Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Roosevelt, PA

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate keeps the seafood department stocked, appealing, and in compliance with quality, freshness, food-safety, and sanitation standards. The associate assists customers with product information, seafood preparation suggestions, orders, and special requests, and helps resolve customer concerns. The role also supports merchandising, inventory control, delivery handling, department upkeep, and cooperation with coworkers and supervisors. Training is provided for certain duties, including operating a power jack or hand jack and baling cardboard, when needed and when properly trained. The position has no supervisory responsibilities. Candidates must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation. 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.
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation.

Responsibilities

Keep the seafood area stocked and appealing to meet customer needs.
Greet customers, make suggestions, and provide information about seafood preparation.
Take orders for future delivery and help fulfill special requests.
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; remove unsaleable products.
Weigh and wrap merchandise and apply labels showing price and weight.
Maintain logs for tracking freshness and quality.
Follow food and personal safety codes when handling products or using kitchen tools.
Maintain department sanitation, follow cleaning schedules and guidelines, and keep work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases clean and compliant with health and OSHA requirements.
Dispose of trash properly.
Help the manager control inventory through proper ordering and minimize losses by returning products to refrigeration.
Report inventory 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.
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.