Grocery/Center Store Clerk (Tacoma)
About The Position
Want to be an integral part of a progressive, dynamic workplace devoted to supporting small vendors, local farmers, and transformative community impact? Central Co-op Tacoma, a natural foods cooperative with over 14,000 members, is hiring a Center Store Clerk! This job is a great fit for someone who thrives on teamwork, creativity, and working with people in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Central Co-op offers competitive wages, 100% employer-paid-premium health/dental/vision insurance for employees working 28+ hours/week, a 4% employer-matching 401k, a grocery discount, and generous vacation time. Plus, what’s better than getting to know you’re making a positive difference in the world? Position Summary Central Co-op is proud of its commitment to quality foods and supporting small local vendors, and is seeking a clerk to help ensure that our Center Store/Grocery department looks and feels great! The Center Store Clerk is responsible for providing outstanding customer service and keeping our shelves and cases stocked, clean, and enticing.
Requirements
- Ability to take direction from management and work independently to meet expectations.
- Desire to provide an excellent, friendly customer experience, and effectively listen to and communicate with customers and co-workers
- Ability to prioritize and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment
- A flexible schedule, and the expectation of working evenings and weekends
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Frequently requires: standing; walking; kneeling; squatting; bending; reaching; working in cool, cold, or wet environments; use of box cutters; and fine hand manipulation.
- Using hand trucks, carts, and stepstools to stock product
Nice To Haves
- Ideally, previous retail, grocery, dairy/freeze, natural foods, and/or customer service experience
Responsibilities
- Stocking, rotating, and facing grocery items on the sales floor, in coolers and freezers, and in backstock; maintaining cleanliness of both sales and stock areas
- Receiving product from distributors and vendors, and ensuring the accuracy of deliveries and invoices
- Answering questions and engaging with customers about product availability and selection, and taking customer suggestions and special orders
- Occasionally ordering and verifying product orders, cataloguing and coding invoices
- Cashiering and assisting in other store departments as necessary
- Upholding the values of Central Co-op in daily work
Benefits
- competitive wages
- 100% employer-paid-premium health/dental/vision insurance for employees working 28+ hours/week
- a 4% employer-matching 401k
- a grocery discount
- generous vacation time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
