Grocery Clerk - Full Time

River Market Community Co-op; Stillwater (MN); On-site; USD 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Casual dress code

Paid holidays

Holiday premium pay

Annual pay increases

Job summary

River Market Community Co-op in Stillwater, MN is hiring a Full Time Grocery Clerk. The position offers hourly pay ranging from $17.75 to $19.06 with weekend availability required. You will help customers, stock shelves, ensure product quality, and maintain a clean store environment.

As a community-owned store with 45+ years of service, River Market emphasizes strong customer service and growth opportunities. Union position with benefits and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills required.
• Must be able to perform basic arithmetic.
• Able to stand for long periods and work in refrigerated spaces.
• Able to lift 25 lbs regularly; up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Availability to work weekends and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Open and close procedures according to department schedule.
• Receive shipments and sort/stock merchandise.
• Record damaged or dated items and dispose of them properly.
• Assist customers with special orders and provide price checks.
• Follow all production guidelines and maintain cleanliness and organization.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Basic arithmetic

Able to stand for long periods

Lift 25 lbs regularly / 50 lbs occas.

Work in refrigerated spaces

Weekend and evening availability

Job description

River Market Community Co-op is hiring a Full Time Grocery Clerk!

Experience-based pay ranging from: $17.75 - $19.06 per hour

Must have availability to work weekends. Candidates without availability to work weekends will not be considered.

Work for a community-owned grocery store in downtown Stillwater and help support a sustainable local food system. As a cornerstone of locally and naturally produced foods for more than 45 years, River Market Community Co-op knows outstanding customer service is vital to the long-term success of the store.

• Part-time staff (less than 30 hours/week) receive a generous employee discount, immediate Paid Time Off accrual, and a 401(k) with employer match, while full-time staff (30 or more hours/week) enjoy these benefits along with health insurance and voluntary dental and vision coverage.
• Other perks to joining the River Market team include a casual dress code, paid holidays, holiday premium pay, and annual pay increases.

Learn valuable, transferable job skills as a Grocery Clerk! Grocery Clerks interact directly with customers, maintain attractive and fully stocked shelves, ensure high standards of product quality and safety, and keep the store clean and organized. Joining River Market as a Grocery Clerk is a great pathway into various retail careers and provides you with an encouraging environment to learn and grow.

Do you already have experience working as a Grocery Clerk? Your experience is rewarded by advanced placement on our starting wage scale.

Union position

Reports to:

Center Store Manager

• Perform established opening and closing procedures according to timeline determined by department manager
• Receive shipments
• Sort and stock merchandise
• Ensure items returned, damaged, or dated are accurately recorded and properly disposed of
• Assist customers with placing and picking up of special orders and provide price checks as requested
• Follow all directions accurately and in accordance with established production guidelines

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Able to perform basic arithmetic including counting, addition, and subtraction
• Able to repetitively lift and carry 25 lbs, and occasionally 50 lbs
• Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling and fine manipulation
• Able to remain on feet for long periods of time
• Able to spend time working in refrigerated spaces
• Availability to work including weekends and evenings

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS: Must be physically able to occasionally grasp, grip, pull, push, twist, and turn as needed.

Constant (67-100%): Walking, standing, lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds floor to waist, talking, hearing, correctable vision including near acuity and depth perception

Frequent (34-66%): Bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, lifting/reaching waist to shoulder, lifting/reaching above the shoulder

Occasional (1-33%): Working in refrigeration, pushing, pulling, lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds floor to waist, lifting up to 100 pounds with assistance floor to waist