Posted 12 days ago
Front End - Clerk Sales/Service SW
@ Safeway
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Safeway, part of Sobeys Inc., is hiring a front-end clerk for sales and service. The clerk scans and rings up customer items, handles payments and balances the cash register, and provides attentive service. The role requires flexible shifts, overtime, and the ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 20 kg.
Responsibilities:
- Scan and ring up customer items accurately
- Handle cash and other payments, make deposits
- Balance the cash register
- Bag items and keep work areas clean
- Provide exceptional customer service
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma is an asset
- Knowledge of cash register systems is a major asset
- Customer service orientation
- Available for various shifts
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Source type not verified · sobeys
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-25
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-26
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-26
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Schedule | day, evening, overtime |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Store |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · lift 44 lb · computer low |
| Education | High school (preferred) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Stock or equity, Employee discount |
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Safeway
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Your favorite local supermarket!
Full company description
Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs. Albertsons Cos. is committed to helping people across the country live better lives by making a meaningful difference, neighborhood by neighborhood. In 2019 alone, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation, the company gave nearly $225 million in food and financial support. These efforts helped millions of people in the areas of hunger relief, education, cancer research and treatment, programs for people with disabilities and veterans outreach.
- LinkedIn followers
- 231,778
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 49,274
- Reported office locations
- 5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94588, US
- Other recorded names
- Safeway
- Specialties
- Grocery
- Pharmacy
- General Merchandise
- Retail
- Grocery Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Supermarket
- Organic Produce
- e-commerce
- and food
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Safeway operates as a banner of Albertsons Companies. Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Cos. (NYSE: ACI) is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States. Albertsons Cos. operates stores across 34 states and the District of Columbia under 20 well-known banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1915 |
| Specialties | GroceryPharmacyGeneral MerchandiseRetailGrocery ManufacturingDistributionSupermarketOrganic Producee-commerceand food |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 258 |
| View page |
What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise partners operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family.
Ready to make impact?
The clerk is required to deliver exceptional customer service at all times, ensuring that their workspace is attractive and in good condition at all times.
Here's where you will be focusing :
• Enter and/or scan the item(s) selected by the customer.
• Ensure entered/scanned prices are accurate, and cancel transactions according to established standards.
• Handle cash and other payment methods (debit cards, cheques, etc.) and make deposits according to established policies.
• Balance the cash register.
• Meet productivity standards (sales/hour, entries/minute).
• Provide exceptional and attentive customer service.
• Bag items according to established standards.
• Keep work areas and uniform clean and well-maintained.
• Use equipment and supplies in a safe and efficient manner.
• Comply with established food safety and hygiene standards.
• Perform any other related duties.
Qualifications:
• A high school diploma is a valuable asset.
• Knowledge of the cash register system is a major asset.
• You are customer service-oriented.
• You foster communication and team spirit.
• You are available to work various shifts during business hours.
• You stand out for your interpersonal skills, energy and ability to work under pressure.
Effort and working conditions:
• Flexible work hours and ability to work overtime
• Short-term exposure to chemicals and cleaning products
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to lift up to 20 kg
Learn more about our story and culture:
Who We Are | Why Work With Us
Total Rewards
We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation.
Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided.
Additional Information
External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization.
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. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.
Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.
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.
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