Job Description
Provide support as a member of the Produce team to include receiving and preparing product, maintaining the Produce floor and displays, and selling product in support of regional Produce standards. Ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to customers and team members.
Responsibilities
* Provide excellent customer service and address needs of customers in a timely and effective manner. Surprise and delight the customers with consistent, delicious food.
* Ensure 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display by keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked by front-facing, checking codes, rotating, and removing out-of-date products.
* Uphold organic standards for produce.
* Maintain accurate department signage and pricing.
* Stock and clean produce shelves and displays.
* Maintain back stock in good order.
* Maintain a safe, clean and well-organized working and shopping environment by sweeping floors and completing sweep logs.
* Assist with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean, and appealing.
* Follow and comply with all applicable health and sanitation procedures and adhere to safe work practices.
* Operate and sanitize all equipment in a safe and proper manner.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
* 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 and customers
* Ability to follow instructions and procedures
* Ability to sell proactively
* Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department
* Effective time management skills
* Strong work ethic and integrity
* Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness
* Ability to work in a wet and cold environment
* Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
* Use of tools and equipment, including box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery
Desired Work Experiences
* Previous Produce experience preferred
* Customer Service Focus
Austin, TX
Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates natural and organic foods supermarkets. The company’s stores offers produce, grocery, meat and poultry, seafood, bakery, prepared foods, coffee, tea, beer, wine, cheese, nutritional supplements, vitamins, body care, pet foods, and household goods. It also provides various non-GMO, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and other special diet foods; and sit-down wine bars and tap rooms. As of September 24, 2017, the company operated approximately 470 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It also sells its products through online. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. As of August 28, 2017, Whole Foods Market, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc.