Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Pottsville, PA

12d

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate maintains a well-stocked, appealing seafood area and serves customers by greeting them, offering suggestions and seafood preparation information, taking future-delivery orders, accommodating special requests, and addressing customer concerns courteously. The associate maintains product freshness and presentation, manages merchandise and department sanitation, follows food and personal safety requirements, and supports inventory control. The role may also include assisting with deliveries, cardboard baling, and work in other departments when properly trained or asked. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Candidates must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without accommodation. A high school diploma or GED completed or in progress is required; no prior experience is required.

Requirements

Education 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 as required.

Responsibilities

Keep the seafood area well stocked and appealing to customers.
Greet customers, make suggestions, provide seafood preparation information, take orders for future delivery, 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 products according to company procedures, and remove products that are not saleable.
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.
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 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 ensure 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.