About the role
We’re seeking a friendly, food-loving Kitchen Team Member to join our Prepared Foods Department of our new Surrey Store. In this hands-on role, you’ll work with a variety of house-prepared items, from fresh sandwiches and rotisserie chickens to specialty salads and hot meals. You’ll help ensure our offerings are fresh, well-presented, and made with care, while delivering outstanding customer service at the counter.
Whether you’re slicing meats to order, serving up salads, answering customer questions, preparing grab-and-go meals, or offering a taste of our latest creations, you’ll play a key part in facilitating an exceptional in-store experience that keeps guests coming back.
If you’re passionate about food, teamwork, and the local community, we’d love to meet you!
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Engage warmly with customers, answering questions and guiding them through our deli, bakery, and kitchen offerings
- Slice, portion, weigh, price, and package deli meats, cheeses, and house-made items according to customer requests and store standards
- Prepare fresh grab-and-go meals, including wraps, sandwiches, salads, and specialty trays
- Prepare hot HMR offerings, breakfast, lunch, and dinner items
- Offer samples and confidently recommend signature products and seasonal features
- Ensure freshness and proper rotation of all perishable items; stock and merchandise products on shelves
- Keep shelves fully stocked with fresh products
- Serve beverages and prepared food, including cookies, pastries, muffins and popcorn
- Prepare specialty drinks made to order, including grinding and blending coffee beans, brewing coffee and tea
- Clean and restock the work and dining areas, empty garbage and recycling bins, and sanitize equipment and utensils
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized kitchen and service area at all times
- Follow food safety and hygiene protocols for prepping, storing, and serving food
- Assist with receiving deliveries, storing ingredients, and backroom inventory tasks
- Contribute to a positive, team-focused environment and be ready to jump in wherever needed
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Prior experience in customer service, restaurant, food service, grocery retail, or deli work is a strong asset
- A passion for fresh food and an interest in culinary quality
- Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with a diverse customer base
- Attention to detail in food presentation, cleanliness, and safety
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Able to take initiative, prioritize tasks, and stay organized during busy periods
- Must be available for a variety of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekdays, weekends, and holidays
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Able to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive motions such as reaching, lifting, and bending
- Capable of lifting up to 40 lbs regularly
- Comfortable working with knives, slicers, ovens, and hot food equipment (training provided)
Join a team where fresh food, great service, and local community come together. Apply today!
About Us
Stong’s Market is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at our Vancouver, North Vancouver and Squamish locations. Our Stong’s Market Express Department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience, and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience
Our Commitment
Stong’s Market is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Stong’s Market is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals during the recruitment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please notify the hiring manager when contacted for an interview.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to apply online at www.stongs.com/careers/
About Stong's Markets
Stong’s Market is your local full service grocery store, established in 1931 in Vancouver by Carson Stong. We are 100% BC owned and operated.
At Stong’s, we offer a wide selection of products. We carry all major national brands as well as an extensive selection of unique, gourmet, natural and organic products. We pride ourselves on being the local grocer and in turn support local suppliers large and small. You can find hundreds of local brands throughout our stores.
To top it off, our Meat Department is second to none. Our meat is cut fresh and packaged in-store by apprenticed meat cutters not at a central plant. Our selection includes exotic seafood and gourmet items such as pheasant, quail, and ostrich.
Thank you for choosing to shop local.
About the role
We’re seeking a friendly, food-loving Kitchen Team Member to join our Prepared Foods Department of our new Surrey Store. In this hands-on role, you’ll work with a variety of house-prepared items, from fresh sandwiches and rotisserie chickens to specialty salads and hot meals. You’ll help ensure our offerings are fresh, well-presented, and made with care, while delivering outstanding customer service at the counter.
Whether you’re slicing meats to order, serving up salads, answering customer questions, preparing grab-and-go meals, or offering a taste of our latest creations, you’ll play a key part in facilitating an exceptional in-store experience that keeps guests coming back.
If you’re passionate about food, teamwork, and the local community, we’d love to meet you!
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Engage warmly with customers, answering questions and guiding them through our deli, bakery, and kitchen offerings
- Slice, portion, weigh, price, and package deli meats, cheeses, and house-made items according to customer requests and store standards
- Prepare fresh grab-and-go meals, including wraps, sandwiches, salads, and specialty trays
- Prepare hot HMR offerings, breakfast, lunch, and dinner items
- Offer samples and confidently recommend signature products and seasonal features
- Ensure freshness and proper rotation of all perishable items; stock and merchandise products on shelves
- Keep shelves fully stocked with fresh products
- Serve beverages and prepared food, including cookies, pastries, muffins and popcorn
- Prepare specialty drinks made to order, including grinding and blending coffee beans, brewing coffee and tea
- Clean and restock the work and dining areas, empty garbage and recycling bins, and sanitize equipment and utensils
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and organized kitchen and service area at all times
- Follow food safety and hygiene protocols for prepping, storing, and serving food
- Assist with receiving deliveries, storing ingredients, and backroom inventory tasks
- Contribute to a positive, team-focused environment and be ready to jump in wherever needed
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Prior experience in customer service, restaurant, food service, grocery retail, or deli work is a strong asset
- A passion for fresh food and an interest in culinary quality
- Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with a diverse customer base
- Attention to detail in food presentation, cleanliness, and safety
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Able to take initiative, prioritize tasks, and stay organized during busy periods
- Must be available for a variety of shifts, including early mornings, evenings, weekdays, weekends, and holidays
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Able to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive motions such as reaching, lifting, and bending
- Capable of lifting up to 40 lbs regularly
- Comfortable working with knives, slicers, ovens, and hot food equipment (training provided)
Join a team where fresh food, great service, and local community come together. Apply today!
About Us
Stong’s Market is a locally owned, community focused grocery store. We offer a wide variety of local and boutique products at our Vancouver, North Vancouver and Squamish locations. Our Stong’s Market Express Department are experts at home delivery straight to your front door. The Stong’s name has a rich history with over 85 years of grocery experience, and we are committed to a unique and family friendly grocery shopping experience
Our Commitment
Stong’s Market is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Stong’s Market is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals during the recruitment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please notify the hiring manager when contacted for an interview.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are invited to apply online at www.stongs.com/careers/
About Stong's Markets
Stong’s Market is your local full service grocery store, established in 1931 in Vancouver by Carson Stong. We are 100% BC owned and operated.
At Stong’s, we offer a wide selection of products. We carry all major national brands as well as an extensive selection of unique, gourmet, natural and organic products. We pride ourselves on being the local grocer and in turn support local suppliers large and small. You can find hundreds of local brands throughout our stores.
To top it off, our Meat Department is second to none. Our meat is cut fresh and packaged in-store by apprenticed meat cutters not at a central plant. Our selection includes exotic seafood and gourmet items such as pheasant, quail, and ostrich.
Thank you for choosing to shop local.