Prepared Foods Associate: Fresh, Fast & Friendly

Whole Foods Market; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Paid time off

Financial wellness

Health & wellness support

Access to Team Member perks

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Berkeley is seeking a Team Member responsible for preparation, counter service, sanitation, and stocking of products. You will provide courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members, adhere to store procedures, and support core values and health and safety regulations.

You will assist with production for Prepared Foods, label and rotate products, maintain cleanliness, and help customers compare WFM products to traditional stores.

Qualifications

• Thorough product knowledge.
• Ability to follow recipes and prepare batches.
• Strong communication and teamwork.
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of spoilage and waste and its impact on profits.

Responsibilities

• Assists with production for all Prepared Foods venues.
• Ensures all prepared foods are properly labeled, dates, initialed, covered, and rotated.
• Ensures product meets WFM guidelines for quality and preparation.
• Documents waste and spoilage using appropriate forms.
• Ensures product production is performed using correct measuring devices and all recipes are followed.
• Helps customers understand the difference between WFM products and products at conventional stores.
• Ensures that walk-ins and freezers are kept clean and well-organized.
• 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.

Skills

Product knowledge

Recipe execution

Customer service

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Time management

Safety compliance

Shelf merchandising

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Berkeley is seeking a Team Member responsible for preparation, counter service, sanitation, and stocking of products. You will provide courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members, adhere to store procedures, and support core values and health and safety regulations.

You will assist with production for Prepared Foods, label and rotate products, maintain cleanliness, and help customers compare WFM products to traditional stores.