Meat Department Lead & Team Coach

Whole Foods Market; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Arlington, TX seeks a Team Leader support role to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, purchasing, merchandising, labor, and safety. You will lead Team Members and uphold SOPs while delivering friendly, efficient service.

The role emphasizes training, performance evaluations, and maintaining high standards of retail execution; must be able to lift 50 pounds and work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience.
• Able to lift 50 pounds and work in an 8-hour day under varied temperatures.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and store operations.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and customer relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains creative store layout and product merchandising.
• Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets.
• Assists Team Leader in analysis of sales, reports, and labor.
• Assists team leader in annual sales and expense projections and budget preparation.
• Assists team leader with ordering and inventory management.
• Works with Team Leader to resolve team concerns or issues.
• Functions as point person and departmental person in charge in absence of Team Leader.
• Sets and achieves the highest standards of retail execution.
• Fosters and encourages a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale.
• Maintains awareness of customer flows and needs and directs Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; responds promptly to customer needs and questions.
• Selects, trains, develops, mentors, motivates, and counsels Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Communicates and maintains Team Member safety and security standards.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

Leadership

Meat knowledge

Team development

Customer service

Regulatory knowledge

Microsoft Office

Inventory management

Financial acumen

Safety policies

Communication skills

Tools

Electric pallet jacks

Box cutters

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Arlington, TX seeks a Team Leader support role to assist the Team Leader in daily operations, profitability, purchasing, merchandising, labor, and safety. You will lead Team Members and uphold SOPs while delivering friendly, efficient service.

The role emphasizes training, performance evaluations, and maintaining high standards of retail execution; must be able to lift 50 pounds and work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.