Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets • Millsboro, DE

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Sales Associate supports the produce department by keeping merchandise stocked, fresh, properly priced, and attractively displayed. The associate serves customers by greeting them, answering questions, fulfilling special requests, and resolving concerns politely and professionally. The role also includes maintaining produce displays, salad bar and cut produce as needed, completing product logs, and handling spoiled, damaged, new, and discontinued items according to company policy.

The associate is responsible for general department sanitation and for following cleaning schedules and department guidelines so work areas and equipment remain clean and meet health and OSHA requirements. The position may include assisting with deliveries, operating a power jack or hand jack after training, baling cardboard after training, and helping other departments. The associate has no supervisory responsibilities and must use company-provided personal protective equipment.

Requirements

• Completed or working toward a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
• No prior experience required.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.
• Use company-provided personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Keep the produce department stocked and appealing to meet customer demands.
• Greet customers, answer questions, handle special requests such as fruit-basket orders, and resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
• Unpack merchandise, clean and trim produce, and stock new items.
• Rotate stock to maintain freshness and ensure merchandise is saleable and correctly priced with accurate signage.
• Maintain the salad bar and cut fruit and vegetables as needed.
• Assist in creating attractive displays and accurately complete product logs.
• Handle spoiled, damaged, new, and discontinued products according to company policy.
• Maintain department sanitation by following cleaning schedules and guidelines; keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements.
• Dispose of trash properly.
• Help minimize shrink and control damages; report shortages and 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED