Prepared Foods Team Member

About This Role

Serve customers at the Prepared Foods deli counter and culinary venues by preparing, stocking, and serving a variety of hot and cold food products. Ensure excellent customer service and maintain sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Cut, prepare, and serve a variety of hot and cold foods including meats, cheeses, sandwiches, burritos, wraps, salad, and pizza
• Sample products to customers to drive sales
• Stock hot and cold cases and displays with prepared foods from the kitchen and refrigerators
• Check in-stock product dates to ensure freshness and rotate products when necessary
• Bail and consolidate recyclables following company procedures
• Assist Team Leader in organizing and displaying volume and seasonal items
• Complete spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required
• Assist with periodic inventory checks
• Provide excellent customer service, addressing customer needs timely and effectively
• Follow and comply with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices

Requirements

• Ability to sell proactively
• Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department
• Strong attention to detail
• 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
• 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
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand/walk 6-8 hours a day
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions
• 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

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits