Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Thurmont, MD

22h

About The Position

The Meat Sales Associate supports the meat department by keeping cases stocked and appealing, assisting customers with product questions and requests, and maintaining product quality, freshness, and accurate pricing. The role includes setting up displays, rotating and removing products as needed, weighing and wrapping merchandise, and maintaining freshness and quality logs. The associate also follows food, personal safety, sanitation, cleaning, and department procedures; helps control shrink and damages; and may assist with deliveries, cardboard baling, and work in other departments when properly trained. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Candidates must be able to perform the essential duties 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 GED.
No prior experience required.
Able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.
Follow applicable food and personal safety codes and use company-provided personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Keep meat department cases stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Greet customers, suggest products, answer questions about cuts and preparation, take orders for future delivery, help fill special requests, and address customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Check that meat is fresh, saleable, and correctly priced and signed; handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures and remove unsaleable products.
Grind and cut certain meats and poultry when needed.
Weigh and wrap merchandise at customer request and apply labels showing the correct price and weight.
Maintain logs tracking product freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools.
Maintain department sanitation and follow cleaning schedules and guidelines for work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases; dispose of trash and empty bone cans properly.
Help minimize shrink and control damages; report shortages or overages to the manager.
Assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
Assist with baling cardboard or related duties if properly trained.
Cooperate with coworkers and superiors to support smooth 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.
Assist in other departments when called upon.