Kitchen Steward — Fast-Paced Cleanliness Champion

Whole Foods Market, Inc; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 23,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a part-time Dishwashing team member in Ohio. You will wash, sanitize, and organize dishes while maintaining a clean kitchen and supporting store operations. The role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to health and safety standards.

You’ll handle opening, mid, and closing tasks, assist with deliveries, and help ensure accurate signage and pricing. The position offers opportunities for training and growth within a values-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Effective time management skills.
• Demonstrates a passion for cleanliness.
• 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

• Washes, rinses, and sanitizes dishes, pots, pans, utensils, and small wares.
• Maintains cleanliness of floors, mats, drains, walls, and shelves in the kitchen area.
• Assists with kitchen deliveries including proper storage, organization, and rotation of products.
• 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

Time management

Cleanliness

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Procedures

Attention to detail

Work ethic

WFM values

Job description

Whole Foods Market, Inc. is seeking a part-time Dishwashing team member in Ohio. You will wash, sanitize, and organize dishes while maintaining a clean kitchen and supporting store operations. The role emphasizes customer service, teamwork, and adherence to health and safety standards.

You’ll handle opening, mid, and closing tasks, assist with deliveries, and help ensure accurate signage and pricing. The position offers opportunities for training and growth within a values-driven environment.