Apprentice Baker

About the role

Our Apprentice Baker is a key player in making sure our pastries look and taste amazing. In addition to providing unparalleled guest service, you'll assist in creating beautiful and delicious art for our guests and provide the sweets that will be the hit of their parties. This is an exciting opportunity to learn all aspects of the Bakery Department including Clerk functions and Cake Decorator functions. You’ll focus on baker duties for someone with minimal or no retail decorating experience.

To thrive in this position, you should be a team player who is eager to support an amazing team, grow your career in leadership, and inspire those around you. You are creative with cuisine and passionate about the business, trends, and what makes customers tick. You have culinary vision beyond a simple "what's for dinner?" and see every opportunity to connect with people as a chance to exchange ideas and learn tricks of the trade.

Responsibilities

• Perform bench work according to established scratch procedures when necessary.
• Prepare product and form product to specifications as required according to scratch recipes.
• Bake prepared product using appropriate time and temperature as specified by recipe.
• Properly insert products into proof box, set controls, and close door to ensure proper size and shape of product.
• Prepare and fry donuts according to established procedures.
• Insert products into and retrieve products from the freezer to preserve freshness.
• Actively demonstrate appropriate suggestive selling techniques and provide active sampling when appropriate.
• Maintain safety as the top priority in all aspects of work, for Team Members, guests, and products.
• Provide exemplary customer service by greeting customers and ensuring they can locate products; answer questions and make suggestions.
• Properly handle products and equipment in accordance with food safety and safety guidelines.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, tables, utensils, floor, department work area, back room, coolers, and freezers to meet safety and sanitation regulations.
• Bake prepared and scratch product for Bakery cases and displays, rotating product and following code dating procedures to ensure only the freshest product is available for sale.
• Maintain proper safety and sanitation methods, emergency procedures, cleanups, steritech, proper lifting, and housekeeping to meet department standards.
• Accurately record special orders on Bakery products to ensure customer delight with the finished product.
• Understand all ingredients and their purpose in manufacturing scratch baked goods.
• Assemble necessary baking ingredients to prepare for baking operations, including all scratch recipes.
• Assist in maintaining bakery backroom, cooler, and freezer efficiency by unloading deliveries.
• Assist in other areas as required.

Requirements

• 0 to 6 months of experience required; prior experience in Bakery or related industry desired.
• No high school diploma required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

About Us

At Giant Eagle, we believe in nourishing life’s moments, big and small, because they matter. We strive to lead the way in quality, service, and everyday value. Most importantly, the compassion, care, and respect our Team Members show to each other and in our communities is what truly sets us apart. Here, you’ll find a place to win, grow, and be better together. If you want to make a real impact, belong to a supportive community, and build a meaningful career, we invite you to grow your future with us — because you matter.