Bakery Cookie Specialist (Seasonal)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to and exemplifies behaviors aligned with company core values.
• 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 such as picking/packing orders, receiving/stowing product, and ensuring 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 raw ingredients and raw materials used are of good quality and appropriate quantity.
• 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.