Bakery Assistant - Part Time

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Wellington; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bakery Assistant role in Wellington requires preparing, packing and merchandising baked goods to meet price and display standards while keeping the department clean and inviting.

You will help bake and finish cakes, monitor temperatures, take orders, serve customers and ensure stock is rotated and correctly priced. This position suits someone with bakery or food retail experience and a collaborative, customer-focused approach. Training is provided.

Qualifications

• Bakery, food retail, fresh food and/or customer service experience (desired).
• Physically fit and able to fulfil the role's requirements.
• Demonstrates openness, inclusiveness and good communication.

Responsibilities

• Make fresh cream products and finish cakes.
• Complete temperature checks on hot and chilled products.
• Pack, price and merchandise bakery items.
• Take customer orders and assist with enquiries.
• Rotate stock and maintain merchandising standards.

Skills

Bakery experience

Customer service

Team player

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.

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