Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Huntingdon, PA

22h

About The Position

The Meat Sales Associate supports the meat department by keeping cases stocked, fresh, properly priced, and appealing while providing courteous customer service. The associate answers customer questions, suggests products and preparation methods, takes orders, and helps with special requests and concerns. The role also includes product rotation and display setup, weighing and wrapping merchandise, maintaining freshness and quality logs, and following food-safety, personal-safety, sanitation, cleaning, and company procedures. The associate may grind or cut certain meats and poultry and may assist with deliveries, cardboard baling, or work in other departments when properly trained or asked. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. The associate must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without reasonable 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).
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 cuts and preparation, take future-delivery orders, fulfill special requests, and help resolve concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Ensure meat is fresh, saleable, correctly priced, and accompanied by proper signage; handle or remove spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures.
May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
Weigh and wrap merchandise at customer request and apply accurate price and weight stickers.
Maintain logs to track freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools, and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Maintain department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules and guidelines, keep work areas and equipment clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements, dispose of trash, 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 using a power jack or hand jack after appropriate training.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties after appropriate training.
Cooperate with co-workers and superiors to support smooth department and store operations, and continuously improve job performance.
May be asked to assist in other departments.