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Why work at Thrifty Foods

We understand that a job is about more than just a paycheque; it's about respect, recognition, professional growth, and providing for the ones you love. In addition to competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package, we provide members of our team with even more.

Comprehensive Benefit Packages

In order to attract and retain the best people, we offer a range of competitive benefits. This includes:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Employee Term Life Insurance
  • Dependent Life Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Supplemental AD&D Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Health Care
    • Dependent Care
  • Legal Benefit
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Retirement and Savings Plan with matching company contributions
  • Worklife Solutions (Employee Assistance Program)
  • Educational Assistance

Training & Development Programs

We are committed to providing our employees with comprehensive training programs. Our computer-based training courses are designed to foster career growth, product knowledge and workplace health and safety skills.

Tomorrow's Future Leaders Program

The Tomorrow's Future Leaders Program is designed to provide high performing employees with advancement opportunities and formal training to prepare them for new roles within the company. Graduates of the program join a talented group of future Thrifty Foods leaders.

Scholarships

Thrifty Foods employees also have access to the Sobeys & Empire Work Experience & Scholarship Program designed to help young people attain the education so necessary to succeed today.

Employee Recognition & Appreciation Programs

After 34 years in business, we know what makes us so special - the hard working individuals who prepare, process and provide for customers across Vancouver Island the Lower Mainland.

Years of ServiceWith over 4,600 employees and counting, we celebrate individual accomplishments, ingenuity and hard work. This includes events like our Years of Service Awards for members of our team with 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service as well as our Quarter Century Club.. We want to ensure that we never lose sight of our most valuable asset, our employees.

Flexibility & Advancement Opportunities

We are dedicated to promoting from within. Employees are offered the flexibility to move between departments and locations - to explore other interests, creating even more opportunities for development. In fact, most of our management team has grown in just this way.