Sobeys Jobs: Cashier, Night Crew, Deli, Meat and Warehouse

Sobeys and the other Empire banners are hiring cashiers, grocery clerks, deli clerks, bakery clerks, meat cutters and order selectors. Counter and warehouse jobs pay the most, with meat cutters averaging about $19.00 an hour on Indeed.

Each new FreshCo or Farm Boy location posts most of these roles in one go. Established stores replace staff all year.

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Six grocery and warehouse roles
The hours each department keeps
Owner-run stores and their own hiring
Sobeys’ application site

Six Sobeys jobs, department by department

Cashier

Front of store

📍 Tills and self-checkouts 🕒 After school, evenings, Saturdays 💵 Provincial minimum or slightly more

Scan groceries, take payments, load Scene+ points and help shoppers at the self-serve lanes.

👍 A match if you: are friendly, quick and good with small change

Grocery Clerk, Night Crew

Overnight

📍 Backroom and centre aisles 🕒 Nights or very early mornings 💵 Store scale, near minimum

Unload the evening truck, move older dates to the front and leave every shelf full and faced.

👍 A match if you: work well alone and don’t mind lifting cases

Deli Clerk

Fresh counter

📍 Deli and ready-meal counter 🕒 Mornings through dinner rush 💵 Set by each store’s scale

Slice meat and cheese to order, pack hot meals and salads, and log fridge temperatures through the day.

👍 A match if you: are 16 or older and careful with sharp equipment

Bakery Clerk

Early bake

📍 Bakery behind the bread aisle 🕒 Starts before sunrise 💵 Set by each store’s scale

Bake bread and pastries from frozen dough, ice birthday cakes and label every tray with the day it was made.

👍 A match if you: are an early riser who likes making things by hand

Meat Cutter

Skilled trade

📍 Meat room and service counter 🕒 Weekday daytime shifts 💵 Indeed average near $19.00/hr

Cut large pieces of beef and pork into steaks and roasts, grind and tray the meat, then help shoppers at the counter.

👍 A match if you: have butcher experience or want to learn the trade

Order Selector

Warehouse

📍 Sobeys distribution centres 🕒 Overnight and weekend rotations 💵 Tops out at $21.20/hr + night premium

Drive a powered pallet jack through the racks, build each store’s order case by case and wrap the pallets for the trucks.

👍 A match if you: like a physical pace and hitting a daily target

When each Sobeys department needs you

Grocery pay moves in small steps, so the shift pattern often decides which job suits you. Here is when each team does most of its work.

Department	Busiest hours
Front-end cashiers	Late afternoon and weekends
Night crew	After closing until opening
Deli counter	Midday and early evening
Bakery	Dawn to late morning
Meat room	Weekday days
Distribution centre	Around the clock

💡 Find out who owns the store: many IGA and Foodland locations belong to local owners, who set their own pay and schedules. Look for the employer’s name in each ad: it tells you whether Sobeys or a local owner will pay you.

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The meat cutter figure is an Indeed average from Sobeys staff and the order selector rate comes from a Sobeys distribution centre ad. Store pay follows provincial minimums and local contracts.