Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Mount Pocono, PA

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate keeps the seafood area stocked and appealing, assists customers with seafood choices and preparation information, takes future-delivery orders, helps fulfill special requests, and responds courteously to customer concerns. The associate sets up displays, rotates and checks product, ensures accurate pricing and signage, and follows company procedures for spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration items. The role includes weighing and wrapping merchandise, maintaining freshness and quality logs, and complying with food and personal safety requirements when handling products and kitchen tools. The associate is responsible for department sanitation, following cleaning schedules and guidelines, maintaining work areas and equipment to health and OSHA requirements, and disposing of trash properly. The role also supports inventory control by assisting with ordering, returning products to refrigeration to minimize losses, and reporting shortages or overages. When properly trained, the associate may help receive and store deliveries using a power jack or hand jack and may assist with baling cardboard. The position requires cooperation with coworkers and supervisors, ongoing improvement of job performance, and use of company-provided personal protective equipment. The associate may also assist in other departments. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Completed or in progress toward a high school diploma or 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 seafood area stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements.
Greet customers, make suggestions, and provide information on seafood preparation.
Take orders for future delivery, help fulfill special requests, and address customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays and rotate products as needed.
Ensure seafood is fresh and saleable, with proper prices and signage; handle or remove unsaleable products according to company procedures.
Weigh and wrap merchandise and apply labels showing price and weight.
Maintain logs tracking freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools.
Clean and sanitize the department, maintain work areas and equipment according to schedules and guidelines, and dispose of trash properly.
Help control inventory through proper ordering, return products to refrigeration to minimize losses, 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 supervisors to support 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.