CAREERS
Be Part of the Team.
You need to be able to work within a team environment, go the extra mile, be the kind of person that takes it personally, and apply that enthusiasm with a smile. We are also looking for someone able to work effectively and stand behind their results. Once an employee starts, there are no limits on the direction a career can take. A thirst for knowledge is a plus!
We're Employee Owned!
In 2015, we became Central Oregon’s FIRST employee owned grocery store! What does that mean? Our employees get to be invested in the company where they work through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). As beneficial owners of Oliver Lemon’s stock, employees can benefit from the value over time.
Great Opportunity.
It’s an exciting opportunity for you to be part of a retirement plan that is invested in the company where you work. You can have a direct impact on the stock value – unlike with stock on the public market. Your actions on the job can help the business grow, which can influence the value of the stock, as well as your ESOP account.
Current Openings.
(FT) Social Media Coordinator - (Newport Ave Market, Oliver Lemon's, Ollie's Kitchen)
Weekend availability is a requirement of this position.
Benefits of working for us!
Full-time employees:
- Employer paid, employee Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance.
Full-time & Part-time (20+ hours per week)employees:
- Supplemental Insurance options
- Paid time off + Paid holidays
- Additional $1.00 per hour when working on Sundays
- Additional $0.25 per hour when working before 7AM or after 7PM
- 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- 401(K) retirement plan w/ employer match up to 5%
- 20% Employee only discount
- And more!
Summary/Objective
The Social Media Coordinator is responsible for creating, managing, and publishing engaging content across the company’s social media platforms ex. Instagram, Facebook, TikTok. This role will work closely with leadership to develop and manage a company-wide content calendar that aligns with brand voice, marketing strategy, and business goals, while also exploring opportunities in food photography, in-store graphics, signage, event management, and décor. The position requires creativity, strategic thinking, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both corporate and store-level teams to produce content that connects with our customers and strengthens our brand presence.
Position Responsibilities (Include, but not limited to)
Content Creation & Management
- Develop and execute creative content for social media platforms that reflects the company’s brand voice and values.
- Create scripts (planned dialogue or captions), shot lists (checklists of required visuals), and storyboards (visual flow plans) for content.
- Edit videos, images, and copy for high-quality posting across platforms.
- Research social media trends, hashtags, and engagement strategies to optimize reach.
- Post content consistently, ensuring optimal timing and platform alignment.
- Create and manage a comprehensive content calendar to schedule campaigns, posts, and promotions in advance.
Strategic Collaboration
- Work closely with C-Suite to align content direction with company goals.
- Collaborate with store-level staff to capture authentic, location-specific content.
- Partner with leadership to align social media initiatives with promotions, events, and marketing campaigns.
Influencer & Partnership Outreach
- Research and identify potential influencers and community partners on TikTok and other platforms.
- Provide creative direction and guidance for influencer collaborations.
Photography, Events & In-Store Creative
- Capture high-quality food photography for social media, signage, and promotional materials.
- Support in-store graphics, décor projects, and signage creation as needed.
- Assist with event planning, setup, and creative direction to enhance the customer experience.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Work Environment
This role involves a mix of in-store, office, and on-location work, including travel to multiple store locations. Filming and photography may occur indoors and outdoors, with potential exposure to various weather conditions. This is not a remote position; on-site presence is required.
Travel
Required: must have a valid driver’s license for travel between store locations.
(PT) Bakery Clerk - Newport Avenue Market
Weekend availability is a requirement of this position.
Benefits of working for us!
Full-time employees:
- Employer paid, employee Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance.
Full-time & Part-time (20+ hours per week) employees:
- Supplemental insurance options
- Paid time off + Paid holidays
- Additional $1.00 per hour when working on Sundays
- Additional $0.25 per hour when working before 7AM or after 7PM
- 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- 401(K) retirement plan w/ employer match up to 5%
- 20% Employee only discount
- And more!
Summary/Objective
This position is responsible for sales generation, product preparation, food safety, quality control, work safety, and merchandising. This position also educates and assists with specialty bakery orders and standard items.
Position Responsibilities (Include, but not limited to)
Product Management
- Participate in verifying costs of goods and maintaining positive store-level vendor relations.
- Consistently achieve all food preparation guidelines, ensuring quality and freshness.
- Process all mis-picks, damaged goods, and credits within established guidelines and report information to the Bakery Lead.
- Comply with stocking standards that ensure high product quality. Incorporate cleaning with stocking and rotation requirements.
- Alert the Bakery Lead of incorrect billing issues.
- Participate in quarterly physical inventory, more often if needed.
- Assist with arranging and wrapping bakery products to place in the display cases that create an interesting marketplace, strive to develop displays that pique customer interest and impact buying trends.
- Ensure the display cases are fully stocked with fresh baked goods.
- Assist bakers with baking tasks such as measuring ingredients, mixing dough, interpreting recipes, etc.
- Assist the Bakery Lead with ensuring effective informational and price point signing is posted for all products.
- Assist the Bakery Lead in developing effective product descriptions and establishing correct verbiage for all related signs/materials.
