Grocery Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Bellefonte, PA

About The Position

The Grocery Sales Associate keeps the Grocery department stocked, organized, clean, and appealing to customers. The associate stocks and rotates merchandise, builds displays, maintains product placement and pricing, and stores excess merchandise according to backroom guidelines. The role also includes providing polite and professional customer assistance, handling damaged or discontinued items, and following department sanitation, safety, security, productivity, and shrink-control standards. The associate may help receive and store deliveries using a power jack or hand jack and may assist with baling cardboard, provided they have received the required training. The associate cooperates with coworkers and supervisors to support the department and store, continuously improves job performance, uses company-provided personal protective equipment, and may be asked to assist in other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Applicants must be able to perform the essential duties with or without accommodation. No prior experience is required; applicants must have completed or be working toward a high school diploma or GED.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Keep the Grocery department well stocked, organized, and appealing; build displays to increase sales.
Stock and rotate merchandise to maintain freshness, keep products accessible to customers, and store excess merchandise according to backroom guidelines.
Greet customers, answer questions, and promptly address customer concerns in a polite and professional manner.
Use proper stocking techniques and ensure products are correctly placed, saleable, and labeled with correct prices and signs.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack after proper training.
Handle damaged or discontinued items according to company policy and remove unsalable products.
Maintain department sanitation by following cleaning schedules and guidelines; keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements, and dispose of trash properly.
Meet productivity and work-method standards, control shrink, comply with security policies, and stock at the rate required by company standards.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties after proper training.
Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to support smooth department and store operations and continuously improve job performance.
Use company-provided personal protective equipment, including items such as cut-resistant gloves, safety cutters, and company-sponsored footwear.
May assist in other departments.