Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Full Time

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Part-time
Hourly
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $18.00 - $25.40
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Work Schedule

Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
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Benefits

Store discount
Paid Time Off
Health Insurance
financial wellness programs
Health and wellness support programs
Team member perks
flexible schedule

Job Description

Whole Foods Market is a prominent grocery retailer committed to providing high-quality, natural, and organic products that nourish people and the planet. Established as a leader in the grocery industry, Whole Foods Market is more than a place to shop for food; it is a community-focused company dedicated to improving how people eat and live. The company makes positive impacts by supporting food education, funding school garden grants, increasing access to fresh, healthy food in underserved areas, and contributing to poverty alleviation in developing countries. With a mission centered around sustainability, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility, Whole Foods Market has reinvented the grocery business with a focus on ethical standards and community engagement.

Whole Foods Market offers an exciting career opportunity within its Produce team. The role involves supporting the receipt, preparation, merchandising, and sales of fresh produce items on the sales floor. This position is perfect for individuals interested in working in a fast-paced retail environment that values customer service, teamwork, and excellence. As a produce team member, you will play a vital part in ensuring fresh, visually appealing displays by maintaining product quality, adhering to regulatory and food safety standards, and supporting store operations. The role includes handling deliveries, stocking shelves, performing inventory checks, maintaining cleanliness, and utilizing suggestive selling to enhance customer experience and maximize sales.

Employees at Whole Foods Market embody the company’s core values and work diligently to create a positive shopping environment. The company expects team members to uphold high standards of professionalism, courtesy, and efficiency while interacting with customers, suppliers, and other team members. Training and continuous development are emphasized to equip employees with the knowledge and skills necessary for career growth and success within the company.

This position requires physical capability to handle produce deliveries, lift up to 50 pounds, and operate various equipment like electric pallet jacks and knives safely. Flexibility to work various shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, is necessary. Whole Foods Market provides competitive hourly wages ranging from $18.00 to $25.40, depending on experience. Additionally, employees have access to the "Whole Benefits" program, offering store discounts, paid time off, health and wellness support, financial wellness programs, and other perks. Advancement opportunities are available, with eligibility for pay increases following successful completion of the initial 90 days of employment and demonstrated performance.

Joining Whole Foods Market means becoming part of a company that values fairness, equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. The company promotes a workplace free of discrimination based on legally protected characteristics and focuses on hiring and promoting based solely on qualifications and business needs. Embrace the chance to contribute to a revolutionary grocery retailer and help create impactful change in your community and beyond by joining Whole Foods Market's Produce team today.

Job Requirements

  • No prior retail experience required
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
  • Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery
  • Ability to stand/walk 6-8 hours in an 8-hour workday
  • Ability to perform motions such as bending, twisting, squatting and reaching
  • Ability to work in wet and dry conditions
  • Exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals
  • May require use of ladders
  • Effective communication skills
  • Ability to follow directions

Job Qualifications

  • Ability to sell proactively
  • Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department
  • Ability to learn and understand growing processes that differentiate conventional from organic produce
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team
  • Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors
  • Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members
  • Ability to follow directions and procedures
  • effective time management and organization skills
  • Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
  • Understanding of and compliance with WFM quality goals

Job Duties

  • Ensures a fresh and appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by front-facing, checking codes, rotating and removing out-of-date products
  • Assists Team Leader in organizing and displaying volume and seasonal items
  • Monitors and prevents spoilage and communicates waste to buyers, Team Leaders, and shift supervisor
  • Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required
  • Assists with periodic inventory checks
  • Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work
  • Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques
  • Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


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