Produce Department Lead - Team Coach & Display Master

Whole Foods Market IP. L.P.; Westport (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Whole Benefits

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Whole Foods Market in Westport, CT is hiring for a Produce Team Leader to supervise and support the Produce Team, ensuring high standards of execution and customer service. This role supports training, scheduling, and maintaining displays and inventory while fostering a collaborative team environment.

The position requires experience in retail, ability to lead, train, and develop staff, and to work within health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Produce team procedures and policies.
• Strong demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, motivational, team building, and customer relationship skills.
• Capable of teaching others in a positive and constructive manner.
• Product knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge of regulatory and safety policies and procedures.
• Proficient mathematical skills for assessing financial performance, monitoring profitability, and managing inventory.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
• Proficiency with email, Microsoft Office, and operations-related applications.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and delegates tasks to Produce Team Members.
• Works with Produce Trainer to train Team Members in a manner that builds and sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Assists in training of new Team Members, utilizing learning checklists and training materials.
• Keeps all cases and shelves clean, well-stocked and properly rotated.
• Opens and closes department according to established procedures.
• Ensures all necessary breaks are given.
• Communicates team concerns to the Team Leader and Associate 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.
• Provides timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Consistently communicates and models WFM vision and goals.

Skills

Produce procedures

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Team building

Product knowledge

Regulatory & safety knowledge

Inventory management

Leadership

Email proficiency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Whole Foods Market in Westport, CT is hiring for a Produce Team Leader to supervise and support the Produce Team, ensuring high standards of execution and customer service. This role supports training, scheduling, and maintaining displays and inventory while fostering a collaborative team environment.

The position requires experience in retail, ability to lead, train, and develop staff, and to work within health and safety regulations.