Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Kutztown, PA

About The Position

The Produce Sales Associate helps keep the produce department stocked, appealing, clean, and operating smoothly. The associate greets and assists customers, answers questions, handles special requests, and resolves concerns professionally. Duties include unpacking and preparing produce, stocking and rotating merchandise to maintain freshness, verifying pricing and signage, maintaining the salad bar and cut produce, building displays, completing product logs, and handling spoiled, damaged, new, or discontinued products according to company policy. The position also supports department sanitation and health and OSHA requirements, proper trash disposal, and efforts to minimize shrink and control damages. When properly trained, the associate may help receive and move deliveries using power or hand jacks and may bale cardboard. The associate cooperates with coworkers and supervisors, works to improve job performance, uses company-provided personal protective equipment, and may assist in other departments. The 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 an accommodation.
No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

Keep the produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands.
Greet customers, answer questions, fulfill special requests such as fruit-basket orders, and promptly resolve customer concerns in a polite and professional manner.
Unpack merchandise, clean and trim produce, and stock the department.
Rotate stock to maintain freshness and ensure merchandise is saleable and correctly priced with proper signage.
Maintain the salad bar and cut fruit and vegetables as needed.
Assist in building 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 for work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases; meet health and OSHA requirements and dispose of trash properly.
Help minimize shrink and control damages; report shortages and overages to the manager.
When properly trained, assist with receiving, unloading, checking in, breaking down, and storing deliveries using a power jack or hand jack.
When properly trained, assist with baling cardboard or related duties.
Cooperate with coworkers and supervisors to ensure the smooth operation of the department and store, 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.