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The Grocery Department Associate is responsible for merchandising, stocking shelves, and verifying shipments for accuracy and quality. They also assist customers with bagging groceries, maintain store cleanliness, and perform facility maintenance tasks like snow removal.
Requirements
Candidates must have an acceptable combination of education, training, and experience in a grocery store or similar environment. The role requires the physical ability to perform heavy lifting of 50 lbs or more.
Working hours
40 hours per week
Skills
- Merchandising
- Stocking
- Inventory verification
- Food safety
- Customer service
- Heavy lifting
- Cleaning
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Client focus
- Organizational knowledge
- Innovation
- Leadership
Benefits
- Healthcare spending account
- Virtual care
- Employee and family assistance program
- Mental health support
- Paid/unpaid leave
- Vacation pay
- Family related leave
- Personal days
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Group savings plans
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Online learning opportunities
- LinkedIn learning subscription
- Second language training
- Discounts provided through cf one member appreciation
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Retail
- Customer Service & Support
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Grocery
- Merchandising
- Stocking
- Inventory
- Food safety
- Customer service
- Retail
- Warehouse
- Heavy lifting
- Facility maintenance
- CFMWS
- Canadian Armed Forces
- Teamwork
- Client focus
- Communication
Original job description
CFMWS – WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!
At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we’re more than just a workplace; we’re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events.
Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services.
As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact.
THE ROLE
As a Grocery Department Associate, you help support the provision of retail services to a unique client base - members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and in assisting them, you are helping your community. You assist with merchandising and stocking sections of the grocery store, ensuring shelf label retail prices are correct. You assist in receiving stock, verifying shipments for damages or shortages. You record temperature readings on refrigeration equipment and inform your supervisor of any food spoilage or expired products.
The Grocery Department Associate assists with bagging customers’ groceries and carrying out of merchandise. You return shopping carts to the store interior and remove snow and ice from walkways and loading areas. You ensure shelves and grocery store areas are clean and merchandise in receiving areas and warehouse are secure.
This is a role where everyone works as one team using modernized technology and an understanding of the unique pressures and rewards of military service to provide the best customer experience for our members and to simplify and improve their lives. If you thrive in a customer focused environment and in a culture that is passionate about exceeding customer expectations, this is the opportunity for you.
Qualifications Needed
Education, Certifications and Licenses
An acceptable combination of education, training, and experience
Experience
In a grocery store or similar environment
Competencies
Client focus, organizational knowledge, communication, innovation, teamwork and leadership
Language Requirements
English Essential
Benefits Available
Health Benefits: Healthcare spending account, virtual care (telemedicine), Employee and Family Assistance Program and mental health support.
Work Life Balance: Paid/unpaid leave, including vacation pay, family related leave and personal days.
Retirement Planning: A Defined Benefit Pension Plan and Group Savings Plans.
Learning and Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program, online learning opportunities including a LinkedIn Learning subscription and second language training.
Perks: Discounts provided through CF One Member Appreciation.
Explore all the benefits CFMWS offers by visiting: https://cfmws.ca/Benefits
Other Information
Perform heavy lifting, carrying, pulling and/or pushing (i.e. 50 lbs/23 kg or more)
This is an on-site position with an assigned work location.
START DATE
28 September 2026
INCLUSION AND ACCOMMODATION
CFMWS is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who can help us build a workforce that reflects the diversity of Canadian society. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or assessment, you should advise the recruitment team in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
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