Meat Counter Specialist - Fresh Display & Service

Whole Foods Market; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Columbus, OH is seeking a team member for the Meat department to support counter service, stocking, and sanitation. The role emphasizes courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service and adherence to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining clean displays, assisting with sampling, and following Weights and Measures procedures. Flexible schedule required; wage range posted varies with experience.

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Stand/walk 6–8 hours in an 8-hour day.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Able to work in a wet and cold environment.
• Able to use knives and other cutting equipment.

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and appealing display by checking quality, keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked, rotating and removing out-of-date products, filling ice tables, and performing other duties as assigned.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

Sell proactively

Product knowledge

Quality inspection

Reads labels

Inventory checks

Customer service

Time management

Team communication

Merchandising

Tools

Box cutters

Electric pallet jacks

Knives

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Columbus, OH is seeking a team member for the Meat department to support counter service, stocking, and sanitation. The role emphasizes courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service and adherence to health and safety standards.

Responsibilities include maintaining clean displays, assisting with sampling, and following Weights and Measures procedures. Flexible schedule required; wage range posted varies with experience.