History of Safeway

In 1915, Mr. Skaggs, from the small Idahoan town of American Falls, bought a small grocery store from his father. His goal was simple, give the customers the value that would keep them coming back, and expand by keeping a narrow profit margin. It proved to be a great plan. By 1926, he had opened 428 store in over 10 stated.

Job description / Average wages

Cashier: As a cashier, your responsibilities will include: helping to assist customers in the check out process in a friendly and courteous manner and to do so as accurately and effectively as possible. Must be able to work in a busy environment. A cashier will usually make $8 to $9 dollars an hour.

Courtesy Clerk: Your job as a courtesy clerk, will be mostly about providing superior customer service. You will need to greets customers, help customers out to their cars, bag groceries, and collects empty carts for return to the store. Some of the other duties you may be responsible for, include, price checks, sanitation, stocking bags, returning merchandise to the shelves, and cleaning spills. On average, a courtesy clerk make somewhere between $7 and $9 dollars an hour.

Sacker: Your duties as a sacker are simple, you bag all the groceries that a customer purchases, and transfers them into a separate cart. You also will be expected to offer to escort customer to their car and load the bag. You will also be on a rotating schedule to collect carts from the parking lot with others. This job can sometimes be demanding and you would be expected to work in indoor/outdoor environments.

Benefits

• A choice of medical plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Vision care
• Dental and orthodontia
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Company paid basic life insurance
• Paid time off for vacation, sick leave and company-recognized holidays
• Short-term disability
• Optional long-term disability
• Company-paid business travel accident insurance
• Professional and career education program
• Safeway Outstanding Achievement Award
• Safeway Community Heroes Award
• Employee Association for leisure-time activities at a discount.
• Direct deposit of your paycheck
• Credit Union membership
• 100% company paid retirement plan
• 401(k) Plan
• Safeway stock purchase plan

How to apply

You can apply for all these jobs and more, by visiting Safeway Careers, or if you don’t want to apply online and would rather apply in person, visit Safeway Store Locator to find the location nearest you.