Flexible Schedules Jobs in Chicago, IL

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STARBUCKS/BARISTA

Company: Kroger

Location: Lake Zurich, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

STR MGMT/GROCERY OPERATIONS MANAGER

Company: Kroger

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description outlines primary responsibilities for a leadership role in a Grocery Department, focusing on creating a positive customer experience, empowering associates, and ensuring efficient operations. Key duties include interviewing, training, and coaching staff, maintaining a friendly work environment, and adhering to food safety regulations. The role involves prioritizing tasks, communicating company information, and managing department budgets. Qualifications include effective communication, stress management, and leadership skills. The company, Mariano's (part of Kroger), values diversity, inclusion, and associate growth, offering comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career advancement.

STORE/NIGHT CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description involves creating an outstanding customer experience, maintaining a safe and clean environment, assisting in reaching sales and profit goals, and embracing the company's core values. Responsibilities include promoting trust and respect, gaining product knowledge, recommending items, maintaining freshness, adhering to food safety regulations, reinforcing safety programs, and reporting any safety risks or illegal activities. The qualifications include stress management, basic math skills, and effective communication. The company, Mariano's, offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, emotional and financial support, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

CUSTOMER SVC/CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Glendale Heights, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

Grocery Clerk

Company: Kroger

Location: Calumet City, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description outlines responsibilities for a Grocery Clerk at Food 4 Less, a Kroger company. Key duties include creating a positive customer experience, maintaining a clean and safe environment, assisting in sales and profit goals, and ensuring product freshness. The role involves customer service, product knowledge, and adherence to food safety regulations. The company values respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Qualifications include customer service skills, stress management, effective communication, and basic math. Previous retail experience is desired. Benefits include healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, emotional and financial support, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

Lead Transmission Line Engineer

Company: Leidos

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

PRODUCE/CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger

Company: Kroger

Location: Alsip, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description outlines responsibilities for a Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger at Food 4 Less, a Kroger company. Key duties include bagging groceries, maintaining a clean store environment, assisting customers, performing basic shelf conditioning, and informing customers of specials. The role also involves cleaning, handling seasonal merchandise, and ensuring safety compliance. The company values respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Qualifications include customer service skills, effective communication, stress management, and retail experience is preferred but not required. Benefits include healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, emotional and financial support, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

FLORAL/CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Arlington Heights, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description involves assisting in the design and merchandising of floral items, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean, organized workspace. Responsibilities include greeting customers, creating floral arrangements, packaging orders, maintaining records, and adhering to company policies. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, be able to multi-task, and work well in a team. Past retail experience and knowledge of employment laws are preferred. Mariano's, part of the Kroger family, offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare, flexible scheduling, emotional and financial support, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

DELI/LEAD CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Chicago, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

MEAT/CLERK

Company: Kroger

Location: Naperville, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

CUSTOMER SVC/SHIFT LEADER

Company: Kroger

Location: O'Fallon, IL

Posted Jan 24, 2025

The job description involves creating a positive customer experience, maintaining a clean and safe store environment, and overseeing store operations in the absence of the Store Manager. Responsibilities include working in various store areas, assisting in merchandising and operating initiatives, driving sales, managing labor and supply costs, and ensuring customer satisfaction with returns and exchanges. The role requires a positive attitude, adherence to food safety regulations, and reporting of safety risks or illegal activities. Qualifications include supervisory experience, dependability, integrity, and the ability to handle stress. The company, Ruler Foods, offers comprehensive benefits including healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, emotional and financial support, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, and growth opportunities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are typical salary ranges for flexible‑schedule tech roles by seniority?
Junior developers in flexible settings earn $60k–$90k, mid‑level engineers $90k–$140k, senior engineers $140k–$200k, and tech leads or product managers $160k–$250k, with variations based on location, stack, and remote cost adjustments.
Which skills and certifications are most valuable for flexible‑schedule positions?
Proficiency in Git, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is essential. Remote collaboration tools like Slack, Zoom, and Jira are standard. Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Scrum Master, or Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer boost credibility.
How common is remote work availability in flexible‑schedule roles?
Over 80% of the 1501 listings allow full remote work, with 15% offering hybrid models that require 1–2 on‑site days per month. Companies set core hours (e.g., 10 am–3 pm UTC+2) to synchronize cross‑time‑zone teams.
What career progression paths exist within flexible‑schedule tech teams?
Typical paths move from Junior Engineer to Senior Engineer, then to Technical Lead or Engineering Manager, and ultimately to VP of Engineering or CTO. Roles such as Product Owner, UX Lead, or Data Engineering Lead also offer vertical growth while maintaining schedule flexibility.
What industry trends are shaping the future of flexible schedules?
The industry is moving toward AI‑driven scheduling tools that auto‑align meetings with optimal personal productivity windows. Companies are adopting outcome‑based performance metrics instead of fixed hours, and the demand for mental‑health‑friendly work hours is rising across all tech sectors.

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