Bakery Clerk - Commissary - Burnaby

Choices Market; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Choices Market in Burnaby is seeking a Bakery Clerk to support daily bakery operations, including product preparation, packaging, labeling, and order fulfillment. The role emphasizes accuracy, sanitation, and adherence to production schedules.

The position requires basic understanding of food safety, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and reliable attendance. You will collaborate with bakers and shipping to ensure timely deliveries while maintaining high product quality.

Qualifications

• Previous bakery, food production, or retail experience is an asset.
• Basic understanding of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production environment.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions accurately.
• Good attention to detail, especially when labeling, counting, packing, and preparing orders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, push, and pull bakery products, boxes, racks and supplies.
• Ability to work in refrigerated and freezer environments when required.

Responsibilities

• Assist bakery production teams with basic preparation and handling of bakery products.
• Package, label, date and organize bakery products according to procedures.
• Prepare and organize products for store deliveries and internal orders.
• Verify products against production and shipping lists to ensure accuracy.
• Assist with loading and staging bakery products for delivery.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas, storage, coolers and freezers.
• Follow FIFO principles for product rotation.
• Assist with inventory counts and report shortages or damages to supervisor.
• Handle bakery products carefully to maintain quality and presentation.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety procedures.
• Clean and sanitize equipment, utensils, work surfaces, racks and areas as required.
• Follow procedures for handling frozen, refrigerated and ambient bakery products.
• Assist bakers, pastry teams, shipping and other departments as required.
• Communicate issues to supervisor.
• Perform other duties related to bakery operations as assigned.

Skills

Bakery production

Food safety

Attention to detail

Labeling and packing

Teamwork

Punctuality

Communication

Refrigerated environments

Job description

Position Summary

The Bakery clerk supports the daily operations of the bakery by assisting with product preparation, packaging, labeling, order fulfillment, sanitation, and general bakery duties. this position helps ensure that bakery products are prepared, handled, packed, and staged accurately and efficiently according to company standards, food safety requirements, and production schedules .

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• ASIST BAKERY PRODUCTION TRAMS WITH BASCI PREPRARATION AND HANDLING OF BAKERY PRODUCTS
• PACKAGE, LABEL, DATE AND ORGANIZE Bakery PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES
• PREPARE AND ORGANIZE PRODUCTS FOR STORE DELIVERIS AND INTERNAL ORDERS
• PICK AND VERIFY PRODUCTS AGAINST PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING LIST TO ENSURE ACCURACY.
• ASSIST WOTH LOADING AND STAGING BAKERY PRODUCTS FOR DELIVERY
• MAINTAIN ORGANIZED WORK AREAS, STORAGE,AREAS COOLERS AND FREEZERS
• FOLLOW PROPER PRODUCT ROTATION USING FIFO (First in, first out) PRINCIPLES
• ASSIST WITH INVENTORY COUNTS AND REPORT SHORTAGES, DAMAGES, OR DISCREPANCIES TO THE SUPERVISOR
• HANDLE BAKERY PRODUCTS CAREFULLY TO MAINTAIN PRODUCT QUIALITY AND PRESENTATION.
• FOLLOW ALL FOOD SAFETY, SANITATION, AND WORKPLACE SAFETY PROCEDURES
• CLEAN AND SANITIZE EQUIPMENT, UTENSILS, WORK SURFACES, RACKS, AND ASSIGNED AREAS AS REQUIRED.
• FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING FROZEN, REFRIGERATED AND AMBIENT BAKERY PRODUCTS
• ASSIST BAKERS, PASTRY TEAMS, SHIPPING AND OTHER BAKERY DEPARMENTS AS REQUIRED
• MAINTAIN A CLEAN, SAFE AND ORGANIZED WORK ENVIRONMENT THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT
• COMMUNICATE PRODUCT, EQUIPMENT, QUALITY , OR OPERATIONAL ISSUES TO THE SUPERVISOR
• PROMPTLY
• PERFORM OTHER DUTIES RELATED TO BAKERY OPERATIONS AS ASSIGNED

QUALIFICATINS AND SKILLS

• PREVIOUS BAKERY, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SERVICE, WAREHOUSE, OR RETAIL EXPERIENCE IS AN ASSET
• BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION PRACTICES
• ABILITY TO WORK IN A FAST- PACED PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT
• ABILITY TO FOLLOW WRITTEN AND VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS ACCURATELY
• GOOD ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PARTICULARLY WHEN LABELING, COUNTING, PACKING, AND PREPARING ORDERS
• ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND AS PART OF A TEAM
• RELIABLE ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY
• GOOD COMUNICATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
• ABILITY TO SAFELY LIFT, CARRY, PUSH, AND PULL BAKERY PRODUCTS, BOXES, RACKS AND SUPPLIES
• ABILITY TO WORK IN REFRIGERATED AND FREEZER ENVIRONMENTS WHEN REQUIRED

WORKING CONDITIONS

• FAST- PACED COMMERCIAL BAKERY/COMMISSARY ENVIROMENTS
• REGULAR STANDING WALKING BENDING REACHING LIFTING AND MOVING PRODUCTS OR EQUIPMENT
• EXPOSURE TO HOT, COLD, REFRIGERATED AND FREEZER AREAS
• WORK MAY INVOLVE EARLY MORNING EVENING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS DEPENDING ON PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS