Retail Store Associate

Wild Fork; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Culinary training

Tenure program

Education programs

Vacation & PTO

Monthly bonus

Free shipping

One giveaway product

Wild Chef allowance

Job summary

Wild Fork is seeking a Team Member to deliver a memorable guest experience and become a personal chef and friendly butcher through training. You will learn product knowledge, assist customers, handle online orders, and support inventory to keep our fresh meats available.

Responsibilities include stocking, checkout, cashier duties, and adhering to safety standards in a cold environment. Prior retail or food-service experience is valued and a passion for cooking helps you excel.

Qualifications

• One year of customer service experience in retail, hospitality, or restaurant is required.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.

Responsibilities

• Be a Brand Ambassador - enthusiastic about our quality products and educate customers on what Wild Fork stands for.
• Become a product and culinary expert through training to provide recipes and tips on how to cook our protein.
• Provide a butcher-friendly shopping experience by personalizing every step of the way.
• Assist customers at checkout and deliver a memorable experience.
• Perform stocking duties, rotate products, and manage inventory in the walk-in freezer.
• Oversee price changes and cash register operations as required.
• Process e-commerce orders and ensure timely handout for deliveries.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Communication

Reliability

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

As a Wild Fork

As a Wild Fork Team Member, your focus is to deliver a memorable experience to all of our guests. You will be trained to be a personal chef and friendly butcher to have the highest level of product knowledge to provide customers with recommendations on their favorite dish or protein. In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring proper inventory control to maximize product freshness and availability, replenish low stock items, pick and pack online orders and deliver a friendly check-out experience.

If you are someone looking for a career growth opportunity and you LOVE TO COOK & LOVE TO EAT, we would love to connect with you!

Our Values: Determination, Simplicity, Availability, Humility, Sincerity, Discipline, Ownership

Essential Tasks And Responsibilities

• Be a Brand Ambassador - enthusiastic and passionate about our quality products, educate the consumer on what WFF stands for
• Become a product and culinary expert by giving total effort during our training classes to provide great recipes and tips on how to cook our protein
• Provide a butcher friendly shopping experience by personalizing every step of the way
• Assist customers during the check-out process and deliver an experience to remember
• Perform stocking duties such as lifting up to 50lb, rotating products, ordering, dusting, and cleaning store
• Oversee daily price changes and manage cash register as required
• Process customer e-commerce orders and oversee timely product hand out for deliveries
• Must be able to work in an extremely cold environment- pulling racks, process shipment, and performing monthly inventory in our walk-in freezer
• Performs other related duties

Physical Demands And Work Environment

• Physically able to exert up to 50 pounds of force
• Occasional exposure to extreme temperatures - walk-in freezers
• Stand/walk for up to 8-10 hours
• Frequent movement within the store to access various departments, areas, and products

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Culinary Training
• Tenure Program
• Higher Education Programs
• Vacation Time, Paid Holiday & Birthday PTO
• Monthly Bonus Potential
• WF Unlimited- Free Shipping
• Chew On This- One give away product a month
• Wild Chef - Allowance per month to shop in our store
• Starting rate $18.50

Qualifications

• High school degree or GED preferred not required
• One year of customer service experience in retail, hospitality, or restaurant is required
• Excellent verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, by showing interest and carefully listening to their needsrequired
• Work with integrity as a TEAM toward a shared vision
• Be determined and deliver superior results with a sense of urgency, time management, and prioritization
• Treat it like you own it -Take ownership and responsibility to be successful
• Acts with respect and values other opinions
• Strong cognitive skills, including problem analyzing
• Enthusiasm and passion for food and customer service preferred
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills
• Show dependability and commitment
• Fundamental math functions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Ability to meet seasonal peaks, workloads, and deadlines
• The availability to work a flex schedule, working various hours and shifts, including early mornings, evenings and, weekends/holidays required

Due to the nature and job duties of this role, employment-based immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.

EOE, including disability/vets.