Deli Sales Associate
About The Position
The Deli Sales Associate stocks and maintains appealing deli service areas, assists customers, and ensures merchandise is fresh, correctly priced, and properly rotated. The associate operates slicing equipment, packages and labels products, prepares made-to-order foods and platters, and follows recipes and food-safety policies. The role may include operating a cash register, handling money, assisting with inventory and deliveries, and helping in other departments. The associate maintains clean, sanitary work areas and equipment, follows company procedures and applicable health, OSHA, tobacco, and alcohol-sale requirements, and uses company-provided personal protective equipment. Training is provided for certain duties, including use of jacks and baling cardboard. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Weis Markets provides reasonable accommodations where applicable and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Requirements
- Completed or working toward a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- No prior experience required.
- Able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Keep deli service areas well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
- Greet customers, answer questions, and promptly and professionally help resolve concerns.
- Maintain freshness and condition of display merchandise, ensure correct prices and signs, rotate products, and handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures.
- Operate slicing equipment to prepare meats and cheeses to customer preferences; package items and label them with price, weight, and date.
- Prepare ready-to-eat foods to customer order and prepare platters of sliced meats, cheeses, and vegetables.
- Use knives and kitchen utensils safely and follow company recipes and safety policies when preparing food.
- Operate the cash register as needed and follow money-handling procedures to prevent overages or shortages.
- Follow company policies and state laws related to tobacco and alcohol sales.
- Maintain department sanitation by following cleaning schedules and guidelines, keeping work areas and equipment clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements, and disposing of trash properly.
- Assist with inventory control by following time and temperature practices, returning products to refrigeration, handling products properly, keeping required logs, and following recipes to minimize losses.
- Assist with baling cardboard and with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries when trained; operate a power jack or hand jack when properly trained.
- Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to support smooth department and store operations.
- Continuously improve job performance and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
- Assist in other departments when called upon.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
