Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Mountain Top, PA

About The Position

The Meat Sales Associate supports the meat department by keeping cases stocked, attractive, fresh, and accurately priced, while providing courteous customer service. The associate answers questions about meat cuts and preparation, makes suggestions, takes future orders, fills special requests, and helps resolve customer concerns. The role includes arranging displays, rotating and removing products according to company quality and safety procedures, and may include grinding or cutting selected meats and poultry. Associates weigh and wrap products on request, maintain freshness and quality logs, and follow food safety, personal safety, sanitation, cleaning, and health requirements. Additional duties may include helping with deliveries, operating a power jack or hand jack after training, baling cardboard after training, assisting other departments, and using company-provided personal protective equipment. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Completed or working toward a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.
No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

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