Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Bel Air, MD

7d•$15 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Produce Sales Associate keeps the produce department stocked, appealing, and aligned with customer needs while providing polite, professional customer service. The associate unpacks and prepares produce, stocks and rotates merchandise to maintain freshness, checks pricing and signage, maintains salad bar and cut-fruit and vegetable offerings as needed, and helps create attractive displays. The role also includes completing product logs and handling spoiled, damaged, new, and discontinued products according to company policy. The associate maintains department sanitation and follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements. The associate helps minimize shrink and damages, reports shortages and overages to the manager, and may help receive and store deliveries or bale cardboard after receiving proper training. The associate cooperates with coworkers and supervisors, works to improve job performance, uses company-provided personal protective equipment, and may be asked to assist in other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

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 well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands.
Greet customers, answer questions, handle special requests such as fruit-basket orders, and resolve customer concerns politely and professionally.
Unpack merchandise, clean and trim produce, stock displays, rotate stock for freshness, and ensure correct pricing and signage.
Maintain the salad bar and cut-fruit and vegetable offerings as needed.
Help build attractive displays and accurately complete required product logs.
Handle spoiled, damaged, new, and discontinued products according to company policy.
Maintain department sanitation by following cleaning schedules and guidelines, keeping work areas and equipment clean, meeting health and OSHA requirements, and disposing 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 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.

Benefits

Minimum essential coverage (MEC) plan with 100% in-network coverage for preventive care services required by the Affordable Care Act.
Two supplemental medical plan options: Advantage and Elite.
Dental and vision coverage.
Short-term disability insurance.
Term life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Voluntary insurance options, including hospital indemnity and critical illness coverage.
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.