FT Retail Associate - Kraft C-store 12am-7:30am

September 22, 2026

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Creative Dining Services is hiring for a Retail worker. This role will play a vital role in ensuring the company store is fully stocked, visually appealing and maintains the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation, as well as bringing attention to detail, organization skills and a commitment to excellent customer service to the facility every day.

Location: Kraft-Heinz dining services and company store, 1701 W Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821

Schedule: Monday - Friday 12:00am (midnight) to 7:30am

Pay range: $17-18.00/hour

Core Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Retail Manager, maintains all retail sales activities in all operations
Complete customer transactions accurately with exceptional customer service
Stock and restock shelves, display cases, food warmers, etc with food and beverage items in organized, visually pleasing arrangements
Assemble promotional materials as necessary
Ensures the servery and retail production area is always safe and sanitary; C.L.E.A.N.Works! program is followed
Maintain good public relations with all customers, clients, staff, vendors, and the community; achieve high levels of customer and client satisfaction
Collaborate with Retail Lead and Food Service Director to implement seasonal or promotional displays
Perform daily cleaning, sanitation tasks
Ensure the retail space is free of debris, spills or expired products
Follow all policies and procedures for inventory management, merchandising, sanitation and perform other duties as assigned.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Retail sales experience
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred but not required.
Cash handling, Point-Of-Sale system experience
Self-starter
Customer focused

We Offer:

Paid holidays and Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
Earned Wage Access - get paid daily if you need to
Meals during shifts
Employee Assistance Program with lots of free resources
Bonus opportunities
401(k) with a company match
And much, much more!

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer: This job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, CDS reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

About Creative Dining Services

Creative Dining Services partners with college, universities, Fortune 100 companies, full-service senior living communities, conference centers and K-12 schools and camps to provide a different kind of hospitality and facility management services experience – one that’s fun, innovative, and focused on your community. Why? Because that’s how it should be.

Creative Dining Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Veteran-Friendly!

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