Produce Clerk

Join Our Team

For many people, it's the opportunity to work for an inclusive, local, values driven business that provides healthy, delicious, and sustainable foods to their community; it's also about people - the ability to work with a great team to create amazing customer experiences. Whatever your reason for joining us, know this, working with us makes a difference!

Clerks make sure customers have a great experience by keeping products available, greeting customers and offering timely, friendly, and caring service. Clerks also make sure the department is clean, well-stocked, and looks good. They ensure our products and practices follow all safety rules. Additionally, they help out in other parts of the store.

This is a union position.

Location: 1500 West 7th Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102

Schedule: Position 1: 3 - 4 shifts per week between 5am - 5pm, weekends required. Position 2: 2 - 4 shifts between 8am - 9:30pm, weekend availability required.

A positive, flexible person who shows up each day ready to support their team, create excellent customer experiences, and contribute to an inclusive environment. If you have produce or retail experience, great - if not, we are willing to train!

Qualifications

• Customer Service: Able to meet customer needs by providing excellent, welcoming, and timely service
• Teamwork: Able to be flexible to support the changing needs of our team and store
• Communication: Able to effectively communicate with customers and team members; uses active listening, patience, and clear communication to ensure a respectful and professional experience
• Initiative: Able to take responsibility for creating great customer and team experiences
• Dependability: Able to show up each day in a timely manner ready to work; shows strong follow-through
• Diversity and Inclusion: Able to contribute to a welcoming environment for customers and team members; respects people from a variety of backgrounds and abilities
• Math Skills: Basic math skills; ability to timely and correctly perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Preferred Qualifications

• Produce Experience: Direct experience working with produce
• Retail Experience: Experience in fast paced retail setting
• Multilingual: Communicates in more than one language

Benefits

• 20% employee discount
• Excellent paid time off and paid volunteering
• 401(k) matching
• Low-cost health insurance premium options, and FREE access to primary care and mental health counseling for those enrolled in our medical insurance
• EAP
• On Demand Pay

Exceptional Perks

• Free food "buddies"
• Employee referral bonuses
• Dress code that allows for inclusivity and creativity

The position involves frequent stationary tasks, along with regular movement within the produce and storage areas. Occasional positioning is required to access both low and high shelving, equipment, and products. The job also entails the frequent movement of containers weighing up to 60 lbs. Produce Clerks constantly sort, prepare, and handle produce items and may occasionally ascend/descend a ladder to reach high shelving. Produce Clerks will utilize various equipment including but not limited to knives, pallet jack, baler, and shrink wrapper. This role requires exchanging accurate information in person and over the phone. Additionally, Produce Clerks will frequently work in a walk-in cooler and be exposed to sanitizer, cleaning products, natural molds, and loud noises.