Produce Production Team Member (Fruit and Vegetable Cutter) - Full Time

Summary: Whole Foods Market is a grocery store chain specializing in natural and organic foods. They are seeking a Produce Production Team Member responsible for processing and merchandising in the produce department while ensuring customer satisfaction and adhering to safety regulations. 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 - Strives to support WFM core values and goals, promote national, regional, and store programs and initiatives - Ensures 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, vegetable cutting, Food safety, Sanitation, Product quality standards, Merchandising, Customer service, Use of knives, cutting tools, Use of electric pallet jacks, heavy machinery, Weights, Measures compliance Benefits: Eligibility for a store discount, Paid time off, Financial wellness, Health & wellness support programs, Access to other Team Member perks