At Plaid Pantry, we are always looking to hire positive, hard-working people.
We have a variety of jobs within the company and there are excellent growth opportunities for great employees who are interested in a career.
Open Positions
Sales Associates typically work 2pm – 10pm, or 10pm – 6am. Customer service is the primary job duty, but maintaining store appearance (cleaning and stocking) is equally important.
Associates must learn and comply with laws concerning tobacco, alcohol, and EBT food/cash benefits, and be able to follow procedures on credit cards, money orders, lottery, and cash register operation.
Benefits: Affordable medical and dental coverage; no cost life insurance; vacation pay; sick pay; 401(k) Retirement Plan; tuition reimbursement; recruiting bonuses for bringing your friends to work for Plaid; great opportunities for advancement; flexible shifts.
ALCOHOL/TOBACCO SECRET SHOPPER
Employment type: Part-time to full-time
The purpose of this position is to check on our associates to see if they are following company policy on carding customers who are purchasing alcohol or tobacco.
This is a part time to full time job and very flexible, but the applicant must have self-discipline to finish all assignments on a weekly basis. Attention to detail and ability to accurately fill out paperwork is important. Nights and evenings required; extensive travel throughout the Portland Metro area (with some travel to Salem about once a month). “Home base” for turning in paperwork 2X a week is in NE Portland. Must have reliable vehicle, license, and insurance. Mileage is reimbursed at $0.55 per mile.
Benefits: Affordable medical and dental coverage; no cost life insurance; vacation pay; sick pay; 401(k) Retirement Plan; tuition reimbursement; recruiting bonuses for bringing your friends to work for Plaid; great opportunities for advancement; flexible shifts.
For this position please send your application to Julie Radford: julier@plaidpantry.com or call 503-526-8450 and leave a message with your name, phone number, and that you’re interested in the shopper position.
* Note: We promote from within for this position.
Principle duties and responsibilities: Sales and customer service, personnel/staffing, complete store accounting records accurately, daily cash management, maintain product
levels, monitor vendor deliveries, implementation of Marketing programs, merchandise store with attractive displays, develop assistant manager, enforce company policies.
Base salary + monthly bonus potential (up to $500).
Benefits: Affordable medical and dental coverage; no cost life insurance; vacation pay; sick pay; 401(k) Retirement Plan; tuition reimbursement; great opportunities for advancement; monthly bonus potential.
* Note: We promote from within for this position.
Principle duties and responsibilities: Profit/loss responsibility for 7-9 stores with 40-60 store associates; sales and customer service; personnel/staffing and store manager/team development; implementation of Marketing programs.
Base salary + bonus ($500+ monthly potential, and up to 10% annual bonus potential)
Benefits: Affordable medical and dental coverage; no cost life insurance; vacation pay; sick pay; 401(k) retirement plan; tuition reimbursement; great opportunities for advancement; monthly bonus potential; annual bonus potential up to 10% of base salary.
Applicant Instructions
The best and most effective way to apply is in person at a store, and generally, the best time to do so is weekdays before 3 pm (when the Store Manager is present).
Please read this entire section (including FAQ) before submitting an application/resume or emailing questions.
Application forms are available at any Plaid Pantry or they can be downloaded and then printed (see instructions below).
If you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer, click on the links below, where the form will automatically open in Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you can click here to install the free software.
You must complete all three of these PDF links:
Once you have printed the forms and filled them out, you can mail or fax them. Please indicate the position you are interested in.
Mailing Address:
Plaid Pantries Inc. Attn: Hiring
1585 SW Marlow Avenue, Suite 120
Portland, OR 97225
E-Mail: hiring@plaidpantry.com
If you are submitting just a resume and do not include your address in your resume, it will not get sent out.
Please note: Due to virus concerns, attached files will take longer to receive a response. For quickest response, copy and paste your resume into the body of the e-mail message.
E-Mail: support@plaidpantry.com for further questions or problems with downloading the forms.
Employment Benefits
- Low employee cost medical/dental
- 401(k)
- Vacation/sick pay
- Recruiting bonuses
- Advancement opportunities
- Credit union
- Tuition reimbursement
Apply in person at any Plaid Pantry location OR apply online.
Applicant FAQ
For a cashier position in Oregon the minimum age is 18 (21 in Washington). For stocker or gas attendant positions the minimum age is 16.
You can send your resume and/or application to our main office, but it’s quicker to go in person to a store and give it to the manager.
The main office does not track which stores currently have openings. Applications received at the office are forwarded to field supervisors.
Applicants are not necessarily hired for the store where the application was turned in. Stores within an area share the applicant pool based on their staffing needs. If you have a preference you may note it on your application.