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Employment

 We are looking for great people from all walks of life to be apart of our team.  Our staff members receive premium hourly pay, discounts and the ability to earn cash bonuses along with unmatched flexibility and time off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications are currently being accepted 

Earn up to $15 dollars per hour after 60 days

After 60 days we will evaluate your performance and availability, based on these and other factors you will have the opportunity to earn up to 15 dollars per hour.  Each season an employee returns we again evaluate their performace and market conditions and make adjustments.

We do not set forth specific requirements for employment.  We review on a case by case basis as we offer varying levels of employment.

Our application & onboarding process:
  • Complete employment application, start by clicking the link below
  • Once we review your application we will send you a email link to complete an online assessment which will take around 30 to complete
  • We always do in person interviews, this is a great opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about Union Market, if you are away at school we will schedule via Zoom.
  • Our training process is onsite, generally 10 hours or two shifts, during this time your matched with a trainer and working along side that person
  • We do a final check off after 10 hours or two shifts to make sure that all your up to speed on our processes and your questions are answered.

EEO Statement: Union Market is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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What you will learn

Many jobs are comprised of completing the same task over and over again.  Union Market provides a valuable opportunity to develop your skills and expand your knowledge in many different areas and aspect of small businesses.  Here you won't be completing just one ask, such as running a cash register but rather being apart of a team that operates all aspects of the market.  Along with learning about our products our staff develops these skills as well as many more.

Critical Thinking

No matter what stage of life you are in, critical thinking and problem solving is a key part of development and skills training.  Many jobs are based solely on a operations manual and deviation is not something that is likely shift to shift.  At Union Market, no day is the same.  We are working with an ever evolving model in which products are coming into season or going out of season.  Likewise, our product selections and processes change to accommodate not only the different selections but the demands of the day and week along with our special events.  Any staff member will tell you, the first thing that is asked is "what do we have going on today" upon arrival, to understand what deliveries, products and preparations are going to occur during their shift.  Within all this it is imperative that our staff members are able to utilize critical thinking and good team communication to excel in our environment.  As we say, "work smarter not harder"

Working with the public

Love it or hate it, working with the public is a key part of life.  At Union Market we are blessed to have a wonderful customer base who supports us year after year.  Building your skills on how to effectively and proficiently work with customers is something that we are always teaching and developing our staff members on.  As we are an ever evolving buisness model, people commonly have questions, needs and requests.  Such as, when will this product be in season?  Over the years we have successfully developed many staff members from being able to barely converse with a customer to being able to confident and proficient in customer service and specific customer inquiries.

Teamwork

Our structure is slightly different than others in aspect of team work.  Many people think of team work as everyone having their hand in the exact same task, we disagree.  We believe that team work is best executed by individuals taking responsibility and completing particular tasks to successfully manage the overall flow of the day.  By way of example, instead of having 3 people checking in a vendor, we have one staff member in charge of such task who is the primary responsible person for the arrival, check off and sign off of the vendor, beginning to end.  As needed others may help but the accuracy and correct process of that task is the sole responsibility of that staff member.  Others are assigned and scheduled with other such responsibilities such as maintaining specific zones of the market or front end operations.  This model is a great way to improve and learn successful teamwork thru personal task management.

Our structure is slightly different than others in aspect of team work.  Many people think of team work as everyone having their hand in the exact same task, we disagree.  We believe that team work is best executed by individuals taking responsibility and completing particular tasks to successfully manage the overall flow of the day.  By way of example, instead of having 3 people checking in a vendor, we have one staff member in charge of such task who is the primary responsible person for the arrival, check off and sign off of the vendor, beginning to end.  As needed others may help but the accuracy and correct process of that task is the sole responsibility of that staff member.  Others are assigned and scheduled with other such responsibilities such as maintaining specific zones of the market or front end operations.  This model is a great way to improve and learn successful teamwork thru personal task management.

What people say about working here

"It's a chill job, I really enjoy the different the aspects of it.  The One thing is, you have to be able to think and make smart decisions.  I cannot tell you how many skills I have learned in this job over the years but, its crazy when I stop and think about it!"

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Waytt McGirt
Appalachian State University

I loved my time working at the market, I was there for 3 seasons and it really was one of the best jobs of my life.  They are really easy on scheduling, which is a must as a mother of 3 kiddos in school - I have never worked a job where they would give you so much time off"

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Kelley Shelter
Mom of 3

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