Seafood Sales Specialist — Fresh, Friendly Service

010 Weis Markets, Inc.; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets in Bridgeport, CT, is seeking a dedicated team member for the seafood department. You will stock, display, and price seafood, greet customers, answer questions, take special orders, and help maintain freshness and sanitation.

This role emphasizes customer service, adherence to safety standards, and collaboration with the store team. No prior experience is required; education toward a GED is acceptable, and training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Education toward 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.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
• 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 in Bridgeport, CT, is seeking a dedicated team member for the seafood department. You will stock, display, and price seafood, greet customers, answer questions, take special orders, and help maintain freshness and sanitation.

This role emphasizes customer service, adherence to safety standards, and collaboration with the store team. No prior experience is required; education toward a GED is acceptable, and training will be provided.