Produce Production Team Member (Fruit and… at Whole Foods… · Castle…

Summary: Whole Foods Market is a well-known grocery store chain specializing in natural and organic foods. They are seeking a Produce Production Team Member responsible for cutting fruits and vegetables, ensuring product quality, and providing excellent customer service while adhering to safety and sanitation standards. Responsibilities: - Cuts fruits and vegetables, following all safety and sanitation rules - Ensures product meets WFM guidelines for quality and preparation - Maintains sampling program - Cleans department continuously and maintains sweep logs - 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: - Performs all functions related to processing (preparation) and merchandising in the produce department - Ensures a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members at all times - Must be prepared and able to perform the duties inherent in other Team Member job descriptions - Strive to support WFM core values and goals - Promote national, regional, and store programs and initiatives - Ensure adherence to all applicable health and safety regulations including Food Safety and regulatory duties required in the department - Cuts fruits and vegetables, following all safety and sanitation rules - Ensures product meets WFM guidelines for quality and preparation - Maintains sampling program - Cleans department continuously and maintains sweep logs - 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 - Thorough product knowledge - Capable of accessing information about market conditions and communicating it to customers - Understands spoilage and supply waste and how it affects department profits - Working knowledge and application of all merchandising expectations within the department - 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 - 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 Required Skills: Fruit and Vegetable Cutting, Food Safety, Sanitation, Product Merchandising, Weights and Measures Compliance, Use of Knives, Use of Box Cutters, Use of Electric Pallet Jacks, Equipment Maintenance Benefits: Whole Foods Market offers "Whole Benefits". Whole Benefits offers a wide range of benefits for Full and Part-Time Team Members, including eligibility for a store discount, paid time off, financial wellness, health & wellness support programs, and access to other Team Member perks., Eligibility for Whole Benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable Whole Benefits plan at a person’s date of hire and may vary based on work location, length of service, and job type (such as regular or seasonal)., New entry level Team Members who successfully complete their first 90-days of employment and who remain actively employed in an eligible role, may be eligible for a base rate increase after their 90-day anniversary.