Deli Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Mill Hall, PA

About The Position

The Deli Sales Associate keeps deli service areas stocked, attractive, and ready to meet customer demand while providing polite, professional customer service. The associate checks product freshness and display information, rotates merchandise, and handles spoiled, damaged, or soon-to-expire items according to company procedures. The role includes operating slicing equipment and preparing customer orders, platters, and ready-to-eat foods. Associates follow company recipes and food-safety policies, use knives and kitchen utensils safely, package and label products, and may operate a cash register while following money-handling procedures. They also maintain department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules, dispose of trash properly, and use time- and temperature-control practices to help manage inventory and reduce losses. Other duties may include assisting with cardboard baling and receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries, if properly trained. Associates cooperate with coworkers and supervisors, work to improve their performance, use company-provided personal protective equipment, and may be asked to assist other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Training is provided for certain duties.

Requirements

Completed or working toward a high school diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
No prior experience required.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.

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, display 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 products and label them with price, weight, and date.
Prepare ready-to-eat foods to order and prepare platters of sliced meats, cheeses, and vegetable trays.
Safely use knives and kitchen utensils and follow company recipes and safety policies when preparing foods such as chicken, pizza, sandwiches, and salads.
May operate a cash register and follow money-handling policies to avoid cash 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, meeting health and OSHA requirements, and disposing of trash properly.
Support inventory control through time- and temperature-control practices, proper product handling and refrigeration, required logs, and company recipes.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties if properly trained.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to support the department and store.
Continuously improve job performance and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
May assist in other departments.