Prepared Foods Cook

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

Job Description:

Job Description: Prepares food items for the cold case, fresh pack, salad, and hot bars according to production sheets. Ensures quality and consistency of prepared items, labels, dates, covers, and monitors them for quality and freshness. Monitors food levels and replenishes in a timely manner. Provides excellent customer service and answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.

Responsibilities:

• Prepares food items according to recipe to ensure quality and consistency.
• Ensures that all prepared items are labeled, dated, covered, monitored for quality and freshness, and rotated.
• Monitors food levels and replenishes in a timely manner.
• Provides excellent customer service.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  
  • Thorough product knowledge.
  • Ability to follow a recipe.
  • Good understanding of food production and fundamental cooking techniques.
  • Good basic math skills.
  • Strong to excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to meet customer service expectations.
  • Ability to follow directions and procedures.
  • Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Understanding of and compliance with WFM quality goals.
    
    Desired Work Experiences:
    
    • 6-12 months retail experience.
      
      Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:
      
      • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
      • Standing/walking 6-8 hours.
      • Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling.
      • Work requires bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
      • 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.
      • Ability to use tools and equipment.

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