Prepared Foods Department Leader

Company: Whole Foods Market
Location: Greenville
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

Job SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Prepared Foods Department Leader to join our team at Whole Foods Market.Responsibilities

• Leadership: Supervise and delegate tasks to Prepared Foods Team Members, ensuring a high-performance team and minimizing turnover.
• Training: Work with Prepared Foods Trainer to train Team Members in a manner that builds and sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover.
• Department Operations: Assist in training of new Team Members, utilizing learning checklists and training materials; keep all cases and shelves clean, well-stocked and properly rotated; and open and close department according to established procedures.
• Team Management: Ensure all necessary breaks are given, communicate team concerns to the Team Leader and Associate Team Leader, and set and achieve the highest standards of retail execution.
• Customer Service: Foster and encourage a positive environment of outstanding teamwork, mutual respect, and exceptional morale; maintain awareness of customer flows and needs and direct Team Members as necessary to satisfy and delight customers; respond promptly to customer needs and questions.
• Performance Management: Select, train, develop, mentor, motivate, and counsel Team Members in a manner that sustains a high-performance team and minimizes turnover; provide timely, thorough, and thoughtful performance evaluations.
• Communication: Consistently communicate and model WFM vision and goals.Requirements
  • Experience: 12+ months retail experience.
  • Skills: Extensive knowledge of Prepared Foods 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.Working Conditions
    • Physical Demands: Must be able to lift 50 pounds; standing/walking 6-8 hours in an 8-hour work day; hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling; work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching.
    • Exposure: Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals; exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit; ability to work in wet and dry conditions; ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed; ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery; may require use of ladders.Please note that 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.

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