Produce Team Receiver - Full Time
Whole Foods Market · Huntington Station, NY · 1 mo ago
Management$17.5–$25.4/hrFull-time
About the role
Support the Team Leader, Associate Team Leader, Supervisor and Regional Team by maintaining regional standards and maintain a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service.
Responsibilities
- Process all product 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 guest to notify.
- Use all communication tools including 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 Team Leader for correction.
- Report all accidents and injuries to 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 invoice and to Team Leader.
- Follow through with correcting discrepancies using proper procedure.
- Assist in stocking product.
- File all completed paperwork in designated area.
- Properly and accurately record time using time clock at the beginning and end of each shift and for unpaid meal breaks during shift.
- Adhere to proper dress code, including non-slip shoes and cut-resistant gloves, when necessary, during each work shift.
Knowledge, 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.
- Perform job by repetitive use of right and left hands for simple grasping, power grasping, pushing and pulling and fine manipulation.
- Consistently bend and twist neck and waist, reach above and below shoulders and squat during the course of a work shift.
- Lift and carry loads up to 10 pounds regularly and 11-25 pounds intermittently during the course of a work shift.
- Communicate and maintain employee safety and security standards.
- Outstanding verbal and written communicator.
- 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.
- Able to work a flexible schedule based on the needs of the facility, including nights, weekends and holidays as required.
Desired Work Experiences
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must have working knowledge of IRMA.
Pay
The wage range for this position is $17.50–$25.40 per hour.