Altamont - Hardware Sales & Service
The Hardware Sales & Service Associate supports daily retail and warehouse operations while providing excellent customer service. This individual assists customers with product selection and purchases, helps maintain inventory, organizes orders and pickups, and ensures the store remains clean, organized, and well-stocked. A general knowledge of agriculture, livestock, and hardware products is beneficial in serving customer needs.
Location
4 Do-It Dr, Altamont, IL 62411
Reports to
Hardware Manager
Salary
$16-20/hour
Key Responsibilities
- Follow all established personnel and safety policies and procedures
- Help keep inventory of all small seed, fertilizer, feed and various hardware items
- Have a general knowledge of the Agriculture/Livestock Industry
- Ability to organize orders, coordinate pickup times, and drive a forklift as necessary
- Assist other employees in the restocking of feed, fertilizer, small seed, and various hardware items
- Have a basic understanding of hardware, and help with various daily task throughout the store
- Provide the highest quality customer service
- Interact with employees and management in a professional manner
- Assist in checkout area: take payments, answer phone calls, and check customers out
- Assist customers with purchases to their vehicle
- Loading and unloading trucks
- Keep store, warehouse, and parking lot clean and free of clutter
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Leadership Characteristics
- High School Diploma or GED. Associate in agriculture preferred
- Demonstrates the ability to interact effectively with management and customers
- Has a self-motivating personality as well as team-building skills
- Must possess excellent communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel Outlook and Word
- Must be 18 years of age or older
Work Environment
The nature of the job may require extended hours. While performing the duties of the job, the employee occasionally works outside.
Physical Demands
The physical demands include lifting objects up to 50 pounds on a regular basis and climbing stairs and ladders.
Travel
The employee may be required to travel to other locations, conferences, educational opportunities and other job-related activities.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
Date Posted
08/31/2026
Who is The Equity?
The Equity is an independent ag cooperative headquartered in Effingham, Illinois and has over 600 employees. Our market area currently includes 22 locations and covers central Illinois and southwest Indiana. The Equity has five divisions including: Agronomy, Grain, Feed & Livestock, Energy, and two Retail Stores, plus a Precision Agronomy dealership as well as a cutting-edge drone sprayer business. The Equity’s mission is to deliver value to our customers through operational excellence, providing information, exploring opportunities, and supporting profitable roles for producers.
Benefits Overview
- Paid vacation, 6 days Paid Time for All, 8 paid holidays, 3 paid floating holidays
- 401k match up to 6%
- One week paid Parental Leave
- Referral Program
- Company Incentive Program
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Paid Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Effingham Equity shall not be liable for, shall not pay, and expressly rejects and disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for any commission, expense, fee or cost claimed or charged by any recruitment or employment agency, firm, or company in connection with the employment of any candidate selected by Effingham Equity for the position described above unless a written contract is executed by Effingham Equity and such employment agency, firm or company before Effingham Equity makes an offer of employment to such candidate.