Sweet Shop Clerk

Job Description

Job Title: Sweet Shop Clerk
Department: Bakery
FLSA: Non-Exempt

Core Competencies

• Partnerships
• Growth mindset
• Results oriented
• Customer focused
• Professionalism

Reporting Relations

• Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home, Bakery Department Manager; Assistant Bakery Department Manager

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.
• Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
• Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
• Affords assistance to customers by:
• Escorting them to the products they are looking for
• Securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items
• Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
• Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
• Reviews the status and appearance of the food for freshness.
• Reviews orders for the day.
• Takes customer orders at the bakery counter.
• Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment.
• Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat.
• Ensures that an adequate food supply is ready and on hand and develops or follows a production list.
• Prepares, finishes, and replenishes product as necessary.
• Pulls product from cooler/freezer to prepare for baking.
• Checks in product, puts product away, and may review invoices.
• Runs the department registers and receives payment, makes change, etc., where applicable.
• Removes trash in a timely manner.
• Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress.
• Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Secondary Duties And Responsibilities

• Washes dishes as necessary.
• Orders product and supplies as necessary.
• Pricers products for customers as necessary.
• Delivers orders as needed.
• Affords assistance in other areas of store as needed.
• Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Worker Characteristics

• Must have the ability to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or verbal instructions; deal with a few concrete variables.
• Ability to do simple addition and subtraction; copying figures, counting and recording.
• Possess the ability to understand and follow verbal or demonstrated instructions; write identifying information; request supplies orally or in writing.

Education And Experience

No education or experience requirements.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform medium work: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 20 pounds of force frequently, and 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include clarity of vision at a distance of more than 20 inches and less than 20 feet with our without correction, color vision, depth perception and field of vision.
• Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Working Conditions

• The duties for this position are normally conducted in a store environment.
• There is significant pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities.
• There is exposure to flour dust, noise, cleaning chemicals/solvents, electrical shock and temperature extremes.

Equipment Used To Perform Job

• Standard tools and equipment used in a bakery environment including mixers, ovens, wrapping, label printer, cash register, telephone, dishwasher, bread slicer, electric knife, microwave, airbrush, and copy cat.

Contacts

• Has daily contact with the general public and customers.
• Has contact with federal/state governmental or regulatory agencies regarding inspections.

Pay

The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $16.00 to $20.00 depending on experience.

Benefits

For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee.