Unified Grocers (Unified) is the largest retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative in the western United States. Our talented team of approximately 3,500 employees provides the products and services grocery stores need to successfully compete in today’s diverse supermarket industry.
Since our company’s founding in 1922 when 15 independent retail grocers pooled their resources to improve their businesses efficiency and formed Certified Grocers of California, the cooperative organization has enjoyed steady and consistent growth.
In 1999, Certified Grocers changed its name to Unified Western Grocers after merging with United Grocers, Inc. a $1 billion grocery cooperative based in Portland, Oregon. In May 2007, as part of an initiative to strengthen its corporate brand and image, the company changed its name again to Unified Grocers. In September 2007, Unified acquired Associated Grocers, Inc. a $1 billion grocery cooperative based in Seattle, Washington.
Today, Unified generates approximately $4 billion in annual sales and serves over 2,500 member storesand nearly 6,000 customer locations in neighborhoods throughout the West, including Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Rim.
Our customers include such fine grocery stores as Gelson’s, Raley’s, Superior Grocers, Thriftway, Roth’s, Haggen Food & Pharmacy, and Metropolitan Market.
As an important part of our employees’ total compensation package, Unified Grocers provides an attractive and comprehensive benefits program. Unified’s benefit plans have been designed to address the diverse needs of our employees and to provide a measure of financial security for them and their families.
The benefits program has also been developed on the principle of a partnership between our employees and Unified. As their partner, Unified provides an array of benefits to employees and their dependents. In return, each employee’s skills, experience and knowledge are valuable contributions that will be critical to the growth and success of the Company.
Some of Unified’s benefits include:
• Medical
• Dental (Company Paid)
• Vision (Company Paid)
• 401(k) plan with a company matching contribution
• Cash Balance Pension Plan
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Vacation Time (Company Paid)
• Sick Time (Company Paid)
• Holidays (Company Paid)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Training and Development Programs
Eligibility for Unified’s benefits programs is dependent upon employment status.
Unified Grocers strives to provide a working environment where employees are able to grow in their careers while furthering the goals of the organization.
We believe that our employees are the driving force of our success and support their continued career and personal development through:
• Job skills and industry training
• Professional and personal development classes
• Job promotions and transfer opportunities within the company
We foster a diverse, positive and innovative culture that develops and supports talented people who are focused on organizational effectiveness and accomplishing Unified’s objectives and mission.
Our core values include:
Excellence: We consistently strive for performance and continuous improvement throughout the organization
Fairness and Respect: We accept responsibility for our actions and recognize the value and contributions of others.
Integrity: In actively supporting the company’s values, we do what we say we’ll do in a competent and professional manner.
Loyalty: We are committed to actively uphold the decisions and values of the company.
Responsible Corporate Citizenship: As an organization we are committed to making our communities better places to live and work through our participation in volunteer community and industry organizations.
Unified is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate against qualified applicants and employees on the basis of any characteristic protected under applicable state or federal law.
Headquartered in Commerce, California, Unified operates warehouse and manufacturing facilities in three major regions; Southern California, Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Employment opportunities are available on an as needed basis at the following locations:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Dry Grocery and Refrigerated Warehouse Facilities:
Commerce, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Sante Fe Springs, CA
Bakery Manufacturing Facility:
Los Angeles, CA
Dairy Manufacturing Facility:
Los Angeles, CA
Insurance Subsidiary:
Covina, CA
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Dry Grocery and Refrigerated Warehouse Facility
Stockton, CA
Dry Grocery Warehouse Facility
Fresno, CA
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Dry Grocery and Refrigerated Warehouse Facilities
Milwaukie, OR
Seattle, WA
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