Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Charlotte Hall, MD

7d•$15 - $22

About The Position

The Meat Sales Associate stocks and maintains appealing meat department cases, assists customers with product questions and requests, and helps ensure meat is fresh, correctly priced, and saleable. The role may include grinding or cutting certain meats and poultry, weighing and wrapping merchandise, and maintaining freshness and quality logs. The associate follows food and personal safety requirements, uses company-provided personal protective equipment, and maintains sanitation and cleanliness throughout the department. The position may also involve helping with deliveries, operating a power jack or hand jack after training, baling cardboard after training, and assisting other departments. The role has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Completed or working toward a high school diploma or GED.
No prior experience required.
Ability 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, make suggestions, answer questions about cuts and preparation, take future-delivery orders, help with special requests, and address customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed; ensure meat is fresh, saleable, properly priced, and accompanied by correct signage.
Handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures and remove unsaleable product.
May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
Weigh and wrap merchandise on request and apply stickers 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, and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Maintain department sanitation and follow 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.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries, including operating a power jack or hand jack after training.
May assist with baling cardboard or related duties after training.
Cooperate with co-workers and superiors to support smooth department and store operations and continuously improve job performance.
May assist in other departments.

Benefits

Minimum essential coverage (MEC) plan with 100% in-network coverage for preventive care services required by the Affordable Care Act.
Supplemental medical plan options (Advantage and Elite).
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Short-term disability coverage.
Term life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
Voluntary insurance options, including hospital indemnity and critical illness.
401(k) retirement savings plan.
Scholarship program.
Associate discount programs.
Auto and home insurance.
Employee assistance program.
Pet insurance.
Purchasing power program.
Paid time off and sick pay, subject to position-specific eligibility and criteria.