Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Sunbury, PA

About The Position

The Meat Sales Associate supports the meat department by keeping cases stocked, attractive, fresh, correctly priced, and properly signed. The associate assists customers with questions, suggestions, orders, and special requests, and helps resolve concerns courteously. Duties also include setting up displays, rotating and handling products according to company standards, maintaining freshness and quality logs, and removing products that are no longer saleable. The role includes weighing and wrapping merchandise and may involve grinding or cutting certain meats and poultry. The associate maintains department sanitation and follows food, personal safety, health, and OSHA requirements, including using company-provided personal protective equipment. Other duties may include assisting with deliveries, operating a power or hand jack after training, baling cardboard after training, and supporting other departments as needed. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

Responsibilities

Keep meat department cases stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Greet customers, suggest products, answer questions about meat cuts and preparation, take future-delivery orders, and help fulfill special requests.
Help resolve customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Ensure meat is fresh and saleable, with correct prices and signage; handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures and remove unsaleable products.
May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
Weigh and wrap merchandise at customer request and apply labels showing the correct price and weight.
Maintain logs used to track freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools.
Maintain general department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules and guidelines, and keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and maintained in accordance with health and OSHA requirements.
Dispose of trash properly and empty bone cans.
Help minimize shrink and control damages; report shortages or overages to the manager.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries, including operating a power jack or hand jack after proper training.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties after proper training.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors to support smooth department and store operations.
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.