Grocery Market Clerk- Burnaby

Grocery Market Clerk – Burnaby

Quest Outreach Society is looking for the newest member of our Grocery Market Team. As a Market Clerk at Quest Outreach Society, you will help serve Quest Client Communities and support Grocery Market activities. If you’re a creative and driven individual, and carry a passion for food security, then this is the job for you!

About Quest

Quest Outreach Society exists to disrupt the cycle of poverty through access to healthy and affordable food. By bridging the gap between food banks and traditional grocery stores, Quest provides a grocery experience based on principles of dignity, access, and sustainability. Quest believes in a grocery model that simultaneously supports community while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A leader in redistribution, we work to actively redirect healthy, good food that would otherwise end up in the landfill and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Almost all of Quest’s food is donated by local food partners from across British Columbia and delivered across our five Lower Mainland markets at reduced cost to our client communities. Quest’s five Grocery Markets are located in Burnaby, Surrey, North Vancouver, East Vancouver, and the Downtown Eastside.

Key Responsibilities:

Under the leadership of your Market Manager, you will support the application of the organization’s guiding operating principles:

1. Take care of our people.

2. Get the right product at the right time to our clients.

3. Create safe and beautiful spaces.

4. Recognize our supporters.

5. Be recognized as leading experts in food security.

Reporting to the Market Manager, the Market Clerk is responsible for:

Customer Service:

• Greet and welcome all Quest clients
• Facilitate client shopping: explain, show, demonstrate, assist
• Suggest products, point out specials, bring attention to promotions and sales

Financial Transactions:

• Tally shopper totals, receive money and make accurate change
• Complete documentation, give receipts and provide documentation for payment
• Understand Quest policies and procedures for each type of payment the Market accepts
• Submit daily transactions, money and documentation

Preparation and Cleanliness of Grocery Market:

• Ensure Market is free of packaging, boxes, pallets etc.
• Ensure produce, bread, freezer, fridge and shelf displays are full and clean
• Ensure Market is swept, mopped and clear of debris
• Ensure shopping baskets, bags and other items are available
• Ensure Market is free of pests, reporting any evidence of activity to the Market Manager

Create and Maintain Food Displays:

• Sort and refresh the produce display daily
• Arrange and maintain display shelves

Maintain Stock and Display Stock Levels:

• Arrange stock in visually appealing, functional and accessible ways
• Maintain and refresh the display stock levels as required

Maintain Current Pricing and Signage:

• Ensure Quest pricing is followed as directed by the Market Manager
• Maintain clear market signage
• Create new signage as required

Other Tasks/Assignments:

• Participate in training and workshop opportunities as required and directed by Quest Senior Management
• Willing to undertake special projects as required

Required Skills and Experience:

• Understand Quest’s non-profit Grocery Market model
• A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to interact effectively with the general public
• Takes direction well and shows initiative
• Excellent time management skills with analytical and decision making abilities
• Able to lift 25 lbs. repeatedly

Nice-to-Have-But-Not-Required

• Post-secondary education or training that supports the skills and expertise required
• Previous experience in the grocery or retail sector

Compensation & Commitment

This position is based at our Burnaby Market

The hourly wage is $17.75/hour.

Application Deadline: Ongoing

To apply:

Please include the following in an email with the subject heading: “Quest Market Clerk - Burnaby” to Quest’s Manager of Human Resources, Diana Pemberton, at recruitment@questoutreach.org.

• Your resume
• In your email describe your experience and interest in working with Quest

If there are any accommodations that we can provide to make our hiring process more accessible for you, or if you have any ideas for improving our hiring process, please reach out to us at recruitment@questoutreach.org directly. We’d be happy to do our best to set you up for success.

We appreciate the effort of all applicants. Please note that only candidates selected for an initial interview will be contacted. Qualified candidates who submit their application ahead of the deadline may be contacted sooner for an initial interview.

We recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and encourage applications from Indigenous people, women, LGBTQIA+ people, people of colour, and people with disabilities.

Thank you for your interest in working with Quest!

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $17.75 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Shift:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person