Prepared Foods Team Receiver - Full Time

About the role

Support the Team Leader, Associate Team Leader, Supervisor, and Regional Team by maintaining regional standards while providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to maintain a positive company image.

Responsibilities

• Assume primary responsibility for processing all product deliveries.
• Process deliveries in a timely manner with full attention to detail and abiding by receiving procedures.
• Ensure receiving supplies are filled and maintained.
• Maintain backstock area and cooler.
• Keep receiving area secure while on duty.
• Break down and organize designated loads.
• Ensure all refrigerated items are stocked or properly stored.
• Distribute received merchandise or notify team of arrival.
• Establish and maintain merchandise return/transfer area.
• Maintain receiving area in a neat, clean, organized, and safe manner.
• Process incoming special orders, price, and call guests to notify.
• Use all communication tools including the department logbook.
• Document product transfers and waste and spoilage using appropriate forms.
• Follow and comply with all applicable health and sanitation procedures and adhere to safe work practices.
• Operate all equipment in a safe and proper manner.
• Know and practice proper lifting techniques.
• Report all life safety and fire hazards, along with any other violations of company policy, to the Team Leader for correction.
• Report all accidents and injuries to the Team Leader or Store Leadership immediately.
• Effectively communicate with Team Members regarding receiving and department operations.
• Attend all department, store, and training meetings when scheduled.
• Answer department telephone calls and pages with proper etiquette when time permits.
• Develop working knowledge of all department vendors.
• Verify each delivery and note variances on the invoice to the Team Leader.
• Follow through with correcting discrepancies using proper procedure.
• Assist in stocking product.
• File all completed paperwork in the designated area.
• Properly and accurately record time using the time clock at the beginning and end of each shift and for unpaid meal breaks during the shift.
• Responsible for proper dress code, including non-slip shoes and cut-resistant gloves, when necessary, during each work shift.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have working knowledge of IRMA.
• Able to work a flexible schedule based on the needs of the facility, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

Skills & Abilities

• Stand and walk for extended periods of time up to 4 hours without a break.
• Bend and stoop to grasp objects and climb ladders.
• Know and practice proper lifting techniques.
• Bend and lift loads not to exceed 50 pounds.
• Push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to perform job by repetitive use of right and left hands for simple grasping, power grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
• Must be able to consistently bend and twist neck and waist, reach above and below shoulders, and squat during the course of a work shift.
• Must be able to lift and carry loads up to 10 pounds regularly and 11-25 pounds intermittently during the course of the work shift.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to work well with others, self-motivated, and capable of working independently with little supervision.

Pay

The wage range for this position is $16.00–$25.40 per hour.

Benefits

Whole Foods Market offers "Whole Benefits," including eligibility for a store discount, paid time off, financial wellness, health & wellness support programs, and access to other Team Member perks. Eligibility for Whole Benefits is determined under the terms of the applicable Whole Benefits plan at a person’s date of hire and may vary based on work location, length of service, and job type (such as regular or seasonal). New entry-level Team Members who successfully complete their first 90 days of employment and remain actively employed in an eligible role may be eligible for a base rate increase after their 90-day anniversary.