Seafood - Clerk Seafood

Sobeys; Nanaimo; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sobeys is hiring a Seafood Clerk for our Thrifty Foods counter. You will greet customers, answer questions on grilling and nutrition, and assist with preparing and displaying fresh seafood selections.

Experience in seafood is preferred; Thrifty Foods training will be provided. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment with an emphasis on safety, quality, and customer service, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Preference will be given to candidates with previous Seafood experience
• Thrifty Foods specific training will be provided
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated and team oriented
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form
• Possess strong Customer Service qualities
• Works in a safe and responsible manner
• Available to work flexible hours
• Evening and weekend availability is strongly encouraged
• Able to work in a cold environment
• Must be available to be scheduled anytime on Sunday (Alberta Only)

Responsibilities

• Upholds and complies with company procedures, standards and policies in all situations
• Greets customers in a polite and friendly manner
• Demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with Safeway’s programs
• Use of hand wrapper and scale
• Pricing seafood for sale
• Washing and cutting fish for seafood counter
• Filling counter and showcases
• Cleaning and sanitizing work area
• Working with raw as well as cooked seafood

Skills

Seafood experience

Customer service

Ability to learn quickly

Team oriented

Communication skills

Job description

What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised/affiliate store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise stores operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.

Please note that this career opportunity is for a role at an independently owned and operated franchised/affiliate store location.

Ready to start fresh?

A Day In The Life Of a Seafood Clerk

You will deal directly with customers and answer questions on everything from grilling to nutrition. Our highly skilled Seafood Clerks are trained here to prepare the outstanding quality selections that Thrifty Foods has built its reputation on. Become part of the team that offers our customers some of our best-selling products.

Experience

Here’s where you’ll have an impact:

• Preference will be given to candidates with previous Seafood experience
• Thrifty Foods specific training will be provided

Key Responsibilities

• Upholds and complies with company procedures, standards and policies in all situations
• Greets customers in a polite and friendly manner
• Demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with Safeway’s programs
• Use of hand wrapper and scale
• Pricing seafood for sale
• Washing and cutting fish for seafood counter
• Filling counter and showcases
• Cleaning and sanitizing work area
• Working with raw as well as cooked seafood

What You Bring To The Table

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated and team oriented
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both oral and written form
• Possess strong Customer Service qualities
• Works in a safe and responsible manner
• Available to work flexible hours
• Evening and weekend availability is strongly encouraged
• Able to work in a cold environment
• Must be available to be scheduled anytime on Sunday (Alberta Only)

Physical Requirements

(Seldom: Not Daily, Rare: 0-5% of shift, Occasional: 6-33% of shift, Frequent: 34-66% of shift, Constant: 66-100% of shift)

• Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds
• Constant standing, walking
• Frequent hand coordination, bending
• Occasional gripping, crouching, twisting
• Occasional exposure to cold temperatures

Our affiliate and franchise stores offer teammates competitive total compensation packages that will vary by role, location and store ownership. Individual Compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.

External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

Please note: Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.