Baker / Packager
About the role
Our Bakery/Packager associates prepare fresh baked items daily for our members through following recipes and wrapping, labeling, and storing merchandise to ensure our members have the freshest items available to take home to their families. There are times when you will juggle several tasks in a short amount of time while helping members with their bakery orders. It's hard work, but our bakery team finds it rewarding, especially since they're a part of a large team with a common goal: happy, satisfied members.
What you'll do
- Prepare bakery department merchandise based on daily production needs by operating baking equipment, following recipes/makeup instructions, wrapping, labeling, and storing merchandise according to company policies and procedures
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, and inventory management
- Operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment
- Demonstrate understanding of product and layout execution
- Leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement utilizing handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, merchandise ordering, training, and product quality
- Adapt to new tools and encourage others to use them
- Maintain a positive attitude by smiling, greeting, and thanking members
- Provide exceptional customer service to members across the club as needed, answering any questions they may have
- Maintain a clean, neat, and member-ready area
- Ensure quality and date control standards for bakery items
- Secure fragile and high-shrink merchandise, eliminating waste
- Assist members with purchasing decisions
- Ensure merchandise is properly packaged, labeled, and stored in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Collaborate with other associates to build a strong bakery team, communicating with team members and being flexible to the needs of the business to work in other areas
Qualifications
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period
- Ability to stand for long periods of time while assisting members quickly and accurately
- Thrive in fast-paced environments
- Strong multitasking abilities
- Member satisfaction as top priority
- Problem-solving skills to tackle obstacles head-on
Preferred qualifications
- No preferred qualifications listed
Pay
The hourly wage range for this position is $17.00 to $25.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.
Benefits
- Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance
- Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. Amount depends on job classification and length of employment and will meet or exceed paid sick leave laws where applicable.
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company discounts
- Military Leave Pay
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Live Better U: company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.