Department Second Produce-FT

Requisition ID: 195773 
Career Group: Store Careers 
Job Category: Retail - Produce 
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

 

  Country: Canada (CA) 
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Kingston

 

 
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

 
A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. 

 

Ready to Make an impact?

Provide customers with friendly and professional service. Fulfill duties for all areas of the Produce Department. Supervise the Produce Department and staff in the absence of the Manager. Actively contribute to an environment of employee and customer engagement.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

• Provide customer service to meet customer needs
• Supervise produce personnel in the absence of the Produce Manager
• Promote an employee culture of coaching and development
• Complete customer produce orders
• Receive produce orders
• Perform daily produce preparation
• Merchandise produce department
• Implement SMART retailing (Atlantic)
• Maintain sanitation standards
• Adhere to and implement all applicable company standards
• Perform administrative duties as required

What you have to offer:

• Ability to work independently in a fast paced environment
• Above average oral and written communication skills
• Good work ethic and ability to multi task
• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 12 months of experience

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally. 

The salary range for this position is $17.00 - $21.80  . We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure that you are paid fairly and competitively.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

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.

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.

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.