Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Hawley, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is seeking a Produce Sales Associate who will be responsible for maintaining a well-stocked and appealing produce department to meet customer demands. Key aspects of the role include greeting customers, answering questions, handling special requests like fruit basket orders, and promptly resolving concerns. The associate will unpack, clean, trim, and stock merchandise, ensuring products are in saleable condition through proper rotation and correct pricing. Maintaining the salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable sections, assisting with displays, and accurately completing product logs are also part of the role. The position requires handling spoiled/damaged products according to company policy and maintaining general sanitation in the department, adhering to cleaning schedules and health/OSHA requirements. Associates are expected to cooperate with co-workers and superiors, continuously improve job performance, and utilize company-provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). The company emphasizes respect, understanding, appreciation, teamwork, and the growth of its associates and communities. Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, believing in talent development and offering career opportunities.

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.
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.