Deli & Culinary Prep Team Member — Fresh Foods & Service

Whole Foods Market; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking entry-level team members to handle preparation, counter service, tubing and stocking for prepared foods. You will keep products properly labeled, rotated, and within quality guidelines while supporting customer needs with friendly, efficient service.

Responsibilities include production support, waste tracking, and following recipes. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is required in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• No prior retail experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assists with production for all Prepared Foods venues.
• Ensures all prepared foods are properly labeled, dates, initialed, covered, and rotated.
• Ensures product meets WFM guidelines for quality and preparation.
• Documents waste and spoilage using appropriate forms.
• Ensures product production is performed using correct measuring devices and all recipes are followed.
• Helps customers understand the difference between WFM products and products at conventional stores.
• Ensures that walk-ins and freezers are kept clean and well-organized.
• 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.

Skills

Product knowledge

Recipe preparation

Market conditions

Spoilage knowledge

Merchandising knowledge

Communication

Tools

Knives

Box cutters

Electric pallet jacks

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking entry-level team members to handle preparation, counter service, tubing and stocking for prepared foods. You will keep products properly labeled, rotated, and within quality guidelines while supporting customer needs with friendly, efficient service.

Responsibilities include production support, waste tracking, and following recipes. Flexibility for nights, weekends, and holidays is required in a fast-paced environment.