Bakery Clerk

Bakery Associate

Scales, mixes and bakes various bakery goods. Maintains proper inventory levels of products and ensures the cleanliness and appearance of the bakery department meets standards. Performs other related work.

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

Typical duties and responsibilities include :

• Seeking opportunities to welcome, engage, serve, and thank customers. Maintaining an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service.
• Producing bakery products for retail stores.
• Operating and cleaning equipment and work area. Maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery area and equipment.
• Packaging all fresh products following all packaging / handling procedures.
• Ensuring quality of goods by following code.
• Mixing icing or other toppings by scaling and measuring ingredients, operating a mixer, reading the recipe, occasionally lifting 50 lbs. bags of sugar, shortening, and flour.
• Dumping icing or other toppings into large storage containers.
• Setting-up cakes by taking liner off, putting icing between layers of numerous items (i.e., 50 cakes at a time).
• Icing cakes by taking icing out of the container, combining the icing onto the cake, lifting buckets, bordering, placing specific decorations, etc. for numerous items (i.e., 50 cakes at a time).
• Packaging cakes by placing in box.
• Labeling bakery items by inputting data into DiGi machine for scanning, placing a label on container, etc.
• Displaying products on shelves by placing them in an appealing manner and using FIFO for rotation.
• Taking orders by phone and in person from customers. Special orders by following orders from customers; using an air brush machine, tubes, tips, etc.
• Personalizing cakes by writing the desired words of the customer.
• Facing merchandise.
• Maintaining an atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with an emphasis on providing fast, friendly customer service.
• Engaging in suggestive selling and other sales techniques in person, over the telephone and over the in-store intercom.
• Displaying goods by following packaging / handling procedures. Following company guidelines for setting up and maintaining stock, cleanliness and appeal of product show cases, display tables, and special displays; proper signing procedures, etc.
• Assisting customers with inquiries (i.e., special orders for cakes and other bakery items) by knowing current pricing, ingredients, availability of product, advertised merchandise, etc.
• Ensuring quality of goods by following code dating procedures and legal regulations or labeling and packaging for all in-store bakery products.
• Ensuring quantity of goods is available by keeping manager informed of stock levels, accurately filling out inventory and production sheets as scheduled.
• Producing breads / rolls by mixing recipes. Setting up racks and pans, setting up machines, operating machines, lifting product, measuring ingredients, operating oven, proof box. Pushing and pulling racks.
• Cleaning work area using pressure hose, floor brush, squeegee, wiping off all work tables, scales utensils.
• Producing croissants. Folding by hand, proofing and baking.
• Opening and closing bakery according to company procedures.
• Performing other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements include :

Additional requirements :

Machines and equipment operated :

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job. All employees must comply with Company policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of personnel may vary.

EEO / Inclusivity

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