Bakery Assistant - Full time

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Wellington; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers is seeking a Bakery Assistant to pack, price and merchandise products while ensuring quality and freshness. You will also assist with customer service, display maintenance and stock rotation in a fast-paced bakery setting.

The role requires physical fitness and a proactive, team-oriented attitude to maintain high standards of presentation and customer care.

Qualifications

• Bakery or food retail experience preferred.
• Must be physically fit to handle the workload.
• Able to work in a team and communicate openly and respectfully.

Responsibilities

• Pack and price baked goods for sale.
• Take customer orders and provide service as needed.
• Display products and maintain attractive merchandising.
• Perform temperature checks on hot and chilled items.
• Rotate stock and ensure cases are well stocked.
• Assist with packaging and slicing cakes and other goods.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Physical fitness

Attention to detail

Job description

The primary role of the Bakery Assistant is to pack, present and merchandise to ensure that a maximum range and sufficient quantity of product is available for sale at the correct price at all times, as well as keeping the department clean, attractively presented, and assist the department to meet its legislative requirements.

This roles hours are:

12:30pm - 9pm Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat

Key responsibilities

Making fresh cream products and finishing off (icing and decorating) cake products

Completing temperature checks on both hot and chilled products

Mixing and baking cake products and other products (e.g. muffins, scones etc.)

Fulfilling cake orders and producing cakes for sale to customers

Taking customer orders and serving customers appropriately, handling all customer enquiries appropriately

Displaying product so items on special are clearly visible

Ensuring the bakery cases are appropriately stocked and relevant merchandising standards are maintained at all times

Packaging and pricing baked breads, rolls, cakes, loaves, biscuits etc.

Packing cakes and cutting cake slices ready for packaging

Rotating stock and reducing to clear if required

About you

Physically fit and able to fulfil the requirements of the role

Bakery, food retail, fresh food and/or customer service experience (desired)

Self-aware, approachable and mindful of impact on others

Demonstrates interest in and understanding of people, behaving in a culturally sensitive manner

Outgoing and supportive; recognising and acknowledging the contribution of others

Actively contributes to a team spirit of openness and inclusiveness

Listens and communicates openly and proactively

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Bakery Assistant?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
• Do you have customer service experience?