Frozen Food Sales Associate

Weis Markets; Eldersburg (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Employee discount

Job summary

This position offers competitive hourly pay, with benefits and opportunities to grow within a cooperative, community-focused employer. Flexibility to work in multiple areas and adherence to safety protocols are valued.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED completed or in progress.
• No prior grocery experience required.
• Ability to stand and perform tasks in a retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Keeps frozen food stocked and appealing to meet customer demands; greets customers and resolves questions.
• Ensures frozen product is fresh; properly tags and prices items; handles damaged merchandise per procedures.
• Maintains condition of the sales floor, cooler and backroom.
• Performs general sanitation; follows cleaning schedules and health/OSHA guidelines.
• Assists with receiving, unloading, and stocking deliveries; training provided.
• Assists with baling cardboard; training provided.
• Reviews orders to manage inventory; minimizes loss per guidelines.
• Cooperates with teammates and supervisors to ensure smooth operations.
• Uses PPE such as cut-resistant gloves and safety footwear as required.
• May assist in other departments.

Skills

Customer service

Stock replenishment

Cash handling

Pricing & signage

Sanitation

Inventory control

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Education

GED or HS diploma

Job description

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it’s associates and communities? That’s WEIS!

Location Address:

6375 Monroe Ave

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The associate is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:

• Keeps frozen food well stocked and always appealing to meet customer demands, while achieving efficiency and productivity standards. Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions and helps resolve customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Ensures that frozen food product is fresh and saleable by following rotation standards. Also ensures that product is correctly priced with proper tags or signage. Handles spoiled and damaged merchandise, or merchandise that may be getting close to expiration according to company procedures and standards.
• Maintains condition of the sales floor, cooler and backroom.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department. Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements. Disposes of trash properly.
• May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained. Training provided.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained. Training provided.
• Helps review orders to manage inventory levels. Minimize loss by following time and temperature guidelines. Reports damages and/or discrepancies to management.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors. Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). Including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, the Associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

Education and/or experience completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED). No prior experience required.

Benefits and Rate

The hourly rate for this position starts at $15.00 and goes up to $22.00.

Weis Markets offers a competitive salary with access to a variety of benefits and resources such as minimum essential coverage (MEC) Plan includes 100% in-network coverage for all preventative care services required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and have two supplemental medical plan options, the Advantage and Elite plans, dental, vision, short term disability, term life and AD&D, and voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, critical illness, 401(k) retirement savings plans, scholarship program and associate discount programs, auto and home insurance, employee assistance program, pet insurance, purchasing power and paid time off and sick pay provided the eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.