Food Prep Lead

Job Description:

While performing their duties, the Food Prep Lead must demonstrate their commitment to WFM core values and goals. By promoting national, regional, and store programs and initiatives, the Food Prep Lead helps to create a positive work environment and company culture. Additionally, they must follow all applicable health and safety regulations, including those related to Food Safety, to ensure a safe and clean work environment for team members and customers alike.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a supervisor for the Prepared Foods Team and assigns tasks to ensure efficient operations.
• Joins forces with the Prepared Foods Trainer to develop an inclusive training plan that encourages a high-performing team and lessens staff turnover.
• Contributes to the training and development of new Team Members by utilizing training materials and evaluation tools.
• It is important to keep cases and shelves clean, well-stocked, and rotated correctly.
• Starts and finishes departmental duties according to predefined rules.
• Makes sure that all necessary respites are granted.
• Relays the concerns of the team to the Team Leader and Associate Team Leader.
• Shows unparalleled dedication to retail execution, achieving the highest level of performance and effectiveness.
• Cultivates an environment that fosters exceptional teamwork, positivity, and respect.
• Keeps a watchful eye on the customers' conduct and needs, and leads the team to attend to them appropriately to ensure they are satisfied and pleased; quickly responds to any customer concerns or questions.
• Aiming to sustain a high-performance team while minimizing turnovers, team members are handpicked, trained, developed, mentored, motivated, and counselled.
• Provides comprehensive, cogent, and timely evaluations of performance.
• Models exemplary behavior in the pursuit of WFM's vision and goals, consistently communicating the importance of these principles to others.

Job seekers must also be able to accurately identify and convey their personal set of competencies in their job search to ensure they are matched with the appropriate positions:

• Comprehensive understanding of the protocols and guidelines that govern the Prepared Foods team.
• Adept at effectively organizing tasks and managing time efficiently.
• Competent in creating positive social connections, motivating individuals, promoting team achievements, and managing valuable customer relationships.
• Capable of imparting knowledge to others with a constructive and forward-thinking method.
• Product knowledge.
• Expertise in regulatory and safety procedures, guidelines, and policies.
• An individual's capacity to perform mathematical calculations proficiently is a critical requirement for assessing financial performance, profitability monitoring, and inventory management.
• Demonstrated decision-making ability, leadership skills, and ability to prioritize and delegate.
• Proficiency in operating applications that are associated with operations, email, and Microsoft Office.

Desired Work Experiences:

• Exceeding or equating to one full year of working in the retail industry.

The physical requirements of the job can be demanding, and candidates must possess the necessary physical abilities to perform the job effectively:

• To perform this work, one must have the capacity to hoist objects up to 50 pounds in weight.
• Standing or walking for 6-8 hours is typical during an 8-hour workday.
• The function of one's hands: the capacity to grasp, handle with precision, and apply pressure through pushing and pulling.
• The ability to bend, twist, squat, and reach is crucial in any work setting.
• Interaction with FDA approved cleaning solutions.
• Anything below the freezing point of water falls into the category of freezing temperatures.
• Competence to function effectively regardless of the presence of moisture.
• Having the proficiency to work hours that are adjustable and convenient to business needs, including weekends, holidays, and night shifts.
• Aptitude in the usage of cutting-edge tools and equipment such as electric pallet jacks, knives, and box cutters.
• The use of ladders could be necessary in fulfilling the task.

Reaching certain milestones, such as obtaining an advanced degree or certification, or developing relevant skills, does not automatically lead to a promotion. Promotion is based on merit, the candidates ability to perform the required duties, and the needs of the business.

The wage scale allocated for this role ranges from $17.00 to $23.60 an hour, dependent on a candidate's prior expertise and familiarity. Whole Foods Market offers the inclusive Whole Benefits, which include health insurance, retirement plan benefits, the chance to obtain store discounts, paid vacation time, and entry to other benefit programs. A worker's eligibility for Whole Benefits is decided based on the provisions set by the relevant Whole Benefits policy at the time of recruitment.

Our workplace prizes diversity and inclusion, with every resumé or job application evaluated on its own merit and business needs. No legally protected traits, such as gender identity or sexual orientation, serves as disadvantage or advantages over others.

With the aim of advertising positions within our organization, Whole Foods Market partners with notable job search sites like LinkedIn, Indeed, and ZipRecruiter. We must inform candidates that other job sites may not be genuine or might lack current information and may even be fraudulent. Therefore, we highly recommend that you only apply via our site.