Running head: JOB EVALUATION WHOLE FOODS MARKET
Job Structure for Whole Food Market
Comfort Cooper
DeVry University –Keller School of Management
May 22, 2015
Job Evaluation for Whole Foods Market
Introduction
To begin the evaluation process for Whole Foods Market it is important to understand the dynamics behind the company. Whole Foods Market was founded in Austin, Texas, when four local business people decided the natural foods industry was ready for a supermarket. Whole Foods’ job structure is divided into teams and are grouped are grouped by which departments the team members work. This structure created by company is not a “happenstance” model, it is methodical because Whole ...view middle of the document...
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Process, Techniques and Factors
The method for evaluating the jobs presented in the case study that I used was the job ranking method. The reason I chose this techniques was quite simple, while using the Whole Foods website I was able to determine that the jobs within the company operate on a hierarchal scale. Further review of the website indicated that Whole Foods is a large corporation with less than thirty different job classifications. Job ranking may seem the simplest method for creating a job evaluation, the company puts their jobs in order from highest to lowest, for example Presidents, Regional Presidents, Facility Team Leaders, Store Team Leaders while Team Members and Specialized Team Members are at the lowest or entry-level positions.
To determine the compensation for these jobs I had to carefully examine the job descriptions of each job presented. Some key factors to consider were job responsibility, skill, knowledge and ability. It is no secret that Whole Foods has various departments in their stores, each having a different job description; we can classify these jobs into a particular category and predetermined grade. Let’s examine this a little more closely, if you have a team member in the bakery that has the same basic skills and knowledge as a team member in the meat department one would expect their responsibilities to be different. In the case of Whole Foods it is not so the qualifications and the requirements are the same. The resounding mantra is excellent customer service and maintaining the department. Whole Foods focus is more value on the job.
The pay for employees or team members are based on their position on the hierarchy it is not something that makes one person more important than another. As stated on their company website, “Whole Foods seek individuals who believe in their mission of Whole Foods, Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet-people who are enthusiastic about food and our products, and who want to join a culture of shared fate” (Whole FoodsMarket.com).
Team members employed by Whole Foods are recognized as valued employees. The company offers training and development programs to help an employee advance his or her career within the company.
Evaluation of Job Descriptions
It is my opinion the job descriptions in the case study could benefit from more...