Deli & Prepared Foods Specialist

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Potomac (MD); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Team member perks access

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Potomac, MD is seeking an entry-level Prepared Foods Team Member to assist with hot and cold foods, customer service, and station sanitation.

You will stock displays, rotate inventory, and participate in opening/closing duties while upholding health, safety, and quality standards. This role emphasizes teamwork, proactive selling, and a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

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 and respectfully to teammates, customers, and vendors.
• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions.
• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment.

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.
• 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.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques.
• Maximizes sales potential through proper prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising of products.
• Follows health, sanitation, and safety procedures and maintains a clean working/shopping environment.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties, ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Time management

Food safety

Adaptability

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Potomac, MD is seeking an entry-level Prepared Foods Team Member to assist with hot and cold foods, customer service, and station sanitation.

You will stock displays, rotate inventory, and participate in opening/closing duties while upholding health, safety, and quality standards. This role emphasizes teamwork, proactive selling, and a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays.