Safeway Employer Reviews

in 12 years there were NO full-time jobs, pension plan was not overly abundant.

My job duties to disassemble and assemble parts after clean and sanitize these parts and every day you have different schedule according to the production and you learn how to set-up the machines and you will use chemicals. I was working night shift, the job is great but you make sure everything is clean and sanitize and you have on time before the – more... production works coming. – less

I am a part time cashier in safeway. In everyday routine i do the check out service plus try to learn different language with customer. From this activities I will improve my customer service skill day by day. I am super junior on cash stand. every body treat me very nicely and very co-operative. About the management .. that's simply great no dough – more... about that. Hardest part of this job is ....i really really do not know. I just enjoy my work. Most enjoyable part of my job is talking with customer and inform them about the great deal in safeway. – less

took precriptions and entered them on the computer/filled them
put out stock
friendly co workers and easy to talk to or ask questions
they trained me on sight
rang through order on the till

This job was able to provide flexible hours that helped while I was in school. I did not perceive this job as a long time career .

I have learned lots at working at Safeway. When i first started at Safeway i had no experience in the bakery, im currently frying donuts and doing all of the preparation.

If I'm opening up (at 5:00 am), all items that have an expiry date as of the next day (ie. today is the 5th, the expiry date on product is the 6th), are to be removed and 'distressed' (which means that they will be either thrown out or composted) and then marked with a reduced price of 50% for consumers to purchase. These reduced products are put out – more... for half a day and then either thrown out or composted. Removing all 'expired' bakery goods and marking them with a reduced price takes approximately 2 hours. The hearth oven breads are taken out and displayed for purchase in the 'hut'. Once the reduced items have been dealt with and the 'hut' has been set up, the morning baked goods (bagels, french breads & muffins) are cooled enough to package and put out. This takes approximately half and hour to an hour. While these items are being packaged and put out, I'm also serving/assisting customers. After the morning baked goods have been taken care of, bread needs to be sliced and put out. A second worker usually starts about 8:30/9:00 am, at which time I would take my first break of 1/2 hour (this is considered my lunch break because I would punch out and then punch back in). After the lunch break, it would be packaging, slicing or assisting customers. Also would be taking cake orders or writing on cakes. Once all the packaging has been done, would assist wherever needed.

If doing a closing shift (11:30 am to 8:00 pm), the main job would be slicing, packaging, and stocking bread while serving and assisting customers. Slicing bread is approximately a 3-hour job. After the bread has been dealt with, assisting with any other baked goods that require packaging and stocking. The closer is usually on their own by 5:30 pm and then starts the clean-up. Clean-up entails removing any of the hearth oven breads for slicing and packaging. The 'hut' is wiped down as well as the slicers. The bagel bins are compressed and the bagel trays are washed and dried. The bun bins are then compressed and also wiped down. The majority of donuts are packaged and put out and the donut case is then wiped/washed. The floors are swept and the garbage is taken out just before leaving. While doing the above, customers are the first priority and must be served. All items that need to be done, is done in between serving/assistance customers.

Sometimes the most difficult part of the job is trying to get all the cleaning done when there are a lot of customers to assist. Organizing and multi-tasking is a feature that is used quite frequently. My co-workers and I work very well together. We cover each other and try to make sure that all areas are taken care of.

I enjoy the multi-tasking and trying to 'juggle' every aspect of the duties required. I'm happy when there is a lot of work to do and have no problem with having to work by myself and try and get things done. I enjoy serving/assisting people. It makes me feel useful and appreciated. – less

great job hard work
good perks and benefits
good people to work with
Learned a great deal about profits and loss and Management

Working at Safeway has the sense of community, co-workers and management are friendly, helpful, and supportive lending a hand when needed. Then there are the regular customers they come with a smile, sharing part of their lives events. For some customer this is an opportunity for a friendly chat.
Some of the duties are:
• give excellent customer service
• – more... Keeping the working station clean
• Bag groceries
• Check for BOB
• Help in other department as needed
• Promote new products
I enjoy been in the service industry. I feel a friendly smile can enhance some one’s life.
My long term experience in the service industry has taught me how to meet and exceed each customer’s expectation with service that sell. I have assisted all type of customers in different settings. I realize that acquiring and maintaining loyal repeat business as well as spreading the word of a business through these loyal patrons is of the utmost importance in every company. Positioning a company for better exposure and greater marketability is a task that I have performed with success many times – less

If you want fast action while standing in long lines this is the place to be. There is no telling what you my find in your local store that is on the shelves and standing in your line at every Vons store.

I only had Safeway as a summer job but I did enjoy it. Management was good. It was good to be scheduled around school as well.

I enjoyed working there, The people are great, keep to yourself and work hard. You will benifit if the work is done.

It was very inter active and personable. There was always something to do. I always had to maintain the workplace meaning, keeping the

Deli (cold) counter: clean and attend consent walk by customers. I also had to do the prep. For the different kinds of salads, and I also had to prep individual take home salads and per-made sandwiches.

Deli (hot) – more... counter: maintain a clean work area, made sure that the counter was clean. I also attended customers.

I also closed down the deli, it included putting everything in that was in the deli counter had too been properly covered and put a way. Mopped the floors and made sure everything was cleaned. – less

Safeway was a good place to work friendly people, staff and managment.

Felt that management did not appreciate workers.
Very stressful to watch my deli girls be misused and taken for granted

Safeway IT is demanding in the it sometimes requires you to work off hours and travel long distances. It was a steady job, usually having something on the go, with a few seasonal exceptions. The Safeway organization is very large so there is a lot of potential for both lateral and vertical movement within the organization.

• Supervised staff, facilitated breaks and worked cash register during peak hours
• Demonstrated good communication and customer service to cashiers and courtesy clerks
• Received and processed payments of all payment methods
• Prepared confidential correspondence, developed template documents
• Processed Western Union transactions for customers
• Assisted – more... in opening and closing of store including cash handling and deposits
• Answered routine billing questions and inquiries from customers – less

Large retail company which leads to treating employees as replaceable. Do not recognize years of service, leads to most senior employees to leave the company.

Everyday would be different. I worked in the bakery, floral department, as a Cashier and at the customer service desk. Sometimes I would stock the shelves or just pull every thing to the front to make it look better.

It wasn't great, it wasn't bad... it was simply a place to go to and spend time stocking shelves in return for money.

Make sure shelves aren't empty, not much else to learn.

Management was fine, that really depends on the person however.

My co-workers were nice people.

Hardest part of the job would probably have been heavy lifting; however even – more... the heaviest boxes were very manageable.

The part I most enjoyed would be when my shift was over...

PS: I only wrote this because indeed wouldn't leave me alone with the "Review Safeway" text everywhere I look, lol... It's a grocery store, really... what's there to review. – less