Hello, and thank you for your interest in joining our team! We are looking for a happy, motivated and professional person that is interested in part time employment with the optional potential to increase to full time in about 60 days. The Olympia Seafood Company is our beautiful capital city’s retail seafood market - family owned and operated for 24 years in downtown Olympia, and since September 2023 at the Craft District Building in Tumwater. We are a place of warm hospitality, outstanding quality and environmental integrity. We are looking for a person that thrives in a service culture, delivering outstanding customer service experiences that are kind, friendly and thorough.
Duties will include:
Full embodiment of Olympia Seafood culture, delivering outstanding customer service in a friendly, warm and welcoming manner.
Serving customers in a standard deli-style setting including portioning, weighing product, pricing it appropriately, making custom requested alternations (removing skin, bones), wrapping it for transport, and acting as the cashier - taking the customer through their entire experience in purchasing exceptional seafood.
Following good hygiene, health and safety practices at all times and performing cleaning duties as required.
Using measures and scales to ensure accuracy.
Ensuring that food items are properly and safely labeled, stored and organized at all times.
Maintaining cheerful and amiable relationships with co-workers, vendors and customers.
Performing any other duties that may be required as assigned by supervisors.
Qualities and Abilities include:
A love of food and food culture, particularly seafood.
Ability to verbally describe cooking techniques and directions.
Ability to be on time and prepared, as well as not having an aversion to working both weekend days, and the immediate bookends to all major holidays.
Physical demands:
Must be able to walk, stand, bend and lift boxes (and fish!) that can weigh 50 pounds.
Schedule:
We are looking for someone to work in a part-time capacity, with the expected schedule of Friday and Saturday from 9:50 to 6:15pm and Sunday from 10:00am to 5pm, less a 30 minute lunch break on all days. Approximately 22 hours each week.
Equal Opportunity Employer: The Olympia Seafood Company, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Apply for this job by:
1. Visiting either shop in person between the hours of 11a and 4p, any day of the week, and dropping off a basic resume (preferred) or
2. Emailing a copy of your resume to [email protected].
Rate of compensation and the additional benefits will depend on a variety of factors, but most often our hourly full time rate starts at $20 for new-to-the-industry fishmongers. Full time employees (those working 5 or more shifts consistently each week) are invited to join our UnitedHealthcare insurance plan at 50% company paid after the successful completion of a 90 day introductory period. Paid vacation begins at the completion of one year of employment. Enrollment in our SimpleIRA plan is available annually at the beginning of the year following $5000 in wages earned. We appreciate you considering our shops for your employment and look forward to meeting you!