Retail Skillbridge Intern - Military Veterans

Req ID: 440193

Address: 4400 S. 22nd Ave. E. Newton, IA, 50208

Welcome to Love’s!

Where People are the Heart of Our Success

Retail SkillBridge Intern

At Love's, our values go beyond our name. We look for those same values in our people. Whether you are working in truck care services, restaurant services, or overall retail operations, the goal is to support all aspects of operations in an assigned location or district. At Love's, we empower you to be owner-operators and allow you to manage all aspects of your location. With a growing organization, the opportunities for career growth are endless.

"Run the Play"

A Retail SkillBridge Intern will help run our business by overseeing all operations in the store, restaurant and truck care facilities, where applicable. A Retail SkillBridge Intern will perform daily managerial duties by overseeing, directing and coordinating activities around the store to better serve customers.

How You Will Fit In

• Win customers over by being friendly and impressing them with your care.


• Always put the safety and happiness of your customers first


• Take ownership in helping to run the store, operating the point-of-sale system, assisting customers, and providing general housekeeping.


• Be a source for answers as customers ask for directions or need to locate something in the store.


• Be reliable, accountable, and presentable.


• Capability to do some light lifting, working up to 8-hour shifts and doing light paperwork, including basic math.

"Clean Places, Friendly Faces"

You willl be working in a fast-paced environment. It will be your job to make sure we promote sales growth through merchandise execution, ensuring your teams are well trained and delivering world-class service.

Benefits That Can't Be Beat (available upon completion of Intern program and acceptance of full-time placement)

• Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance Plans


• Flexible Scheduling


• Road to Success Program for career development


• On-the-job training


• Competitive pay (paid weekly)


• Quarterly Bonus


• Holiday pay


• 401(k) with matching contributions


• Pet Insurance


• Parental Leave


• Adoption Assistance


• Employee Assistance Program

Requirements

• Must be an active duty service memeber.


• Must be within 90-180 days of discharge.


• Must have approval from the first commander in chain of command.

Typical Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.


• Requires standing and walking, with some bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.


• Occasional lifting of up to 50lbs


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

While performing these duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outdoor elements in all seasons. Occasionally, the employee will also be exposed to fumes and particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times. While performing these duties, the employee may be exposed to dirt, dust, grime, grease, oil, gas, high-concentrated cleaning solutions, etc.

Diversity Statement

From the founding of Love’s, our leaders have been passionate about providing excellent customer experiences and helping our Team Members grow. We do both within a culture of respect and inclusion. To sustain this culture, we will welcome individuals who are diverse in experiences, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion and physical or mental ability. Also, we are committed to sustaining a professional working environment where ALL people feel respected. By doing these things we will cultivate diversity of thought and a spirit of innovation.

Grow Far with Love's

As a family-based company, we are committed to adhering to our values. Ensuring that each of our people has success is central to these values. The Road to Success Program offers leadership and management skills training. If management is your path, we will help you get there. As a merit-based culture, we champion creative and valuable ideas and challenging work is not only recognized but rewarded. Whether you are looking for part-time work to supplement your income or to grow into a leadership role, with Love’s, all roads lead to success!

Love’s has been fueling customers’ journeys since 1964. Innovation and perseverance continue to lead the way for the family-owned and -operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City with more than 40,000 team members in North America and Europe. The company’s core business is travel stops and convenience stores with more than 630 locations in 42 states. Love’s continues its commitment to offer products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, four-wheel customers, RVers, alternative fuel and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities Love’s serves and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace are hallmarks of the company’s award-winning culture.

The Love’s Family of Companies includes:

• Gemini Motor Transport, one of the industry’s safest trucking fleets.


• Speedco and Love’s Truck Care, the largest oil change and preventive maintenance and total truck care network.


• Musket, a rapidly growing, Houston-based commodities supplier and trader.


• Trillium, a Houston-based alternative fuels expert.


• TVC Pro-driver, a commercial driver’s license (CDL) protection subscription service.