Amazon – Whole Foods Market Career Page FAQs

For more than 40 years, Whole Foods Market has been the world’s leading natural and organic foods retailer. As the first certified organic national grocer, Whole Foods Market has more than 500 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with over 100 new locations in development. You’ll be joining a large store team and will regularly interact with other Team Members, Specialists, Supervisors, and Store Managers (called Associate Store Team Leaders & Store Team Leaders) to satisfy and delight our customers.

There are so many special things about being a part of Whole Foods Market, including our shared Amazon & Whole Foods Market Leadership Principles. We have also been developing some new store formats that we are excited about.

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We have a variety of roles and positions depending on the team. At our retail stores, we have hourly seasonal, part-time and full-time Team Member (TM) roles working together to serve our customers through our various teams. As Team Members grow their skills, we offer specialized roles such as Team Supervisors, Order Writers, Butchers, Bakery Decorators and Leadership roles. All levels within the store report to a Store Team Leader per location.

There are many opportunities to develop your skills across different teams. We are so proud that each department’s products meet Whole Foods Market Quality Standards.

Bakery: includes Team Members supporting our coffee bar, decorated cakes, pastries, artisan breads and more.

Customer Service & E-Commerce: includes our Whole Foods Amazon Prime shopping team, cashiers and customer service desk offering support for our customers.

Grocery: includes Team Members stocking and helping customers with dairy items, frozen foods, bulk, and packaged goods in the center of the store.

Meat & Seafood: experts in high quality natural and organic meat, sustainably sourced seafood, and prepared ready-to-cook items.

Prepared Foods: our world-famous hot bar and salad bar would be nothing without this team of culinary professionals leading the charge in serving thousands of customers nourishing food every day. This team also prepares and serves customers food in other venues such as sandwich and pizza stations, taco and burrito bars, and our chef’s case.

Produce: often a customer’s first impression of Whole Foods Market, this team is responsible for the beautiful rainbow display of the freshest, best-quality produce and floral items.

Specialty: our beer, wine, cheese, and chocolate experts are well-versed in pairings and offer great recommendations for our customers. Specialty also includes beer, wine, and liquor in various locations.

Whole Body: this team is passionate and knowledgeable in vitamins, supplements, and body care products that all pass our rigorous quality standards.

* Note: it is possible that not all teams may be hiring in your local store and location structure may differ depending on the store format.

Explore open roles here! Once you have identified the roles you are interested in, complete an application. You can choose to include a resume if you like or simply outline your experience in the application form.

Important: Be sure to include your Amazon log in on the Whole Foods Market application where prompted. Identifying yourself as an Amazonian will assist our hiring leaders with supporting you through the hiring process. You can locate your Amazon log in by viewing your profile on the A to Z app or atoz.amazon.work/.

We value your experience as an Amazonian. If you did not include your Amazon login please engage Sage our Whole Foods Market Career Guide to edit your application profile. For additional assistance, please click on this link to submit a request for support. A member of our team will respond to you within two business days.

Yes, our hiring leaders conduct interviews. Please monitor your emails closely as Sage will communicate with you regarding the status of your application and next steps.

We invite eligible Amazon Associates with appropriate experience to apply for any open leadership role.

We have a robust catalog of Career Development (CD) programs, including courses focused on leading others and building skills to move into leadership roles, including Associate Team Leader, Team Leader, Associate Store Team Leader and Store Team Leader. For those interested in specializing in roles like Meat Cutter, Bakery decorating, Specialty Cheese, Pizza or Produce expertise, we offer apprenticeship and certification programs.

Our hiring leaders and Talent Acquisition team review applications and resumes daily, progressing qualified candidates on to screening and then to the interview stage. Please monitor your emails closely as Sage will communicate with you regarding the status of your application and the next steps.

We are always excited to have new hires join Whole Foods Market as soon as possible. Your hire date will be determined in conjunction with the hiring leader and included in your offer letter communication.

For the consideration of this specific transition or following an Amazon Fresh site closure, we do our best to honor status, rate of pay and tenure for Amazonians.

Schedules depend on the role, team, and needs of the location. It is important that Team Members and leaders have the ability to work all types of shifts including early, mid, close and especially the weekends when our customers need us the most. Please indicate your availability on the application, and you can discuss any additional questions with leaders when you are contacted after applying.

Whole Foods Market Team Members use Innerview My Schedule Tools to easily view and manage schedules. The Innerview My Schedule Tools application is accessible via desktop and mobile devices. *Exceptions apply to some jurisdictions. Please discuss with the hiring leader if you have any additional questions.

We have full-time status in which Team Members work between 30-40 hours a week and a part-time status in which Team Members work between 4-29 hours a week. On average, part-time Team Members work approximately 20 hours a week, but Team Member availability and preferences, as well as business needs determine the hours a part-time Team Member is scheduled. Please indicate your availability on your application.

Yes, several E-Commerce shopper teams have a flexible scheduling option. The flex scheduling model is exclusive to our E-Commerce teams due to the unique operational model of this team. Schedules for Shoppers consist of both pre-assigned and self-selected shifts. Exceptions apply to some jurisdictions.

If you are hired by Whole Foods Market, your employment status and conditions of employment with Amazon will end, including Amazon benefits. New terms of employment with Whole Foods Market will begin and you will be eligible for Whole Foods Market benefits.

Whole Foods Market offers competitive compensation and wage reviews, a 20% instore discount, paid time off, an annual 401k contribution, and career development opportunities. We offer comprehensive medical benefits for full-time Team Members, which begin the first of the month following 60 days of employment. We also offer several voluntary benefits and programs including Healthy Retreats - our unique healthy eating immersion program. Click here to learn more.