Baker

About the role

To prepare, bake and display product in the department in a careful, clean, neat, and expedient manner while ensuring that all product is fresh, rotated, and well-stocked for our customers while maintaining great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers and provide prompt and courteous service or assistance.
• Commit to the “Golden Rule” and work with other associates to build a strong bakery team.
• Achieve the highest associate morale in the industry by working in a style that is Respectful, Supportive and Totally Team Oriented (RSTO).
• Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise; check and verify receiving to ensure that items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered.
• Check products for quality, count, and condition.
• Keep all bakery ingredients or merchandise rotated in accordance with company policy and product code dates (first in, first out).
• Assist in ordering and maintaining inventory control.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Take stock to storage or shelf areas.
• Prepare all baking mixtures in accordance with established company or department procedures and recipes.
• Pan up frozen products and pan and roll up bread.
• Load and unload oven; know the proper temperatures and duration to bake all varieties of products.
• Operate mixer and write on cakes/prepare product to meet customers' specifications.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations including full compliance with all applicable laws pertaining to safety, health and packaging requirements.
• Practice the “Cleaner’s Creed” and proper sanitation procedures.
• Maintain a neat, well‑groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress code, including wearing approved hat or hair net.
• Keep display cases, cooler and freezer organized and clean, along with cleaning walls, fans, drains, equipment, utensils, and work tables; wipe counter tops and front display cases.
• Exercise proper safety practices when lifting or moving product or using equipment.
• Restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and maintain the lowest cost supply.
• Promote items on the public address system.
• Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized markdowns or property defacement.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of baking techniques.
• Must be able to work as a team member and interact positively with customers.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English, with the ability to follow instructions.
• Ability to work a schedule based on the business needs of the store location.
• Authorized to work within the U.S.

Pay

The hiring range for this position is $15.40 - $20.10 per hour.