Center Store/Grocery Clerk (Seattle)
About this role
Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: Seattle Store - Seattle, WA 98122Position Type: Part TimeEducation Level: High School Diploma or GEDSalary Range: $21.48 - $26.11 HourlyTravel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: AnyCenter Store/Grocery Clerk (Seattle)
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 Seattle, a natural foods cooperative with over 14,000 members, is hiring a Center Store/Grocery 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?
This position is for a five-day a week closing clerk, working shifts from approximately 2-10:30pm.
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.
Primary Position 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 special orders as necessary
Other responsibilities may include
● Occasionally ordering and verifying product orders, cataloguing and coding invoices
● Assisting in other store departments as necessary
● Upholding the values of Central Co-op in daily workPosition Qualifications
Qualifications
● 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
● Ideally, previous retail, grocery, dairy/freeze, natural foods, and/or customer service experience
Physical Demands
● 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 step-stools to stock product.
Company at a glance
Central Co-op is a community-owned natural foods cooperative open to everyone, with locations on Seattle’s Capitol Hill and in Tacoma’s North End. Owned by our shoppers and workers, we’re a complete grocery store dedicated to high-quality products, sustainable practices and strong relationships with Washington farmers and artisans. Since 1978 Central Co-op has specialized in providing fresh, organic, bulk, and local foods and supplements for our shoppers’ health and enjoyment!
Top Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401k
- Grocery discount
- Vacation time
Tired of cold applications?
Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.
Know someone who'd be great for this?