Acme Markets is a regional grocery chain that controls about 125 supermarkets under the Acme and Acme Sav-on banners in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. It’s the number one food and drug retailer in the aggressive Philadelphia market, where it fights with local chains, including Wakefern Food owned ShopRite and A&P’s Super Fresh and Pathmark chains. In addition to its bricks and mortar operations, Acme offers online grocery ordering for its customers. Established in 1891, Acme Markets is owned by SUPERVALU, which acquired it from Albertsons in 2006. Acme’s tough market position made it one of Albertsons’ more precious properties.
Job Description / Average Wage
Courtesy Clerk: A courtesy clerks bag your groceries, and help bring them to your car. Albertsons Inc prides itself on having the friendliest clerks in the business. Courtesy clerks also congregate shopping carts from parking lots, keep checkstand areas dirt free and execute other miscellaneous duties. The average wage for this job is $16.05 a hour.
Bakery Sales Clerk: A bakery sales clerks work in the Bakery Department, stocking and selling cakes, pies, rolls, muffins, breads and other baked goods. They habitually ask customers to try samples of bakery products as a technique to increase sales, and frequently use stores’ intercoms to publicize promotional sales. The average wage for this job is $10 — $18 a hour.
Courtesy Booth Clerk: A courtesy booth clerks present many services to the customers, including solving problems and selling convenience items like postage stamps, gift certificates, money orders and lottery tickets. As the candidate you will also response questions and requests, both in person and on the telephone. The average wage for this job is $16.05 a hour.
Butcher Block Clerk: As a butcher block clerks you will arrange and wrap special cuts of meat, poultry and fish in response to customer requests. With wrapping and suggestive selling, customer interaction is an important part of the job. Clerks also use the intercom to announce in-store specials, create attractive displays, prepare seafood salads and take-out trays, and ensure the freshness of the butcher block products. The average wage for this job is $16.05 a hour.
Grocery Clerk: Grocery clerks make sure the grocery section of the store is well-stocked, and many work evenings. They handle items like cereals, canned vegetables, soups, spices, cookies, ground coffee, etc. Grocery clerks also support customers in finding specific items in the store. The average wage for this job is $14 — $18 a hour.
Cashier/Checker: These employees provide fast, friendly customer service as they tally each shoppers’ purchases using computerized cash register systems. Accurateness and basic math skills are important, as is the ability to memorize some product identification codes. They often bag their customers’ orders, and assist shoppers find items in the store. The average wage for this job is $7— $8 a hour.
Pharmacy Manager: The daily work for this positon is to provide prescription product and correct service and consultation to every customer, supervise pharmacy technicians, clerks and pharmacy interns in agreement with federal and state laws and store policies and procedures. Assists with and responds in a polite and professional manner in accordance with PPCS guidelines to questions from customers and physicians in regards to information of prescription and health related products and issues. The position’s average salary is $99,000 to $123,000 a year.
Benefits
- Medical
- 401K
- Vacation and holidays
- Tuition compensation
- Prescription drug coverage
- Vision care
How to apply
Acme offers career opportunities all the way through the United States to gifted associates with the strength of mind to make a difference. Not only does Acme offer a inclusive benefits package, but it’s also a exclusive workplace where opportunities abound.