Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Mount Joy, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is seeking a Meat Sales Associate who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role involves maintaining well-stocked and appealing meat department cases, assisting customers with product information, special requests, and resolving concerns. The associate is responsible for ensuring product freshness, proper pricing, and signage, as well as handling spoiled or damaged products according to company procedures. Duties may include grinding and cutting meats, weighing and wrapping merchandise, and maintaining quality logs. Adherence to food and personal safety codes, general department sanitation, and following cleaning schedules are essential. The position also involves minimizing shrink, reporting discrepancies, and potentially assisting with deliveries, unloading, and baling cardboard after proper training. The company emphasizes a commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity and fostering talent development, offering growth and career opportunities for associates.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Keeps meat department cases well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various cuts and preparation of products.
Takes orders for future delivery and helps fill special requests.
Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Sets up displays and rotates product as needed.
Ensures that meat is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage.
Handles product that is spoiled, damaged or close to expiration as detailed by company procedures and standards.
Removes product that is not saleable to ensure quality.
May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
Weighs and wraps merchandise at customer request; applies sticker showing correct price and weight.
Maintains necessary logs to track freshness and quality.
Adheres to all food and personal safety codes when handling product or utilizing kitchen tools.
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.
Empties bone cans.
Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages.
Reports shortages or overages to manager.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors.
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.