Produce Sales Associate

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

Benefits offered by this job

MEC health plan

Dental & Vision coverage

Short-term disability

401(k) program

Associate discount

Job summary

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a Produce Clerk in Maryland to help keep the produce department well stocked, inviting, and customer friendly. You will greet customers, assist with special requests, and ensure fresh, properly labeled merchandise is available throughout each shift.

The role involves unpacking orders, trimming produce, rotating stock for freshness, maintaining the salad bar, and upholding health and safety standards with PPE. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required or in progress.

Responsibilities

• Keeps produce department well stocked and appealing, greets customers, answers questions, and handles special requests politely.
• Unpacks merchandise, trims produce, maintains freshness, prices items, and keeps the salad bar clean.
• Maintains sanitation and adheres to health and safety guidelines; disposes of trash properly.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Location Address:

6093 Spring Ridge Parkway

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keeps produce department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demands. Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions, handles special requests such as filling orders for fruit baskets and resolves customer concerns promptly in a polite and professional manner.
• Unpacks cartons and crates of merchandise, cleans and trims produce, stocks area with new merchandise. Ensures merchandise is in saleable condition which requires rotating stock to ensure freshness. Ensures that product has been properly priced with correct signage. Maintains salad bar and cut fruit/vegetable as needed.
• Assists in building attractive displays. Accurately completes necessary product logs. Handles spoiled and damaged product, new items and discontinued items accordingly to company policy.
• 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.
• Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages. Reports shortages and 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

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

RATE OF PAY AND BENEFITS

The hourly pay for this position starts at $15.00/hr and is up to $22.00/hr.

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) assistance program, pet insurance, purchasing power and paid time off and sick pay provided the eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met. retirement savings plans, scholarship program and associate discount programs, auto and home insurance.

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.