Deli & Prepared Foods Associate — Fresh Service & Prep

Whole Foods Market; Montclair (NJ); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Financial wellness

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Montclair, NJ is seeking a motivated Team Member for the Prepared Foods department. You will prepare, serve, stock, and maintain product quality while delivering friendly service and upholding health and safety standards.

You will engage with customers, support team leaders, and contribute to merchandising, inventory, and store programs. Prior experience is not required, and a positive attitude is valued.

Qualifications

• Ability to sell proactively.
• Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Ability to deliver information clearly to customers and team members.
• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Cuts, prepares, and serves a variety of hot and cold foods, including meats, cheeses, sandwiches, burritos, wraps, salad, and pizza.
• Samples products to customers.
• Stocks hot and cold cases and displays with prepared foods from kitchen, walk-in preparation, and refrigerators.
• Checks in-stock product dates to ensure freshness and rotates when necessary.
• Bails and consolidates recyclables.
• Assists Team Leader in organizing and displaying volume and seasonal items.
• Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
• Assists with periodic inventory checks.
• 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.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Montclair, NJ is seeking a motivated Team Member for the Prepared Foods department. You will prepare, serve, stock, and maintain product quality while delivering friendly service and upholding health and safety standards.

You will engage with customers, support team leaders, and contribute to merchandising, inventory, and store programs. Prior experience is not required, and a positive attitude is valued.