Application for Employment

A career with the Wynyard Co-op offers certain local benefits.

Some of the many employee benefits currently available at the Wynyard Co-op are:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental / vision
• Retirement plan
• Employee discount

The Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) recognizes that our employees are key to the success of our organization. We are committed to taking care of our employees and offer a variety of attractive benefits. These may include:

• Flexible Schedules to Accommodate Personal and Family Needs
• Competitive Wages and Salaries
• Dental Plan
• Group Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Extended Health Care Plan
• An Employer Matched Pension Plan (Co-operative Superannuation Society)
• Recognition Programs (long service, exceptional service)
• Student Scholarship Programs
• Advancement Opportunities
• Learning and Development
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Positive and Supportive Work Environment

If you have the desire to grow and develop, the opportunities are endless. The CRS offers a variety of positions in a number of different areas at over 500 locations throughout Western Canada. Many of our employees started in entry-level jobs and, with training and development, were able to progress to positions of greater responsibility.

The CRS offers all of our employees the training they need to develop their careers. We offer a variety of training experiences including hands-on learning and off-site seminars on a variety of topics. We are committed to promoting employees from within our organization and offer a number of programs that provide employees with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Find more information on the learning and development programs that we offer here.

The CRS is interested in assisting our employees to reach their educational goals. Employees may qualify to receive 75% tuition reimbursement upon successful completion of an approved course.

The CRS has a career that will fit your lifestyle. Whether you are a young-at-heart retiree, a stay-at-home parent looking for something to do while the kids are in school, or a student looking to make some extra money, we have the schedule that will fit your life circumstances.

As a member of the Co-operative Retailing System (CRS), your local co-op offers benefits in common to all CRS employees.

Career opportunities with the CRS span a wide range of positions and departments in locations throughout Western Canada and offer opportunities for growth, no matter what your career aspirations are.

The CRS offers career opportunities in the retailing, wholesaling and manufacturing sectors.

Retail sector - There are approximately 230 retail co-operatives in more than 500 western Canadian communities. These retail co-ops employ more than 16,000 people.

The Co-operative Retailing System (CRS) offers retail positions in a variety of commodities including Administrative, Agro, Consumer Products, General Merchandise and Petroleum. All positions offer a wealth of advancement opportunities to employees.

Wholesale sector - Through Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and its subsidiaries, CRS offers a variety of wholesale careers in different commodities and departments including Corporate Affairs, Crop Supplies Sales & Marketing, Feed, Consumer Products Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Warehousing/ Distribution, Petroleum Sales & Marketing, and Accounting/Finance/IT.

Manufacturing sector - In addition to retail co-operatives and Federated Co-operatives Limited, the CRS includes a variety of manufacturing facilities across Western Canada. These include: Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited (the Co-op Refinery Complex), six feed plants (in Brandon, Melfort, Saskatoon, Moosomin, Calgary and Edmonton), Interprovincial Cooperative Limited (IPCO), and The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in Edmonton, Alberta.

For more information about positions in the CRS, please visit the Co-op Connection website.