Job Evaluation at Whole Foods

The goal of any company is to attract and retain employees who share their same core values. Companies want employees who will project these core values on to their customers. I decided to research what Whole Foods core values are so I was able to get a better understanding of the company as a “whole.” Whole Foods core values include selling the highest quality of natural and organic products available, satisfying and delighting their customers, supporting team member excellence and happiness, creating wealth through profits and growth, caring about the communities and environment, creating win win partnerships with suppliers and promoting the health of stakeholders through healthy eating education. These values are very useful in determining the job structure.

From the job descriptions provided, I have titled them as follows:

A. Prepared Foods Team Member

B. Customer Service Team Member

C. Prepared Foods Department Manager

D. Prepared Foods Assistant Department Manager

E. Prepared Foods Kitchen Team Member

F. Logistics Crew Department Manager

G. Prepared Foods Shift Leader

H. Operations Team Manager

I. Logistics Team Member

From this structure we can break it down between managerial duties and store support.

Managerial staff being: C, D, F, G, H

Store Support being: A, B, E, I

I am a little torn as to which technique would better benefit Whole Foods. I feel like classification and job ranking methods would both sufficiently benefit the company. From