Job Description:

Join Us at Festival Foods & Enjoy What You Do!

We're looking for associates who like engaging with others and creating experiences that bring our guests back. If you:

• Want to be a valued member of a stable and growing family & employee-owned company
• Want a flexible schedule that honors work-life balance
• Thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
• Want to enjoy perks like a store discount, opportunities to earn eligibility in two retirement savings programs (401k and ESOP), a wellness program, an employee assistance program, and more!
• Work hard but also like to have fun at work

We might be the place for you!

What We Do

With 40 retail grocery stores throughout Wisconsin (and growing), we are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our Festival Foods team. Set aside the fresh veggies - we're in the people business; we just happen to sell groceries! We are passionate and committed to personal and professional growth, have (serious) fun, offer impressive company perks and stability, and help make our community a great place to live, work, and play!

What You'd Do

Our associates create a warm and friendly shopping experience in our stores. We engage with others, answer questions, offer suggestions, and make sure our guests know they are cared for and welcomed. We strive to make grocery shopping an enjoyable experience. Some responsibilities may include:

• Ensuring that product is within date, rotated and properly displayed and priced according to the assigned planogram
• Assisting with unloading product from pallets and organizing stock room while maintaining appropriate inventory levels on shelves
• Contributing to overall cleanliness of the department by sanitizing, organizing, and cleaning work areas, shelving, and sales floor as needed.
• Providing exceptional guest service on the sales floor by greeting, acknowledging & reacting to guest needs, resolving issues by practicing the Boomerang Principal
• Helping guests find their favorite products

• Having each others backs by honoring commitments with the team and being present for scheduled shifts or finding a fellow associate to fill in
• Other actions that create exceptional guest experiences

Growth Opportunities

• A Path to Success over 25% of our Store Directors started in a part-time role. We have pathways to help you get there or to another one of our numerous opportunities.
• Skills and Training Every day at Festival, we provide opportunities to build your knowledge and skills and prepare you for a strong careerwhatever your goals may be.
• Statewide Opportunities We have 40 store locations throughout the state, and we're still growingso you'll have plenty of chances to grow with us.

Each associate contributes to an engaging guest experience and is empowered to treat customer service as taking actions that bring our guests back. Whether you're looking for a full-time position, a teen looking for their first job, or an adult or senior searching for a part-time/seasonal role with flexible hours to make extra money, this could be the right fit for you!

While experience in fast food, restaurants, warehouse, retail, grocery stores, stocker/stocking, and/or customer service is helpful; if you love people, want to smile often, and enjoy what you do, we'd love to meet you! We can teach you the rest.

Company Overview:
Founded in 1946 as Skogen's IGA, Festival Foods is a Wisconsin family- and employee-owned grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and to providing guests with exceptional service and value. The company, which began operating as Festival Foods in 1990, employs more than 8,000 full- and part-time associates and operates 40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin.
At Festival Foods we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates who represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and talents. Festival Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates, products, and our community strengthen our ability to serve our guests, as we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people.