Seafood Sales & Freshness Expert

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending accounts

Short term disability

Basic life and AD&D

401(k) retirement savings plans

Scholarship program and associate disc

Auto and home insurance

Employee assistance program

Sick pay

Paid time off

Quarterly incentive

Job summary

Weis Markets, Inc. is hiring a Seafood Associate in Reisterstown, MD. The role focuses on keeping the seafood department stocked, welcoming customers, answering questions, and processing special orders while ensuring freshness and proper labeling.

You will follow safety rules, assist in displays, aid in inventory, and support store operations as needed. The position offers starting pay between $15 and $22 per hour plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience completed or working towards a high school diploma or GED.
• No prior experience required.

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.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Weis Markets, Inc. is hiring a Seafood Associate in Reisterstown, MD. The role focuses on keeping the seafood department stocked, welcoming customers, answering questions, and processing special orders while ensuring freshness and proper labeling.

You will follow safety rules, assist in displays, aid in inventory, and support store operations as needed. The position offers starting pay between $15 and $22 per hour plus benefits.