Grocery Clerk - PT

Metro Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 18,866 - 26,870; Part time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in Ottawa is seeking a part-time Grocery Clerk to join their team. This role involves restocking shelves, assisting customers, and maintaining a clean store environment. The candidate should enjoy helping others, have strong organizational skills, and thrive in a fast-paced setting. This position offers an hourly wage starting at $16.60 and is part of a unionized bargaining unit, ensuring competitive pay based on relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to learn and adapt quickly in a grocery retail environment.
• Effective communication skills with customers and team members.
• Experience in stocking and organizing products is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Unload deliveries and organize products in the backroom or cooler.
• Restock shelves and ensure items are properly placed.
• Keep aisles and shelves clean and tidy.
• Assist customers in finding products and answering inquiries.
• Conduct periodic inventory counts and ensure accuracy.

Skills

Customer service skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Job description

Position Title: Grocery Clerk - PT

Position Type: Part time

Job Requisition ID: 46026

Banner: Metro

Employment Type: Permanent

This position is part of a unionized bargaining unit. The hourly wage for this position starts at $16.60 and is established in accordance with the collective agreement. Depending on a candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, education, and prior experience, a higher hourly wage may be offered. Any hourly wage offered for this role, whether starting or higher, will fall within the wage scale established for this position in accordance with the collective agreement.

Grocery Clerk

This is a posting for an existing permanent full/part-time position

Location: 3201 Strandherd Dr, Nepean, ON K2J 5N1

Shift: Days, Evenings & Weekends

Join Our Metro Team as a Grocery Clerk!

Dive into the action and make a meaningful impact by serving our customers at Metro! As a Grocery Clerk, you will be a key player in ensuring our shelves are always stocked and up to standard, while sharing your passion for food with our customers.

Our grocery team is essential to the success of Metro, and we are looking for individuals who enjoy helping others and are enthusiastic about the food industry. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and love making a difference, we want you on our team!

Join us and help create an awesome shopping experience for everyone!

What You’ll Do

• Unload deliveries and organize products in the backroom or cooler.
• Restock shelves with new inventory, ensuring items are placed in the correct locations.
• Rotate stock (first-in, first-out method).
• Keep aisles, shelves, and the overall store clean and tidy.
• Sweep and mop floors as needed.
• Handle spills promptly and ensure the store is safe for customers.
• Help customers find specific products or answer questions about items.
• Provide recommendations and offer assistance with shopping needs.
• Occasionally assist with helping customers put groceries into their vehicle
• Conduct periodic inventory counts and ensure accuracy.
• Report any discrepancies or damaged items to supervisors.
• Occasionally receive product and ensure the invoice is accurate.
• Set up and maintain promotional displays and end caps.
• Ensure that displays are visually appealing and well-organized.
• Update signage and price tags as needed

The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.

Disclosure on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment:

At METRO, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third‑party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.

METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.

We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.

Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.

We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.