Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Reisterstown, MD

1d•$15 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate keeps the seafood department stocked, appealing, and compliant with freshness, food safety, sanitation, and company standards. The associate serves customers by greeting them, offering seafood preparation information and suggestions, taking future orders, fulfilling special requests, and helping resolve concerns. The role also includes preparing and displaying products, weighing and wrapping merchandise, maintaining freshness and quality logs, assisting with inventory and deliveries, and cooperating with coworkers to support smooth department and store operations. The associate may help in other departments and must use company-provided personal protective equipment.

Requirements

Completed or working toward a high school diploma or GED.
No prior experience required.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.

Responsibilities

Keep the seafood area stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements.
Greet customers, make suggestions, provide seafood preparation information, take future delivery orders, fulfill special requests, and help resolve customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed; ensure seafood is fresh, saleable, correctly priced, and properly signed.
Handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration product according to company procedures, and remove unsaleable product.
Weigh and wrap merchandise and apply labels showing price and weight.
Maintain logs tracking product freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools.
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, and dispose of trash properly.
Help control inventory through proper ordering, minimize losses by returning products to refrigeration, and report shortages or 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 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 as needed.

Benefits

Health plan
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Short-term disability
Basic life and AD&D insurance
Group whole life insurance with long-term care rider
Voluntary insurance, including hospital indemnity, accident, 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
Identity theft protection
Legal services
Paid time off
Sick pay
Quarterly incentive, subject to eligibility and position-specific criteria