Deli Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Millsboro, DE

About The Position

The Deli Sales Associate keeps deli service areas stocked and appealing while providing polite, professional customer service. The associate maintains merchandise freshness, product rotation, pricing, and signage; prepares and packages deli items to customer specifications; and follows company recipes and food-safety policies. Duties may also include operating a cash register, maintaining department sanitation, supporting inventory control, assisting with deliveries or cardboard baling after training, and helping in other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The associate must perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.

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.
Use required personal protective equipment; some duties involve safely using slicing equipment, knives, kitchen utensils, or material-handling jacks after training.

Responsibilities

Keep deli service areas stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Greet customers, answer questions, and promptly and professionally help resolve concerns.
Check merchandise freshness and condition, maintain 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 orders and prepare platters of sliced meats, cheeses, and vegetable trays, using knives and kitchen utensils safely.
Follow company recipes and safety policies when preparing chicken, pizza, sandwiches, salads, and other hot or cold foods.
May operate a cash register and follow money-handling procedures to prevent overages or shortages; follow company 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 maintained, meeting health and OSHA requirements, and disposing of trash properly.
Assist with inventory control through time and temperature practices, returning products to refrigeration, handling products properly, keeping required logs, and following company recipes to minimize losses.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties after receiving training.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack after training.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors to support smooth department and store operations, and continuously improve job performance.
Use company-provided personal protective equipment, including cut-resistant gloves, safety cutters, and company-sponsored footwear.
May assist in other departments.