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Overnight Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Receiving) - Full Time
Entry LevelOn-site
Location
Boston, MA
Salary
$35k–$53k/yr
Experience
Not specified
Posted
1 month ago
Skills
product quality inspectioninventory managementstockingreceivingwaste sortingbasic mathcustomer servicefood safety complianceuse of knivesuse of box cuttersuse of electric pallet jacks
Job Description
Summary: Whole Foods Market is a leading retailer in natural and organic foods. They are seeking an Overnight Grocery Team Member who will provide overnight support by receiving and preparing products, maintaining the sales floor, and ensuring compliance with company standards and safety regulations.
Responsibilities:
- Checks product to ensure it meets WFM quality standards
- Accurately sorts and scans waste
- Maintains production standards
- Stocks and cleans shelves, bins, and food preparation areas
- Maintains back stock in good order
- Handles DC and UNFI invoices for product delivered outside store receiving hours
- Properly checks-in product and reports miss-picks to team leadership
- Receives product from receiving location to sales floor or appropriate back stock spaces
- Aids in receiving and sorting overnight deliveries for other teams
- Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings
- 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
- Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices
- Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards
- Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing
- Immediately reports safety hazards and violations
- Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership
Required Qualifications:
- Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in the department
- Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness
- Ability to perform simple math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
- 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
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds
- In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours
- Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling
- Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching
- Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals
- Exposure to temperatures: <32 degrees Fahrenheit (freezing), 32-40 degrees Fahrenheit (refrigerators), >90 degrees Fahrenheit
- 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
- May require use of ladders
Preferred Qualifications:
- No prior retail experience required
Required Skills: Product Quality Inspection, Inventory Management, Stocking, Receiving, Waste Sorting, Basic Math, Customer Service, Food Safety Compliance, Use of Knives, Use of Box Cutters, Use of Electric Pallet Jacks
Benefits: Eligibility for a store discount, Paid time off, Financial wellness, Health & wellness support programs, Access to other Team Member perks
Benefits
Eligibility for a store discount
Paid time off
Financial wellness
Health & wellness support programs
Access to other Team Member perks