Assistant. Bakery Team Leader-Latham

Northeast Grocery; Latham (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Grocery in New York’s Latham area is seeking a bakery associate to support the bakery manager with daily operations, merchandising, sanitation, and staff training in a fast-paced retail environment.

You will help with baking preparation, product presentation, inventory, and customer service while ensuring quality, availability, and a clean, safe work area for all customers and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to manage others and follow-through to achieve desired results and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 5S standards to provide fast, friendly customer service.
• Assist bakery manager with day-to-day operations, merchandising, sanitation, and training compliance.
• Support bakery operations including preparation, baking, and final presentation of products.
• Ensure product availability and quality to promote sales and customer satisfaction.
• Train and develop bakery associates to meet corporate standards.

Skills

Customer service

People management

Job description

Provides fast, friendly, helpful and efficient service to all Price Chopper customers. Assists the bakery manager with overseeing the daytoday operation through ensuring that policies and procedures regarding merchandising, sanitation, and training are followed. Inspects bakery product to ensure that availability and quality are maintained to promote optimal opportunity for sales.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Consistently work within company 5S efficiency standards to provide fast, friendly, helpful and efficient customer service at all times. Responsible for smiling, making eye contact and thanking customer upon fulfilling customer's request. Maintain a neat, clean and organized work station, according to 5S standards, at all times. Assist with the bakery operations, within the retail store environment, including preparation, baking, merchandising and final presentation of all bakery products. Run the department in the absence of the manager. Ensure customer satisfaction through product availability, quality, outstanding service and sanitary conditions. Maintain an adequate presentation with proper variety of products necessary to meet the needs of the customer. Adhere to all corporate and state sanitation regulations in keeping a neat and clean work station. Responsible for fulfilling all customer special orders. Assist in the training and development of all bakery associates to meet corporate standards of performance. Adhere to all company policies and procedures regarding safety and training all bakery associates to do so. Assist bakery manager in maintaining corporate inventory levels in freezers, coolers, back rooms, supplies and “Deco Pac”. Ability to learn all financial aspects of bakery department including paper work, weekly shrink, transfer sales and budgets. Control shrink through adherence to related policies and procedures. Perform other related duties as assigned by management and adhere to all company policies and procedures.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be at least 18 years of age. Ability to manage others and demonstrate follow-through to achieve desired results and objectives.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Exposure to Hot Environment Constant 5-8 Hours

Exposure to Cold Environment Occasional 1-3 Hours

Sitting Occasional 1-3 Hours

Twisting Frequent 3-5 Hours

Pivoting Constant 5-8 Hours

Pushing/Pulling Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 75lbs

Pushing/Pulling Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 2400lbs

Lifting Frequent 3-5 Hours up to 50lbs

Lifting Occasional 1-3 Hours up to 100lbs

EQUIPMENT USED

Phone

Pallet Jack

Calculator

Dock Plates

Stackers

Case Cutters

Marking Guns

Cleaning products

Bakery equipment/utensils

Bread molder

Slicers

Compactor / Bailer

Donut fryer

Computer applications

Dolphin

Equipment used by a minor (under 18 years of age), please refer to The Equipment use by Minor Associates policy dated: June 2008.

Our Company does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, affection or sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, liability for military service, status as a veteran, gender identity or expression, genetic information, pregnancy, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.