About this role
Brand: Value Pawn & Jewelry
Pay range is based on experience from $15 to $17 per hour
We want you to join us for a career – not a job. At EZCORP we are looking for Team Members to lead the way today and to step into greater roles tomorrow. When you bring us your passion for service excellence, we’ll provide development and career paths to enhance your skills in a fun and fast paced environment that comes with competitive pay, generous bonus potential and great benefits!
Do you consider yourself a firearms expert? How would you like to work in an industry where you can share your passion with customers and fellow Team Members every day?
EZCORP family of brands, which includes EZPAWN, Value Pawn, and more, is a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America. We are passionate about customer service and our Team Members. We are currently hiring for Firearms Specialist to join our team who brings passion and knowledge about firearms sales, safety, and compliance.
EZCORP provides our full-time Team Members with a comprehensive benefits package to help you achieve your optimal work/life balance.
Working for EZCORP is not just a job; it is a career! We offer a structured career path to give you an opportunity to enhance your skills in a fun and fast paced environment.
In addition to a great career, here are some of the other things we offer our Team Members:
- Free Health Insurance
- Competitive Wages
- Monthly UNCAPPED Bonus Potential Paid on Store and Individual Performance
- Great Working Hours
- 401(k) with Company Match
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Holiday Pay
- Store Discount
Here’s what you can expect as a Firearms Specialist:
The ideal Firearms Specialist will have vast firearms knowledge and extensive gun handling experience. Familiarity with long guns and pistols is critical. This experience may be from prior retail, hunting, or the collecting of firearms. The Firearms Specialist is responsible for all aspects of managing the firearms department, including driving profitability through buying, selling, and loaning on firearms. The Firearms Specialist completes all 4473 forms (when present), is responsible for all aspects of compliance with ATF guidelines and ensures the store’s FFL status stays in good standing. Other Firearms Specialist duties include, but are not limited to:
- Evaluating the value of firearms presented as collateral.
- General management of the store’s firearms and firearm accessories, including merchandising, pricing, inventory controls, and evaluation
- Adhering to firearm compliance, such as appropriate certifications, gun book, 4473, NICS and/or other federal/state agency forms
- Meeting or exceeding financial targets set for the firearms department.
- Establishing meaningful and respectful relationships with customers
- Training Team Members on proper handling of and transactions involving firearms.
Requirements for the Firearms Specialist role:
The ideal candidate will possess an engaging personality, strong negotiation talents, and the ability to read and manage customer needs. You should also be highly organized and detail-oriented, with excellent judgment as well as strong time-management and prioritization skills. It is also important you display excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to build solid ongoing customer relationships. Additional requirements for the role include:
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum 1 year of customer service/sales and firearms experience
- Knowledge of federal/state firearms regulations
- Able to pass a criminal and ATF background check and drug test.
- Adhere to all Company policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Experience with 4473s, a plus
- Sales background, a plus
- Bilingual, a plus
No cost for TM only medical insurance when selecting BlueCross BlueShield EPO Plan.
Other facts
About EZCORP
Formed with 16 pawn stores in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America. At our pawn stores, we also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers. We are dedicated to satisfying the short- term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained and providing an industry-leading customer experience.
We provide numerous convenient options to obtain short-term cash, including non-recourse pawn loans collateralized by personal property. We also sell pre-owned merchandise to consumers seeking good value. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, EZCORP is traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol EZPW.
We want you to join us for a career – not a job. At EZCORP we are looking for Team Members to lead the way today and to step into greater roles tomorrow. When you bring us your passion for service excellence, we’ll provide development and career paths to enhance your skills in a fun and fast paced environment that comes with competitive pay, generous bonus potential and great benefits!
At EZCORP, we are committed to cultivating an environment that values belonging and fosters development for all.
This commitment includes providing equal access to, and participation in, employment opportunities, programs, and services without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or age.
We celebrate our Team Members’ differences, experiences, and beliefs.
What you'll do
- The Firearms Specialist is responsible for managing the firearms department, including buying, selling, and loaning firearms while ensuring compliance with ATF guidelines. They will also evaluate the value of firearms, manage inventory, and train team members on proper firearm handling.
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