Want to work for Karma Coop?
Author: Alli Floroff
About Us: Karma Co-op is the city’s only co-operatively-owned (member-owned) grocery store. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary, so we’ve been doing sustainable food before it was trendy. Since we’re member-owned and a not-for-profit, our operations, product selection, and everything in between reflects our membership. We’re well-known to our community for our organic and locally sourced produce and extensive bulk and zero waste offerings. We’re looking for a special person with shared values to join our small team.
Job Summary:
Our Floor Supervisor is a hands-on, active role, working on the sales floor with our Retail Associates to maintain strong store appearance and functionality.
Like many small businesses, we’ve had to become more dynamic to respond to the pandemic and changing culture. Currently, we’re looking for someone with afternoon availability, working Sundays, Tuesdays-Fridays. Though, we would really appreciate a candidate who was open and adaptable to change to support us in better serving our community.
Organizational Status: The Floor Supervisor reports to the General Manager and Assistant General Manager and works alongside the General Manager, Assistant General Manager, other Floor Supervisor, Produce Purchaser and Retail Associates.
Duties Performed:
-Perform all Retail Associate duties
- Sharing your love and knowledge of food, community, and co-ops with all store visitors
- Getting those deliveries on the shelf
- Assisting our Produce Purchaser in produce world
- Checking out our members and updating their accounts as needed
- Spreading the word about co-op to potential members
Floor Supervisor duties:
- Acting as the point person on the floor for all staff and visitors
- Ensuring that all staff are supported, informed, keeping busy, delivering strong customer service, and keeping the store looking beautiful
- Supporting management with new staff on-boarding
- Doing all of those nitty gritty steps to get product from delivery to the shelf
- Facilitating smooth day-to-day store operations
- Assisting management with creating stellar floor displays and additional tasks as needed
The ideal candidate has/is:
- detail oriented
- experience providing constructive feedback and support to team members
- a strong organizer and multitasker who completes their work
- a people person and team player
- a strong communicator
- the ability to work in a fast paced environment;
- skilled problem solver
- strong leadership skills
Anticipated start date: ASAP
- Starting wage: $19.00/hr*
- *Karma Co-op is a unionized work environment. Our staff have wage increases based on the number of hours worked.
- paid sick time
- a 25% store discount
- eligible for health benefits after 3 months
If interested, please send a resume and cover letter (as an attachment), telling us about yourself and why you want to become a part of Karma’s team to manager@karmacoop.org by Thursday September 29th by 5pm. Please include “APPLICATION FOR FLOOR SUPERVISOR” in the subject line. If you have any questions about the position, please email manager@karmacoop.org. Please note, we will be receiving applications on a rolling basis. Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Karma Co-op is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, ability or age.
Karma Co-operative Inc.
739 Palmerston Avenue
Toronto, Ontario, M6G 2R3