Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Fredericksburg, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! This role is responsible for keeping the produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands. The associate will greet customers, answer questions, handle special requests, and resolve customer concerns promptly. Responsibilities include unpacking merchandise, cleaning and trimming produce, stocking new merchandise, rotating stock for freshness, and ensuring proper pricing and signage. The role also involves maintaining the salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable sections, assisting with display building, completing product logs, and handling damaged or discontinued items according to company policy. Sanitation is a key aspect, requiring adherence to cleaning schedules and guidelines to maintain a clean and safe work environment that meets health and OSHA requirements. The associate will also assist in minimizing shrink and controlling damages, reporting shortages and overages to the manager. Depending on training, duties may extend to receiving, unloading, and storing deliveries, as well as baling cardboard. Cooperation with coworkers and superiors is essential for the smooth function of the department and store, with a focus on continuous job performance improvement and proper use of company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The associate may also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Keeps produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands.
Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions, handles special requests such as filling orders for fruit baskets and resolves customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
Unpacks cartons and crates of merchandise, cleans and trims produce, stocks area with new merchandise.
Ensures merchandise is in saleable condition which requires rotating stock to ensure freshness.
Ensures that product has been properly priced with correct signage.
Maintains salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable as needed.
Assists in building attractive displays.
Accurately completes necessary product logs.
Handles spoiled and damaged product, new items and discontinued items accordingly to company policy.
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.
Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages.
Reports shortages and 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. Training provided.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained. Training provided.
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.