Overnight Grocery Team Member (Stocker, Inventory, Receiving)-Part Time

Provides overnight support for assigned team to include receiving and preparing product and maintaining the floor, displays, and back stock in accordance with company standards. All Whole Foods Market Retail jobs require ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and Team Members at all times. All positions must be performed in accordance with team and store Standard Operating Procedures. Further, Team Members must be prepared and able to perform the duties inherent in other Team Member job descriptions. All positions must strive to support WFM core values and goals, promote national, regional, and store programs and initiatives, and ensure adherence to all applicable health and safety regulations including Food Safety and regulatory duties required in the department.

Job Responsibilities

• Aids in receiving and sorting overnight deliveries for other teams.
• Maintains back stock in good order.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Receives product from receiving location to sales floor or appropriate back stock spaces.
• 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.
• Stocks and cleans shelves, bins, and food preparation areas.
• Accurately sorts and scans waste.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
• Maintains production standards.
• Checks product to ensure it meets WFM quality standards.
• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Handles DC and UNFI invoices for product delivered outside store receiving hours.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Properly checks-in product and reports miss-picks to team leadership.

Job Skills

• Ability to learn basic knowledge of all products carried in the department.
• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members.
• Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Ability to visually examine products for quality and freshness.
• Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization skills.
• Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors.
• Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Ability to perform simple math (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Experience

• No prior retail experience required.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions.
• Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals.
• May require use of ladders.
• Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• Exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.

Note: The purpose of this document is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for the position and is not meant as an exhaustive list. This document does not reflect all job duties or requirements for every position. Requirements build as one progresses through the job levels, so any job duties required at a lower level may be required at the higher level in addition to the duties listed for that higher level. Duties, assignments, and other responsibilities may differ for similar positions based on business conditions, departmental or geographic location, and/or needs for the particular position. An individual must demonstrate successful performance in their current position before being considered for promotion. In addition, in order to promote into a higher-level position, a business need for the promotion must exist and the candidate must be considered the most qualified person for the new position. Completion of certain milestones such as obtaining an advanced degree or certification, time in current position, or developing skills to perform at the higher-level role do not guarantee a promotion.

The wage range for this position is $15.00 - $19.70 Hourly, commensurate with experience. Whole Foods Market offers “Whole Benefits". Whole Benefits may include health insurance, retirement plan benefits, eligibility for a store discount, paid time off and access to other benefit programs. Eligibility for Whole Benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable Whole Benefits plan at a person’s date of hire.

At Whole Foods Market, we provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all Team Members and candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic. Whole Foods Market hires and promotes individuals solely based on qualifications for the position to be filled and business needs.

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