Operations
- Consistently achieve all food/beverage preparation guidelines, including full compliance with established recipe program; ensure prepared food consistency, quality, freshness, and portion control.
- Complete daily activities as assigned or needed. Ensure daily tasks and assignments are accomplished correctly and timely.
- Participate in department and store staff meetings as required.
- Use work-related equipment correctly and under the manufacturer's guidelines.
- Adhere to company guidelines regarding internal and external loss prevention, including risk management, accident prevention/safety awareness, and loss prevention.
- Contribute to a productive, enjoyable work environment for customers and employees.
- Ensure hazardous conditions are promptly and appropriately handled.
- Participate in training and mentoring processes of other team members as needed or assigned.
- Readily accept delegated responsibilities and positively respond to the direction of the Bakery Lead.
- Understand proper customer telephone order procedures and effectively follow department guidelines.
- Perform checker duties within the department as required by business needs.
Customer Service
- Immediately greet all customers with genuine enthusiasm and sincerity. Customize the approach to meet the customer's needs and build rapport. Create customer loyalty through individual service.
- Effectively shifts gears to meet customer needs. Move quickly and easily from greeting to providing product information, up-selling, closing the sale, thanking, and inviting them back. Effectively assess a customer's needs and appropriately suggest product with the opportunity to interact with that product.
- Ensure all phone inquiries are handled with appropriate phone etiquette. Ensure customer service expectations are achieved on a department-wide basis.
- Ensure the department is clean, organized, and customer-friendly.
- Other duties as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Pay Scale
We believe in paying employees fairly for doing work of comparable character in line with the Oregon Equal Pay Act, and we’ve implemented an internal pay scale system based on hours worked.
This position is part of our internal pay scale, which means for every 1040 hours you work, you’ll move to the next level in pay until you reach the maximum of the scale – we call that “Journeyman.” Pretty cool, huh?
Reaching Journeyman is a big deal around here! Yes, it means you’ve reached the top of the pay scale – yay! It also means you’re someone we rely on to go the extra mile. You’re now that person who asks others how you can help, sees areas where you can help without needing to be asked, and the “go-to” person for new employees. We look forward to seeing you reach that goal.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a retail food environment with a diverse population and may be exposed to inclement weather.
Travel
- Some travel may be offered.
(PT) Production Clerk - Ollie's Kitchen
Weekend availability is a requirement of this position.
Benefits of working for us!
Full-time employees:
- Employer paid, employee Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance.
Full-time & Part-time (20+ hours per week) employees:
- Supplemental Insurance options
- Paid time off + Paid holidays
- Additional $1.00 per hour when working on Sundays
- Additional $0.25 per when working before 7AM or after 7PM
- 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
- 401(K) retirement plan w/ employer match up to 5%
- 20% Employee only discount
- And more!
Summary/Objective
This position is responsible for producing and packaging ready-to-eat products for Rudy’s Markets Inc. stores. As a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) facility, they are responsible for following the food safety plan as well as the programs for shipping and receiving, equipment and maintenance, training, sanitation and pest control, recalls, and other operational control programs.
Position Responsibilities (Include but not limited to)
- Production of various ready-to-eat products.
- Identify, evaluate, control, and prevent hazards at all stages of the food production process.
- Ensure food maintains appropriate temperature and enforce segregation of materials.
- Adhere to recall requirements.
- Maintain proper inventory rotation and receiving practices using the FIFO practice.
- Package products in a manner that is consistent with set standards.
- Ensure items are packaged with the highest level of quality and ensure presentation is consistently maintained.
- Maintain adequate and appropriate facility records at all times.
- Consistently demonstrate knowledge of HAACP and Department of Health provisions.
- Complete daily projects and activities as assigned or needed timely and correct.
- Participate in department and staff meetings as required.
- Maintain the back room, walk-in coolers, and freezer in a safe, clean, and organized manner.
- Store products in a manner that allows easy access to back stock.
- Use work-related equipment correctly under manufacturers' guidelines.
- Adhere to company guidelines regarding internal and external loss prevention, including risk management, accidental prevention/safety awareness, and loss prevention.
- Maintain a safe environment for customers and employees. Ensure hazardous conditions are promptly handled appropriately.
- Readily accept delegated responsibilities and positively respond to the direction of management.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position's essential functions.
Supervisory Responsibility
- None
Pay Scale
We believe in paying employees fairly for doing work of comparable character in line with the Oregon Equal Pay Act, and we’ve implemented an internal pay scale system based on hours worked.
This position is part of our internal pay scale, which means for every 1040 hours you work, you’ll move to the next level in pay until you reach the maximum of the scale – we call that “Journeyman.” Pretty cool, huh?
Reaching Journeyman is a big deal around here! Yes, it means you’ve reached the top of the pay scale – yay! It also means you’re someone we rely on to go the extra mile. You’re now that person who asks others how you can help, sees areas where they can help without needing to be asked, and the “go-to” person for new employees. We look forward to seeing you reach that goal.
Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a retail food environment with a diverse population.
Travel
- This position typically requires no travel.