Grocery Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Jersey Shore, PA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Grocery Sales Associate who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. The associate will be responsible for maintaining a well-stocked, organized, and appealing Grocery department to meet customer demands and maximize sales. This includes building displays, stocking and rotating merchandise for freshness, and ensuring products are easily accessible and in saleable condition with correct prices and signs. The role also involves customer interaction, handling damaged items, maintaining department sanitation, and complying with security regulations. Training for power jack/hand jack operation and baling cardboard is provided if needed. The associate is expected to continuously improve job performance and utilize company-provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).

Requirements

Completed or working towards a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

Keeps the Grocery department well stocked, organized and appealing to meet customer demands and maximize sales.
Build displays to drive incremental sales.
Stocks and rotates merchandise to ensure freshness.
Keeps product within easy customer reach.
Stores excess merchandise according to backroom organization guidelines.
Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
Applies proper stocking techniques to ensure products are properly located on shelves, ensures merchandise is in saleable condition with correct prices and signs.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack (if properly trained –training provided).
Handles damaged or discontinued items according to company policy.
Removes product that cannot be sold.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
Maintains productivity standards, work methods and standards and shrink control.
Complies with security regulations and policies.
Puts out stock at an acceptable rate as determined by company standards.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties (if properly trained. Training provided).
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). Including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.