Meat Department Specialist: Fresh, Friendly Service

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Ottawa is seeking a Meat Department Team Member to support counter service, stocking and sanitation. You will help maintain product quality, assist with sampling, and ensure a clean, safe shopping environment while delivering courteous service to customers.

You'll participate in opening/closing tasks, follow health regulations, and contribute to a positive store image. Flexible scheduling including nights and weekends is expected; full benefits apply.

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Willingness to work flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to learn product knowledge across department.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures a fresh and appealing display by checking quality, keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked, rotating and removing out-of-date products, filling ice tables, and performing other duties as assigned.
• Maintains back stock in good order.
• Assists with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean and appealing.
• Cleans cases, glass, signs, uprights, coolers, smokers, floors, and drains as required.
• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Sales techniques

Food safety

Product knowledge

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Ottawa is seeking a Meat Department Team Member to support counter service, stocking and sanitation. You will help maintain product quality, assist with sampling, and ensure a clean, safe shopping environment while delivering courteous service to customers.

You'll participate in opening/closing tasks, follow health regulations, and contribute to a positive store image. Flexible scheduling including nights and weekends is expected; full benefits apply.