PT - COM Food Market Assistant

COLLEGE OF MAINLAND; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 11,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

College of the Mainland seeks a part-time Food Market Assistant to join the COM Food Market team. You will work at the Front Desk, stock shelves, process guest intake, and help maintain a clean, safe shopping environment for students, faculty and staff.

Responsibilities include inventory management, licensing/compliance support, and delivering friendly customer service. You will use campus ID systems and market software, assist with deliveries, and uphold health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Greet market guests warmly to create a welcoming environment.
• Check in students using campus ID system or market software to verify eligibility.
• Answer the market telephone and respond to inquiries about hours, location, and policies.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding students per FERPA and privacy standards.
• Assist guests with weighing or counting items to ensure quantity limits.
• Bag groceries efficiently and correctly as needed.

Responsibilities

• Receive deliveries and inspect items for quality and packaging.
• Stock shelves, freezers and refrigerators; rotate stock using FIFO.
• Explain market rules and item limits in a helpful manner.

Skills

Customer Service

Inventory Management

Food Safety

Confidentiality

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Datatel

Microsoft Office

Rapture

Job description

Enrich the lives of the College of the Mainland students, faculty and staff in the COM Food Market. The COM Food Market Assistant will serve at the Front Desk of the market, stocking shelves and ensure market guest intake runs smoothly and the shopping experience is effiecient and the market is a clean and safe. This position is responsible for the daily operations of the market, including inventory management, customer service, and maintaining health and safety standards.

Candidates Eligible to Apply

Candidates Eligible to Apply Internal/External

Position Type

Position Type Non-Exempt Staff

Employment Status

Employment Status Part Time

Position Funding Type

Position Funding Type Regular

High School Diploma

Preferred Education/Training/Experience

Making academic progress toward completion of degree or certificate.

• Greet all market guests warmly to create a stigma-free and welcoming environment.
• Check in students using the campus ID system or market software to verify eligibility.
• Answer the market telephone, responding to inquiries about hours, location, and donation policies.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding students who utilize the market (adhering to FERPA and privacy standards).
• Assist guests with weighing food items and/or counting items to ensure adherence to quantity limits.
• Bag groceries for guests efficiently and carefully as needed.
• Explain market rules and item limits to guests in a polite and helpful manner.
• Receive deliveries and donations, inspecting items for quality and package integrity.
  Stock shelves, freezer and refrigerator items
• Utilize the First-In, First-Out ( FIFO ) method to minimize waste and ensure freshness.
• Conduct regular inventory counts and report low-stock items to the supervisor.
• Check expiration dates daily and remove expired items according to safety protocols.
• Maintain a clean and organized market space, including sweeping, dusting shelves, and wiping down counters.
• Break down cardboard boxes and remove trash/recycling to designated areas.
  Monitor refrigerator/freezer temperatures (if applicable) and log data to ensure food safety compliance.
• Follow specific checklists for opening the market (turning on lights, checking messages, setting up displays) and closing (locking up, securing sensitive information, turning off equipment).
• The use of specified computer applications (Datatel, Microsoft Office & Rapture) involving the
• Hard worker, good attitude, sense of humor
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with students, faculty, vendors and staff.
• Highly organized; independent.

• Utilize the First-In, First-Out ( FIFO ) method to minimize waste and ensure freshness.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Licensing/Certification Requirements

None.

Job Duties

Customer Service & Intake:

Greet all market guests warmly to create a stigma-free and welcoming environment.
Check in students using the campus ID system or market software to verify eligibility.
Answer the market telephone, responding to inquiries about hours, location, and donation policies.
Maintain strict confidentiality regarding students who utilize the market (adhering to FERPA and privacy standards).

Market Operations:

Assist guests with weighing food items and counting items to ensure adherence to quantity limits.
Bag groceries for guests efficiently and carefully.
Explain market rules and item limits to guests in a polite and helpful manner.

Inventory & Stocking:

Receive deliveries and donations, inspecting items for quality and package integrity.
Stock shelves, freezer and refrigerator items
Utilize the First-In, First-Out ( FIFO ) method to minimize waste and ensure freshness.
Conduct regular inventory counts and report low-stock items to the supervisor.
Check expiration dates daily and remove expired items according to safety protocols.

Facility Maintenance:

Maintain a clean and organized market space, including sweeping, dusting shelves, and wiping down counters.
Break down cardboard boxes and remove trash/recycling to designated areas.
Monitor refrigerator/freezer temperatures (if applicable) and log data to ensure food safety compliance.

Opening & Closing Duties:

Follow specific checklists for opening the market (turning on lights, checking messages, setting up displays) and closing (locking up, securing sensitive information, turning off equipment).

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Minimum Salary Range

Minimum Salary Range $9.88/hour

Mid Point Salary Range

Mid Point Salary Range TBD

Maximum Salary Range

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 09/01/2026

Posting Close Date

Posting Will Be Open Until Filled

Posting Will Be Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions to Applicant

EEO Statement

College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.

Documents Needed to Apply

• Required Documents
• Resume
• Transcripts (1 of 3)
• Optional Documents
• Cover Letter