Bakery Clerk

About the role

Do you enjoy preparing and baking cookies, bread, and muffins using proven ingredients? Does working in a professional kitchen excite you? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast-paced and friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley – then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Bakery Clerk!

Responsibilities

• Prepare and package all baked goods
• Assist the Bakery Manager in preparing, baking, packaging, pricing, and merchandising all baked goods
• Provide a high level of customer service and ensure that bakery items are properly prepared, packaged, and presented
• Maintain clean, safe, and sanitary bakery area and equipment including cleaning shelves and products, keeping floors free of spills, removing hazardous debris from floor, and sweeping
• Stock, fill, face, and ensure pricing accuracy while examining the rotation of all bakery products and discarding outdated or spoiled items
• Receive, inspect, and log products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age with a high school diploma or equivalent; with 1–2 years bakery experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience
• Dependable and reliable with the ability to work a flexible schedule that changes, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Outgoing and friendly behavior, positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers
• Good communication skills; ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
• Ability to answer phones and take special orders
• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.)
• Operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed; use knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• Stand for up to 3 hours continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift
• Vertically transfer trays up to 5 lbs. from 7″ to 64″ for up to 10 hours, and vertically/horizontally transfer items up to 40 lbs. from 5″ to 36″ for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, while achieving and maintaining a Food Handlers permit

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan for you or your immediate family’s health
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a generous company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food, and fun
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
• Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
• Paid holidays
• DailyPay – access earned wages before payday at no extra cost