Meat Counter Associate — Fresh, Fast-Paced Service

Whole Foods Market; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Health & wellness programs

Job summary

Whole Foods Market Richmond is seeking a friendly and dependable Meat Team member responsible for counter service, stocking, and sanitation. You will help maintain fresh displays, assist customers, and support daily operations in a fast-paced environment.

No prior retail experience required; training provided. This role offers competitive hourly pay, Whole Benefits, and opportunities to grow within the store while upholding health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Friendly, courteous, and efficient service to customers and Team Members.
• Ability to learn product knowledge and inform customers accordingly.
• Capable of lifting up to 50 pounds and performing physical duties.
• Ability to follow procedures and health/sanitation rules.
• Availability to work flexible shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Ensures a fresh and appealing display by checking quality, keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked, rotating and removing out-of-date products, filling ice tables, and performing other duties as assigned.
• Maintains back stock in good order.
• Assists with sampling program, keeping sample areas full, clean and appealing.
• Cleans cases, glass, signs, uprights, coolers, smokers, floors, and drains as required.
• 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

Customer service

Proactive selling

Food safety basics

Team communication

Time management

Stocking & merchandising

Job description

Whole Foods Market Richmond is seeking a friendly and dependable Meat Team member responsible for counter service, stocking, and sanitation. You will help maintain fresh displays, assist customers, and support daily operations in a fast-paced environment.

No prior retail experience required; training provided. This role offers competitive hourly pay, Whole Benefits, and opportunities to grow within the store while upholding health and safety standards.