Bakery Cookie Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to and exemplifies behaviors aligned with company core values: Ho’ohana, Pono, Lauaie, Malama, Kuleana
• Fosters a sense of teamwork and collaboration among team members
• Treats employees consistently, fairly, ethically, and respectfully
• Follows departmental directions and adheres to all product specifications, food safety programs, GMPs, and HACCP Policies
• Rotates among duties within the Bakery production line including fruit placing, chocolate dipping, sample chopping, wrapping and packing
• Performs other production duties: pick/pack orders, receive/stow product, and ensures inventory accuracy
• Sets up packaging material based on order, fills cookies based on matrix, inserts packing materials to complete the product based on specification
• Creates samples for retail and wholesale sampling
• Maintains product knowledge and general information
• Fills packaged products into cases and dates and stores in designated location
• Operates and assists in various bakery equipment such as heat-sealing gun, sealing machine, table top chocolate tempering machine, flow wrappers, chocolate tempering tanks, and vertical feeder
• Performs quality control checks consistently and properly throughout the bakery production processes
• Makes sure that all perishable items are stored and rotated properly
• Cross-trains with other department members for maximum flexibility
• Observes color of cookies (unbaked and baked) and informs Baker of not up to standard quality
• Observes products across multiple stages, including ensure proper weights, baking, quantity/ distribution, cooling timeline, and label accuracy
• Aids in Order Fulfillment and Packing production during peak season
• Ensures all bakery products and ingredients are properly labeled and dated following FIFO and best before date standard protocols
• Reports any issues or problems with production lead or to immediate supervisor
• Participates in training and progress developments
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

• Represents the company brand image and shares aloha to all customers, business partners, and co-workers at all levels throughout the company
• High level verbal communication abilities
• Ability to work well with others and be a team-player
• Able to perform steady and productive work for an extended period
• Able to understand and follow oral or written work instructions
• Possesses basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Able to work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Wears protective gear (uniform), including gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, hearing protection, hairnets, beard nets, etc.

Physical Demands

• Inside of a typical industrial facility, which includes working with and around large machinery, variations in temperature, sound (decibels), odors, humidity and elevations
• Continuously lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, and some repetitive motions
• Able to sit, stand and walk throughout an 8 to 10-hour shift
• Good vision and hearing. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
• Able to work flexible hours and overtime as required, including nights, weekends, holidays and extended hours