Retail Store Associate

Pilgrim; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culinary Training

Higher Education Programs

Monthly Bonus Potential

Free Shipping on orders

In-store shopping allowance

Job summary

A leading food service company is seeking a Wild Fork Team Member in Vernon Hills, Illinois. This role requires delivering exceptional customer service, assisting in inventory management, and providing a friendly check-out experience. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and previous customer service experience. Passion for food and enthusiasm for customer interactions are essential. Join us to be part of a dynamic team and enjoy company perks including culinary training and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

• Must have one year of customer service experience in retail, hospitality, or restaurant.
• Excellent verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to work in a flexible schedule with various hours and shifts.

Responsibilities

• Be a Brand Ambassador by educating consumers about products.
• Provide friendly assistance during check-out.
• Process customer e-commerce orders.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Ownership

Education

High school degree or GED

Job description

As aWild 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 youLOVE TO COOK & LOVE TO EAT, we would love to connect with you!

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
• Culinary Training
• Higher Education Programs
• 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

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 needs required
• 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
• 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.