Store Clerk, Casual Part-Time (1 to 4 shifts per month on average)
Note: this position has been filled.
Full Circle is downtown Kitchener’s local and zero-waste grocery store. Since 1981, we have championed local products, zero-waste shopping options, and plant-based foods long before it was cool. We are a living wage employer, and we’re dedicated to decent work practices including fair scheduling, paid sick leave and other job-protected leave policies.
Every team member is trained in a wide variety of tasks. From customer service to receiving deliveries, food preparation to stocking shelves and cleaning, every shift includes a mix of front-of-house and back-of-house tasks. Everyone including the boss mops the floor. We’re a small and versatile team of people who support one another.
As a casual, part-time store clerk, your responsibilities would include:
- Ensuring customers have a great experience in store and online
- Packing online orders for pick-up
- Receiving deliveries and stocking shelves
- Providing product advice to customers
- Handling cash and processing transactions in the point-of-sale system
- Preparing fresh produce for optimal freshness
- Simple food preparation (no cooking)
- Cooperating with teammates to accomplish all daily tasks and occasional projects
- Communicating with vendors to ensure smooth deliveries and product quality
- Working in a team and independently in the store with no supervision
- Lifting heavy boxes up to 50lb / 25kg
Job details
- $19.95/hour
- Evening and weekend availability is a must
- 1-4 shifts per month on average; can be more or less depending on coverage needs & staff vacations
- Shifts are scheduled in advance, one month at a time
- 6-month contract starting September 2023 with possibility of extension
- 1 week paid sick leave per year + other job-protected leave policies
- 3 weeks paid vacation per year
- 15% reimbursement for GRT transit pass
- COVID-19 measures:
- Mandatory masks for staff, masks encouraged & provided for customers
- HEPA+UV filter at cash register
- MERV-13 filters in HVAC system
- Regular sanitation of high-touch surfaces
- Online ordering with no-contact pick-up option
- Please let us know if you have any questions about our COVID-19 safety measures
Our ideal applicant will have the following characteristics:
- You are attentive; enjoy problem-solving and thinking on your feet
- You can maintain a calm and professional environment, even in stressful situations
- Excellent attendance record
- Ability to work on your feet for 7 hours
- Passion for food, community, and environmental justice
- Interest in working among a diversity of people, including people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures & gender identities
- Food handling certificate is an asset
How to apply
This position has been filled