Overnight Grocery Stocker & Back-Stock Specialist

Whole Foods Market; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 2,342,000 - 3,499,000; Full time

Job summary

Whole Foods Market is seeking team members for overnight support to receive and prepare products, stock shelves, and maintain back stock to store standards. The role emphasizes courteous, friendly service and adherence to health and safety regulations while supporting store programs and initiatives.

The position requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to handle physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for long periods.

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required.

Responsibilities

• Checks product to ensure it meets WFM quality standards.
• Accurately sorts and scans waste.
• Maintains production standards.
• Stocks and cleans shelves, bins, and food preparation areas.
• Maintains back stock in good order.
• Handles DC and UNFI invoices for product delivered outside store receiving hours.
• Receives product from receiving location to sales floor or appropriate back stock spaces.
• Aids in receiving and sorting overnight deliveries for other teams.
• 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 with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Reports safety hazards and violations promptly.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store leadership.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Time management

Quality awareness

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking team members for overnight support to receive and prepare products, stock shelves, and maintain back stock to store standards. The role emphasizes courteous, friendly service and adherence to health and safety regulations while supporting store programs and initiatives.

The position requires strong communication, teamwork, and the ability to handle physical tasks such as lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for long periods.