Bakery Clerk

About Us

Join us at WinCo Foods, where we're more than just a grocery retailer—we're a growing family of over 140 supermarkets in 10 states with over 22,000 employee owners. Our purpose is to make the lives of our customers and employee owners better by offering the lowest possible prices to feed their families. WinCo is the second largest Employee-Owned company in the United States, with more than 500 millionaire employee-owners in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Our benefits, including top-tier medical plans and tuition support, set us apart. In this role, you'll be instrumental in making a real impact in the communities we serve, embodying our purpose every day.

Responsibilities

• Welcome, engage, serve, and thank customers while maintaining an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service.
• Produce bakery products for retail stores, including mixing, scaling, and baking various goods.
• Operate and clean bakery equipment and work areas, ensuring a clean, safe, and sanitary environment.
• Package fresh products following all packaging and handling procedures, ensuring quality by adhering to code dating and legal regulations.
• Mix icing or other toppings by scaling and measuring ingredients, operating mixers, and occasionally lifting 50 lb. bags of sugar, shortening, and flour.
• Set up, ice, and package cakes, including personalizing cakes with customer-requested designs and writing.
• Display products on shelves in an appealing manner, using FIFO (First In, First Out) for rotation.
• Take orders by phone and in person, including special orders for cakes and other bakery items.
• Maintain stock levels by accurately filling out inventory and production sheets and informing managers of stock needs.
• Produce breads, rolls, and croissants by mixing recipes, setting up machines, operating ovens, and proofing products.
• Clean work areas using pressure hoses, floor brushes, squeegees, and other cleaning tools.
• Open and close the bakery according to company procedures.
• Engage in suggestive selling and other sales techniques in person, over the telephone, and via the in-store intercom.
• Assist customers with inquiries regarding pricing, ingredients, product availability, and advertised merchandise.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements

• Ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Capability to push and pull approximately 100 lb. of product at a time on racks.
• Ability to lift objects of various dimensions chest high up to 50 lbs.
• Conduct visual inspections, read and follow production guides, recipes, and product labels.
• Log production quantities, temperature readings, and other data on proper forms.
• Operate kitchen utensils and equipment with manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and speed.
• Maintain composure while dealing with customers and co-workers.
• Reach overhead to place products on racks.
• Stand, walk, and move rapidly for extended periods; bend, stoop, balance, crouch, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, and perform repetitive movements frequently.
• Handle bakery ingredients and perform basic math (addition, subtraction, division, multiplication) to compute weights and measures.
• Perform duties with mental alertness involving potential hazards related to baking procedures and equipment.
• Respond to audible timers on baking equipment and work around equipment emitting heat (up to approximately 465 degrees).
• Follow safety and sanitation procedures, department policies, and use cleaning chemicals safely.
• Perform primary duties with efficiency and accuracy, managing time to meet deadlines and prioritizing tasks.
• Wear hats, hairnets, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as required.
• Check labels and packaging of all manufactured products for accuracy.
• Communicate effectively (hearing and speech) with customers to receive orders and perform customer service.
• Read and follow written instructions and communicate in writing with others.
• Work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment with a strong customer service orientation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of product content, perishability, safety, sanitation procedures, and government regulations.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Food Handlers Certification (per state laws).

Machines and Equipment Operated

• Ovens, proof box, mixers, bread sheeter, flour dump bins
• Floor scrubber, dishwasher, rack washer, pallet jack, microwave
• 20pt divider, 36pt divider, donut filler unit, airbrush, date gun
• Scan gun, DIGI printer, label machine, ink jet printer

Schedule

Generally works 6-8 hour shifts between 3:00 am and 10:00 pm.