Wholefoods Careers – Winter Park Seasonal Grocery Team Member

Job Description:

Performs all functions related to processing (preparation) and merchandising in the produce department. All Whole Foods Market Retail jobs require ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members at all times. All positions must be performed in accordance with team and store Standard Operating Procedures. Further, Team Members must be prepared and able to perform the duties inherent in other Team Member job descriptions. All positions must strive to support WFM core values and goals, promote national, regional, and store programs and initiatives, and ensure adherence to all applicable health and safety regulations including Food Safety and regulatory duties required in the department.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures product meets WFM guidelines for quality and preparation.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Cuts fruits and vegetables, following all safety and sanitation rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
• Cleans department continuously and maintains sweep logs.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains sampling program.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.

Job Requirements:

• Understanding of and compliance with WFM quality goals.
• Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market.
• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members.
• Working knowledge and application of all merchandising expectations within the department.
• Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization skills.
• Understands spoilage and supply waste and how it affects department profits.
• Thorough product knowledge.
• Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors.
• Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Capable of accessing information about market conditions and communicating it to customers.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.

Qualification & Experience:

• Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
• No prior retail experience required.
• Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.
• Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
• Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
• In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions.
• Exposure to temperatures: <32 degrees Fahrenheit (freezing), 32-40 degrees Fahrenheit (refrigerators), >90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• May require use of ladders.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.

Job Details:

Company: Whole Foods Market

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Business Development Sales

Job Location: Winter Park, FL, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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