:
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California Food Handlers Card at select locations
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Ability to handle money and give correct change in U.S. currency with/without the use of electronic equipment, such as a cash register or calculator.
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Ability to acquire knowledge about product being sold at locations.
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Ability to work nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet business needs.
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Ability to pass a background check, if 18 years of age or older, which may include, but is not limited to, credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, education and personal references, per Company policy, unless prohibited by federal, state, or provincial law.
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Preferred availability is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company is an equal opportunity employer. A work permit may be required for associates under the age of 18. Applicants must be legally eligible for employment in the United States and in accordance with state laws. Cedar Fair also conducts background checks on all applicants 18 years of age and older.
How this job compares
Set against the 6,029 open Sales Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16.9/hr
- California median$17–21/hr416 hourly ranges
- US median$16–20/hr2,638 hourly ranges
This rate, $16.90/hr, is 16% below the California median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Sales Associate hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 477 open Sales Associate jobs in California and 6,029 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- Sales Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (467 postings).
- Education
- 143 of the 6,029 open Sales Associate jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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