Produce Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Bel Air, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Weis Markets is seeking a Sales Associate who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role is responsible for maintaining the produce department, ensuring it is well-stocked and appealing to customers. The associate will greet customers, answer questions, handle special requests, and resolve concerns. Key duties include unpacking and preparing merchandise, stocking shelves, rotating stock for freshness, pricing items correctly, and maintaining the salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable sections. The role also involves assisting in display building, completing product logs, managing damaged or spoiled product according to company policy, and ensuring general sanitation and adherence to health and OSHA requirements. The associate will also be responsible for minimizing shrink and controlling damages, reporting discrepancies to the manager, and potentially assisting with receiving, unloading, and storing deliveries. Training will be provided for operating power jacks or hand jacks, and for baling cardboard. Cooperation with co-workers and superiors is essential for the smooth function of the department and store. Continuous improvement of job performance and proper utilization of company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are expected. 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.
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).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Benefits

minimum essential coverage (MEC) Plan includes 100% in-network coverage for all preventative care services required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
two supplemental medical plan options, the Advantage and Elite plans
dental
vision
short term disability
term life and AD&D
voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, critical illness
401(k) retirement savings plans
scholarship program
associate discount programs
auto and home insurance
employee assistance program
pet insurance
purchasing power
paid time off
sick pay