Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Pottsville, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate keeps the seafood department stocked, attractive, fresh, and ready to meet customer needs. The associate greets customers, provides information and suggestions about seafood preparation, takes orders for future delivery, accommodates special requests, and responds to customer concerns promptly and courteously. The position includes setting up displays, rotating and checking product, maintaining prices and signage, removing unsaleable items, weighing and wrapping merchandise, and keeping freshness and quality logs. The associate follows food and personal safety requirements, maintains department sanitation, follows cleaning schedules, and properly disposes of trash. The associate also helps control inventory and minimize losses, reports shortages or overages, and may assist with deliveries, equipment such as power or hand jacks, and cardboard baling after receiving appropriate training. Associates cooperate with coworkers and supervisors, continually improve job performance, use company-provided personal protective equipment, and may be asked to assist in other departments. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and may provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Keep the seafood area stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements.
Greet customers, suggest products, and provide information on seafood preparation.
Take orders for future delivery and help fulfill special requests.
Resolve customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Ensure seafood is fresh and saleable, with correct prices and signage.
Handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration products according to company procedures; 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 and using kitchen tools.
Maintain department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules and guidelines, keep work areas and equipment clean, and dispose of trash properly.
Help the manager control inventory through proper ordering, minimize losses by returning products to refrigeration, and report shortages or overages.
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 the department and store.
Continuously improve job performance and use company-provided personal protective equipment.
Assist in other departments when called upon.