Bakery Utility Clerk (Creekside)

Coopcannabis; Calgary; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail co-operative seeks a Bakery Utility Clerk in Calgary, Alberta. This position involves providing excellent customer service, managing bakery operations, ensuring product quality, and complying with safety regulations. Candidates should have a Grade 9 education and experience in bakery retail, while fluency in English is necessary. Benefits include competitive wages, health benefits, employee discounts, and opportunities for personal growth and development.

Benefits

Competitive wages

Extended health benefits

Paid vacations

5% employee discount

Recognition program

Social committee events

Employee & family assistance plan

Training and development programs

Qualifications

• Grade 9 education or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Experience in bakery retail or a related retail position.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service and maintain positive customer relations.
• Perform all aspects of the Bakery Utility function.
• Handle merchandise to ensure quality and minimize damages.
• Perform general clean-up duties to maintain a neat department.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Care for and maintain equipment and tools.
• Handle ordering and receiving of merchandise.
• Assist in organizing and conducting inventory.

Skills

Fluent in English

Bakery product knowledge

Education

Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience

Job description

This is your opportunity to embrace a culture that reflects a sense of pride and ownership in work. Our Co-operative demonstrates mutual respect for the team & our members and shows care towards the community. We care for our employees and create strong teams in collaborative environments.

The Bakery Utility Clerk is responsible to ensure customer service is provided through maintaining a safe and efficient operation while adhering to Company policies, procedures and standards. The Bakery Clerk position reports directly to the Bakery Supervisor/Bakery Manager, and the main responsibilities include;

• Provides customer service and maintains positive customer relations through the proper handling of customer questions, comments, requests and complaints. Effectively works in a diverse team environment in a proficient and friendly manner.
• Performs all aspects of the Bakery Utility function including but not limited to panning and the operation of the bake-off ovens, bakery platter preparation, icing of names and/or messages on cakes, facing, stocking displays in an efficient and organized manner. Ensures display presentation and stock levels are maintained.
• Handles merchandise ensuring quality and minimizing damages and markdowns. Provides substitutions and ensures price integrity including price changes.
• Performs general clean up duties such as cleaning spills and display fixtures to ensure a neat and organized department is maintained. Responsible for ensuring the sales floor and back stock area are clean of cardboard and debris, including disposal of garbage.
• Performs duties following established Occupational Health & Safety, Food Safety, and Environmental regulations and policies to ensure the health and safety of all staff and customers.
• Ensures the proper care, use and maintenance of equipment and tools; and reports repair requirements to the Bakery Supervisor, Manager or Duty Manager.
• Responsible for all aspects of ordering merchandise and supplies.
• Responsible for all aspects of receiving including reviewing / verifying invoices, returns, transfers, claims and proper storage of products.
• Assists in organizing and conducting inventory

What skills and abilities will you need to be considered?

• Grade 9 or acceptable combination of education and experience
• Bakery retail or related retail experience

What skills and abilities will set you apart from others?

• Must be fluent in English
• Bakery product knowledge/experience

Benefits & Perks

Calgary Co-op has excellent opportunities for increasing levels of responsibility, personal growth, and challenge. We offer competitive wages, extended health benefits for full-time and part-time employees, paid vacations, 5% employee discount (cashback) on all purchases, a recognition program, social committee events and employee & family assistance plan. As well as numerous training and development programs.

About Calgary Co-op

Owned by members, Calgary Co-op is one of the largest retail co-operatives in North America. We have locations in Calgary, Airdrie, Cochrane, High River, Okotoks and Strathmore, that include: food centres, pharmacies, gas stations, car washes, home health care centres, wine, spirits and beer stores, and cannabis stores. We also own and operate Community Natural Foods and Beacon Pharmacy. With over 456,000 members, 3530 employees, assets of $757 million and annual sales of $1.3 billion, Calgary Co-op is committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience through inspired team members. We are proud recipient of Canadian Grocer’s 2024 Impact Awards for our commitment to sustainability & supporting employees.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.