Meat Department Team Member — Fresh Displays & Service

Whole Foods Market; Northfield Township (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Paid time off

Financial wellness

Health & wellness programs

Team member perks

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Northfield Township, IL, is seeking a Team Member for the Meat department to support counter service, stocking, and sanitation. You will help maintain fresh displays, assist customers, and uphold health and safety standards.

This entry-level role requires reliability and a strong work ethic; no prior retail experience is required. You will join a team that emphasizes quality, customer service, and adherence to store procedures and benefits from Whole Foods Market's benefits

Qualifications

• Ability to sell proactively
• Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in department
• Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness
• Proactively reads labels and familiarizes oneself on various products
• Assists with periodic inventory checks
• Ability to deliver information clearly to Team Members, customers, and vendors
• Ability to meet customer service expectations in all interactions
• Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization
• Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market
• Strong work ethic in a fast-paced environment
• Understanding of and compliance with quality goals

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and appealing display by checking quality, keeping cases and shelves clean and well stocked, rotating and removing out-of-date products, filling ice tables, and performing other duties as assigned.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

Proactive selling

Product knowledge

Quality awareness

Customer service

Time management

Clear communication

Team collaboration

Fast-paced work

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Northfield Township, IL, is seeking a Team Member for the Meat department to support counter service, stocking, and sanitation. You will help maintain fresh displays, assist customers, and uphold health and safety standards.

This entry-level role requires reliability and a strong work ethic; no prior retail experience is required. You will join a team that emphasizes quality, customer service, and adherence to store procedures and benefits from Whole Foods Market's benefits