Fresh Foods Counter & Prep Associate – Flexible Schedule

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Team Member for Prepared Foods to support daily operations, prep foods, assist customers, and maintain a clean, safe, and inviting department.

You will engage with customers, stock and rotate products, and help ensure quality and freshness across the prepared foods section. The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a commitment to the store’s standards and health guidelines.

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 in a clear and respectful 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.

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

Food prep

Sanitation

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

Whole Foods Market, Inc in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a Team Member for Prepared Foods to support daily operations, prep foods, assist customers, and maintain a clean, safe, and inviting department.

You will engage with customers, stock and rotate products, and help ensure quality and freshness across the prepared foods section. The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a commitment to the store’s standards and health guidelines.