Deli Sales Associate
About The Position
The Deli Sales Associate supports the deli department by maintaining well-stocked, appealing service areas and providing polite, professional customer service. The associate keeps merchandise fresh and properly labeled, prepares and packages deli products and made-to-order foods, and follows company recipes and food-safety policies. The role also involves department sanitation, inventory practices, and possibly cash-register operations, delivery handling, cardboard baling, and assistance in other departments. Training is provided for certain duties when needed. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities.
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 an accommodation.
- Safe use of knives and kitchen utensils is required for applicable food-preparation duties.
Responsibilities
- Keep deli service areas well stocked and appealing, greet customers, answer questions, and promptly and professionally address customer concerns.
- Check merchandise freshness and condition, ensure prices and signs are correct, rotate products, and handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures.
- Operate slicing equipment to prepare meats and cheeses according to customer preferences; package items and label them with price, weight, and date.
- Prepare made-to-order foods and platters of sliced meats, cheeses, and vegetables, using knives and kitchen utensils safely.
- Follow company recipes and safety policies when preparing chicken, pizza, sandwiches, salads, and other hot or cold foods.
- Possibly operate a cash register, follow money-handling procedures, and comply with company and state laws for tobacco and alcohol sales.
- Maintain general 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 correctly, keeping required logs, and following recipes to minimize losses.
- Possibly assist with baling cardboard or related duties after receiving training.
- Possibly assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack after receiving training.
- Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to support 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.
- Possibly assist in other departments.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
