Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets•Bellefonte, PA

About The Position

The Seafood Sales Associate maintains a well-stocked, appealing seafood area and assists customers with product information, preparation suggestions, future orders, special requests, and concerns. The associate keeps seafood fresh and properly priced, sets up displays, rotates products, handles unsaleable items according to company procedures, and tracks freshness and quality. The role includes weighing and wrapping merchandise, maintaining department sanitation and cleanliness, following food, personal safety, health, and OSHA requirements, and helping control inventory and reduce losses. When properly trained, the associate may help receive and store deliveries using a power jack or hand jack, bale cardboard, and assist in other departments. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Keep the seafood area well stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements.
Greet customers, provide seafood preparation information and suggestions, take future-delivery orders, fulfill special requests, and address customer concerns promptly and courteously.
Set up displays, rotate products, and ensure seafood is fresh, saleable, properly priced, and correctly 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 for 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, keeping work areas and equipment clean and maintained, meeting health and OSHA requirements, and disposing 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 other related duties.
Cooperate with co-workers 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 when called upon.