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Food Lion
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15/hr
13/05/2025
20/05/2025
01/09/2025
07/09/2025
Retail Associate
$160/Week
$15/hr
$22.50 - Overtime may be offered but NOT GUARANTEED
Job Information
Position
Rate
Job Description
Supermarket Associate :
- All participants are hired in as Supermarket Associate Positions. Specific position in the
supermarket will be determined during Orientation with Store Manager. Positions will
be mutually agreed upon for best fit for participant. Once a position has been assigned,
participants will be expected to work in their assigned department for the duration of
their program. Positions and role requirements are not gender specific. All positions will be expected to assist in maintaining store cleanliness and thus may be required to use cleaning chemicals. This may include cleaning bathrooms, mopping floors, and other general sanitary needs. Participants should be prepared to work outside in all weather conditions. - All positions will require standing for the entire duration of the shift.
- All Associates must provide quality customer service to customers, engage and interact
with customers to create a positive shopping experience. Understand and adhere to
Food Safety guidelines and procedures, adhere to all company guidelines, policies and
procedures. The attached descriptions are general summaries and may not
encompass all responsibilities; duties may change as instructed by management. Must
meet productivity standards established by Food Lion. - Participants will be required to handle all types of food in various roles. THIS
INCLUDES PORK/MEAT PRODUCTS AND ALCOHOL PRODUCTS. Please be sure
you have no allergies or restrictions that will prevent you from handling seafood, meat
(pork), dairy, produce, etc and thus prevent you from doing your job. - Please see attached for detailed position descriptions
Required skills :
Participants are required to take a 30-minute unpaid meal break for shifts exceeding 5 hours. In addition, participants are required to take a paid 10-minute rest break. All breaks require participants to clock in and clock out according to Food Lion policy. In addition, all times for breaks/lunches are determined by the Manager on duty.
Breaks are scheduled at the sole discretion of management and are not authorized until the associate has been on the job for at least two hours.
Rest breaks are on-the-clock and are allowed in the designated break areas (break room, designated outside break area or designated smoking area).
In order to meet customer or store/warehouse needs, management may need to call an associate off break. If this occurs, the associate is usually allowed to take the
remainder of his or her break later that day.
MUST BE ABLE TO RIDE A BIKE, AS THIS WILL BE YOUR PRIMARY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. Please note there is NO public transportation in this area.
May need to lift anywhere from 10 lbs – 70 lbs. Participants will need to walk and stand for long periods of time and may be required to wear a wireless communicator.
Ability to read, write (in English) and perform basic math functions, communicate with the customers, meet production standards established by Food Lion. Ability to reach,
bend, stoop, and lift as noted above.
Must be friendly and respectful towards supervisors (male and female), coworkers,customers, and other program participants.
Work schedule :
Schedules are given each week and will vary. Shifts are typically 8 hours anytime between the hours of 4am-1am. Set shifts are not guaranteed and may not be given to accommodate second jobs. Any second job must accommodate Food Lion schedule.
Average hours per week : 32hr
Overtime wage (if applicable) : Yes – $18.00 – Overtime may be offered but NOT GUARANTEED(Only at Sneads Ferry, NC )
Job Benefits
English Level
Gender
Housing Information
Housing
Housing Type
Housing Description
Housing at Ocean City, MD
Housing Cost : $160/Week
Housing name :Ocean City area housing
Address :Address will be provided 30 days prior to your arrival, Ocean City area, MD
Housing at Sneads Ferry , NC
Housing Cost : $150/Week
Housing name : Wilmington NC area housing
Address : Address will be provided 30 days prior to your arrival, Atlantic Beach/Emerald Isle/Sneads Ferry , NC
Housing at Sunset Beach, NC
Housing Cost : $150/Week
Address : Address will be provided 30 days prior to your arrival, Myrtle Beach or North Myrtle Beach , SC
Housing at Nags Head, NC/Southern Shores NC
Housing Name : Food Lion Housing NC – All Seasons
Housing Cost : $150/Week
Address : Address will be provided upon your arrival and at orientation., Outer banks, NC
Housing at MyrtleBeach , SC
Housing Cost : $150/Week
Housing name : Myrtle Beach Area Housing
Address : Address will be provided 30 days prior to your arrival, Myrtle Beach or North Myrtle Beach , SC
Description :
Food Lion is responsible for locating, vetting, and securing a safe and affordable housing option for participants by assigning a housing facility. The job offer is contingent upon participant living at assigned housing facility.
IF A PARTICIPANT IS FIRED FROM FOOD LION OR QUITS FROM FOOD LION BEFORE THE END OF THEIR PROGRAM AS LISTED ON THEIR FORM DS-2019, THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE GIVEN 48-72 HOURS TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO DEPART THE FOOD LION HOUSING UNLESS MORE TIME HAS BEEN GAURANTEED.
Participant is responsible for signing the lease upon arrival. Cost will be $160 per participant per week, and it is payroll deducted. A security deposit will also be required. Security deposits might vary between $250-$350, depending on housing location.
Security deposits will be due upon arrival in the U.S. or payroll deducted from the participant`s first Food Lion paycheck. Security deposit final details will be provided 30
days prior to participant arrival. Partners and Participants must abide by AAG Assisted Housing Addendum Document
in the Job Offer. Participant will be assigned to housing at the Food Lion orientation on their DS-2019 start date. Housing costs, transportation, and amenities may vary among properties. Units may be co-ed, but room assignments will be made based on gender identification, arrival dates, and landlord requirements.
ANY REQUESTS FOR ROOMMATES / ROOMING TOGETHER WITH A FRIEND NEED TO BE MADE AT LEAST 60-DAYS IN ADVANCE OF ARRIVAL TO THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE MAKE THIS REQUEST TO YOUR HOME-COUNTRY AGENCY
WHO WILL INFORM ALLIANCE ABROAD. THERE IS NO GAURANTEE THAT YOUR REQUEST WILL BE APPROVED BUT IT WILL TRY TO BE ACCOMODATED AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE.
While employed by Food Lion, participants are required to live in the housing provided by Food Lion.
Housing Rate
Housing Deposit Required
Housing distance from worksite
Transportation Information
Transportation to work
Transportation time to work
Transportation cost to work
Community Information
Community Description
Community near work
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Transportation Depot |
Foodsuper Market |
Shopping Mall |
Post Office |
Bank |
Public Library |
Movie Theater |
Restaurants |
Fitness Centergym |
Sportsrecreation Facility |
Nightlife |
Laundromat |
Internet Access |