Meat Sales Associate

Weis Markets, Inc.; Oley Township (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a Meat Department associate to stock cases, assist customers, and maintain displays in a friendly, efficient manner.

No prior experience required; high school diploma or GED preferred. Training provided, with emphasis on safety and teamwork. We offer a respectful, collaborative environment and opportunities for growth in a family-friendly community market.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills and ability to greet and assist customers politely.
• Ability to stock shelves and merchandise displays in the meat department.
• Awareness of food safety and personal safety codes in handling products.

Responsibilities

• Keeps meat department cases well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand; smiles and greets customers and helps with questions.
• Sets up displays and rotates product, ensures freshness and proper pricing/signage, handles spoiled or non-saleable items following procedures.
• May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
• Weighs and wraps merchandise, applies price/weight stickers, and maintains logs for freshness and quality; adheres to safety codes and keeps area clean.
• Assists in minimizing shrink and reports shortages or overages to manager.
• May assist with receiving, unloading, and storing deliveries; training provided.
• May assist with baling cardboard or related duties; training provided.
• Ensures smooth department function and cooperation with team; follows cleaning schedules and PPE usage.
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Skills

Customer service

Stocking & Merchandising

Food safety awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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:

61 King's Plaza

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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

• Keeps meat department cases well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand. Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various cuts and preparation of products. Takes orders for future delivery and helps fill special requests. Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Sets up displays and rotates product as needed. Ensures that meat is fresh, in saleable condition with proper prices and signage. Handles product that is spoiled, damaged or close to expiration as detailed by company procedures and standards. Removes product that is not saleable to ensure quality.
• May grind and cut certain meats and poultry.
• Weighs and wraps merchandise at customer request; applies sticker showing correct price and weight. Maintains necessary logs to track freshness and quality. Adheres to all food and personal safety codes when handling product or utilizing kitchen tools. 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. Empties bone cans.
• Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages. Reports shortages or overages to manager.
• 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.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors. 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:

Completed or working towards a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED). No prior experience required.

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.