Adventure Outdoors

Welcome to one of the fastest growing outdoor store, tours, and rentals establishment.

Our rental service proudly operates out of Surrey and serves the Greater Vancouver Area and Canada. Our unique business model allows us to be a mobile service, which means our patrons get to experience many of the outdoor wonders in multiple locations with delivery, pick up, and personalized itinerary. Our mission is to enable locals and tourists to expand their experience of BC, get active, and lead a healthier lifestyle.

This position will be located within various locations in the Greater Vancouver Area, and primarily in person in our Surrey office/warehouse. The position also requires weekend availability.

BENEFITS:

• Dress Code: Casual clothing + top uniform
• Convenience: Opportunities to enjoy water and outdoor activities when available as well as access to many outdoor activities including hiking trails during leisure time ✔
• Culture: COMPLETE open door policy and family-like dynamic within our team where your feedback is heard and acted on + company socials/ outings ✔
• Employee Discount Privilege: 50% discount on daily rentals, and at cost discount on store for you and immediate family ✔
• Opportunities: Strong chances of career and personal growth within a start up environment ✔

SUMMARY:

Adventure Outdoors is looking for Retail Store Supervisor to join our team. In this role you will be responsible maintaining our warehouse equipment as well as interacting with customers, providing demonstrations and participating in community activities. If you enjoy working in a fast paced, physically demanding environment, and providing top knotch customer service, then this position is for you!

REPORTS TO: CEO & Manager

REQUIREMENTS:

Due to the Canada Summer Jobs Program grant, the applicant must:

• Be between ages 16 to 29
• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• Be able to work evenings and weekends.

SKILLS & CHARACTERISTICS:

Leadership:

• Takes initiative and is solutions oriented
• Takes appropriate approach to problems at hand
• Takes ownership of successes and areas of improvement

Business Operations:

• Participates in physically demanding work and is able to lift over 50 lbs objects
• Deliver and pickup equipment and orders
• Form efficient warehouse processes and upkeep/ enhance organization

Client Services:

• Ability to communicate efficiently and professionally with clients
• Interact with clients on behalf of the company
• Process, ship, and deliver orders

Teamwork:

• Works well with others
• Able to coordinate tasks, share resources, plan, make decisions, negotiate, solve conflicts and complete other activities that involve teamwork and customers
• Can handle independent work during unsupervised hours

Communication:

• Able to produce concise information that is in both writing and verbal
• Able to provide detailed research-based responses to questions and keep others informed of work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Professional demeanor with strong active listening skills

Digital Skills:

• Able to learn and use Google Suite, Calendly, and other modern technology

DAILY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS:

• Assist with transporting equipment to and from our Surrey office
• Assist with handling bulky and heavy outdoor equipment
• Assist with instructing customers on the use of equipment and safety procedures
• Assist with installing and taking down car and outdoor accessories
• Assist with maintenance of equipment in the warehouse as well as picking up and dropping off equipment to customers
• Process incoming orders and ship them out

Job Types:

• Full time contract with potential for full time permanent employment transition thereafter

Difficulty: Entry

*** If you believe you will be an outstanding applicant, but don't have the necessary certifications and training, the courses and supplies can be provided for you with a deferred payment option.

Work Location: Onsite within 31 Capilano Way, New Westminster, BC V3L 5G3

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Seasonal

Pay: $17.85-$19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 35 per week

Additional pay:

• Bonus pay
• Tips

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company events
• Employee assistance program
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Every Weekend
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• New Westminster, BC V3L 5G3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• 1. Do you have a vehicle of your own, and are you open to using it as a work vehicle to deliver within the Lower Mainland with fair compensation for your mileage and gas?

2. If yes, please indicate what your expectations of fair compensation would be for $ per km rate (i.e. 2021 Honda CRV and 50 cents/km).

• Do you meet the following requirements?

• Be between the ages of 16 to 29
• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
• International Students NOT accepted

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Warehouse management system: 1 year (preferred)
• Retail sales: 1 year (preferred)
• Retail store: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• BC - Class 5 Driver's License (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-06-30