Produce Associate - Fresh, Customer-Focused

Whole Foods Market; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Whole Benefits

Store discount

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Portland, ME is seeking a produce team member to support receiving, stocking, and merchandising while upholding WFM standards. You will help with displays, portions of deliveries, and assisting customers with a friendly, efficient approach.

No retail experience required; ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends is needed. This role emphasizes safety and teamwork within a fast-paced store environment.

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required.
• Must lift up to 50 pounds.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Ensures fresh, appealing display by keeping cases and shelves clean and stocked, front-facing, rotating, and removing out-of-date products.
• Assists Team Leader in organizing and displaying volume and seasonal items.
• Monitors spoilage and communicates waste to buyers, Team Leaders, and shift supervisor.
• Completes spoilage, sampling, temperature, and sweep worksheets as required.
• Assists with periodic inventory checks.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses customer needs promptly, and models suggestive selling techniques.
• Maximizes sales through proper prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising.
• Follows procedures including Weights & Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Product knowledge

Time management

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Portland, ME is seeking a produce team member to support receiving, stocking, and merchandising while upholding WFM standards. You will help with displays, portions of deliveries, and assisting customers with a friendly, efficient approach.

No retail experience required; ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends is needed. This role emphasizes safety and teamwork within a fast-paced store environment.