Seafood Sales Associate

Weis Markets; Jersey Shore (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 16,531 - 22,041; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets is seeking a Seafood Department Associate to maintain a stocked and appealing seafood area, greet customers, and assist with special requests. You will ensure freshness, proper pricing and signage, while following safety and sanitation standards to protect customers and colleagues.

No prior experience is required; a high school diploma or GED is sufficient to apply. The role may involve inventory support and cross-department collaboration as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: high school diploma or GED, no prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Keeps seafood area stocked and appealing and greets customers.
• Ensures freshness, proper pricing, and signage of seafood products.
• Maintains sanitation and follows safety procedures in the department.
• Assists with inventory, deliveries, and potential cross-department needs.

Skills

Customer service

Stocking

Safety procedures

Sanitation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Location Address

1440 Allegheny Street

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Keeps seafood area well stocked and appealing to meet customer requirements. Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions and provides information on seafood preparation. 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 seafood 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.
• Weighs and wraps merchandise for customers and applies sticker showing 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 of 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.
• Helps manager control inventory through proper ordering. Helps minimize losses by returning products to refrigeration. Reports shortages or overages to manager.
• May assist with receiving, unloading, checking‑in, breaking‑down, and storing deliveries through operation of a 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 supervisor 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.