Have a love for local food and a passion to support those who produce it? Look no further than the Oneota Co-op! Bring your drive and we’ll teach you the rest.
Being a buyer at the Co-op means helping keep the items our customers love well-stocked and looking great! No experience buying? No problem! If you’ve got the drive, we’ll teach you the rest.
Your daily duties will include purchasing product, stocking shelves, and making sure our customers get the best experience possible. Other typical duties include updating prices, receiving stock, and helping set up displays.
First and foremost, do you enjoy food? Not just to eat, but enjoy food – in all its complexities and all its stages? The story of food from seed to harvest and from bushel to pan? We do too! We are a food co-op, but some may say that is only scratching the surface. We are an organization grounded in cooperation and community. And our community starts here in northeast Iowa, and reaches points throughout the globe. Working for our organization truly makes a difference on a scale you may have never imagined. We are committed to our community (Roughly $.67 of every dollar spent at the Co-op stays “local” – or within 100 miles of us!). But we provide choices and take initiative with a global impact. Cooperatives are organizations founded on specific principles. These principles value success based on cooperation, concern for community, education, autonomy, independence, democracy and transparency. Yet we are still a for-profit business, reliant on the sale of our quality retail goods and services.
Our mission states: “The mission of the Oneota Community Food Co-op is to build vibrant communities and ecosystems by providing organic, locally produced and bulk foods, as well as other products and services that are sustainable for those who consume and produce them.” If you ask us, that sounds like a pretty great organization to work for. Check out some Oneota Co-op fandom about how we “grow the good” on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OneotaCo-op
The Oneota Community Food Co-op is located in the beautiful town of Decorah, nestled in the bluffs of northeast Iowa. Decorah is a town of roughly 8,000, which includes a student body of nearby Luther College. Whether it is biking, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, or any other of a number of outdoor activities, you don’t have to go far from home to enjoy the natural beauty of this area. In addition, downtown Decorah is home to many businesses and organizations that make this picturesque town a great place to work and/or call home. Check out more about Decorah at the following sites:
Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce
Winneshiek County Convention & Visitors Bureau
City of Decorah
Invested in YOU! Eligibility for Oneota Co-op benefits begins at 20 work hours per week. Your future benefit options include short and long-term disability, life, dental and vision insurance. Employees also accumulate Paid Time Off (PTO) and are eligible for a 401K and career advancement training. A 20% employee store purchase discount and a 15% above cost special order case discount helps ensure the availability of healthy food options in Co-op employee homes. We are committed to the welfare of our employees and their families.
We are looking to hire individuals that can offer stellar customer service to anyone and everyone. Expect to enjoy working in a fast paced retail environment because we love to set goals and have fun meeting them. If any (or all) of this sounds like a great career for you, we would love to hear from you!
Applications are kept on-file at the Co-op for 60 Days after they are received. The volume of applications does not allow us to respond to each applicant. If the hiring manager has selected you as a candidate for an interview, we will call you. If you change your contact information or availability, please submit another application. As job openings occur, we will screen through applications on file. We may also solicit additional applications by posting the job within the store, through the newspaper, and/or online. If you see a specific job posted, you are welcome to submit another application highlighting skills specific to that position.
Equal Opportunity Policy
The Oneota Community Food Co-op is committed to equal opportunity in employment practices, including selection, job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination and access to benefits and training. In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at the Co-op will be based on performance, qualifications and abilities. Employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, age, religious or political beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, disability, color, veteran status, or gender status.