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Carts co-worker

IKEA

Ottawa, CA
 
Salary: $18
 

Job Description

  • Job ID: 301569

  • Date posted: 30/07/2025

  • Who you are

    • You are enthusiastic about work and working with others on a team
    • You can prioritize, are disciplined, show initiative and have a flexible attitude
    • You’ve worked with material handling equipment before (or are very open to learning about it!)
    • You have about 6-month work experience in a high-volume Warehouse, Retail or Customer service environment (strong preferred but not necessary)
    • You are totally cool working in a physically demanding, fast-paced, work environment where you will be lifting and moving items continuously

    Your responsibilities

    • Maintain the flow of carts/baby strollers throughout the store to ensure positive customer shopping experience
    • Assist customers in loading merchandise into vehicles as efficiently as possible
    • Ensure that the loading zone remains clear
    • Maintain a balanced cart flow throughout the store/home delivery areas
    • Disassemble AS IS merchandise when required
    • Assist customers with bringing merchandise to be returned
    • Report inoperable equipment to managers
    • Maintain outside area, ensuring it is fully stocked with twine, etc.
    • Work closely with the furniture pick up and warehouse staff to ensure the integrity of merchandise pulls
    • Use available resources to educate yourself on product features and customer interaction skills
    • Contribute to an environment where the IKEA Culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of coworkers and customers
    • Assume responsibility for other tasks and projects as they occur

    Together as a Team

    At IKEA it’s all about our customers, and in Customer Relations we build and retain long-lasting relationships with new and existing customers in a multichannel retail environment. We’re a diverse team that work together to ensure a positive and joyful experience for all IKEA visitors and customers: we set up services, gather feedback and make things right! Our modus operandi is to connect to people by listening to their personal needs and to create genuine interactions. We’re a bunch of people who are truly passionate about people!





    Why you will love us

    Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:
    • Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
    • Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
    • RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
    • Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
    • Flexible spending account
    • Life insurance
    • Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
    • Parental leave
    • Bereavement leave
    • Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)



    P.S. In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as: Carts Co-Worker
    The starting rate/salary for this position is 18 CAD

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Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

 

ikeahalifax.jobs.ca@ikea.com

 

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About IKEA

Why work with us?

Because a job with us is so much more than a job. Come work with us and you’ll be part of a team that values you for who you are. A huge, welcoming team working to make a positive impact on millions of people around the world and where we all grow together. With our “happy rebel” spirit we challenge conventions and drive positive changes in our industry and sometimes even in the world. We are restless doers, driven by curiosity, enthusiasm and a desire to create a better everyday life for the many people.

What’s it like being an IKEA co-worker? There are over 200,000 IKEA co-workers worldwide. We value our IKEA culture, togetherness and being part of a high-performing team. Our shared values and culture is a large part of what makes IKEA unique, both as a brand and a workplace. Visit any IKEA unit anywhere in the world and you’ll find co-workers putting their shared IKEA values into practice.

Your IKEA journey can take you in any direction Helping our customers create a better everyday life at home requires a large team with many different jobs. With such a wide variety of jobs we’re confident that you’ll find at least one that interests you.

Please scroll through the following list, apply to the available job(s) that interest you the most and potentially begin an exciting career journey with IKEA.