Baker

Common Market Co-op; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 1,653,120 - 2,204,160; Full time

Job summary

Common Market Co-op in Frederick, MD is seeking a bakery teammate to respond to customer requests and prepare baked goods for display. You will wrap, label, and stock bakery items while maintaining strict safety and sanitation standards.

Candidates should have a High School diploma or equivalent and at least 1 year in retail, with familiarity in natural foods. Flexible shifts include mornings, middays, evenings, and weekends.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Retail experience (1+ year) preferred.
• Familiarity with natural foods encouraged.
• Solid numbers skills for measuring ingredients and baking times.
• Desire to work cooperatively in a team.
• Creativity for developing new products or decorating confectionery.

Responsibilities

• Respond to customer requests in the bakery department.
• Prepare baked goods and other items for sale; wrap and display products.
• Maintain proper food-handling procedures and health standards.
• Follow recipes and keep products at high quality.
• Complete logs, temperature recording, labeling and dating of items.
• Assist with opening/closing procedures and clean work areas.
• Ensure stock is replenished and shifts are covered as needed.
• Provide attentive, friendly service to customers.

Skills

Practical baking skills

Numerical skills

Team player

Adaptability

Creativity

Customer service focus

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Retail experience preferred

Familiarity with natural foods

Job description

Description

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responds and attends to customer requests in the bakery department.
• Responsible for various duties including preparing baked goods and other items for sale, arranging and wrapping bakery products, and placing bakery items in display cases.
• Knowledgeable of proper food-handling procedures.
• Follows established recipes and maintains quality of the highest standard.
• Follows Health Department regulations and department sanitation and safety procedures.
• Completes task logs and opening and closing procedures.
• Completes temperature logs, labeling, and dating all stored products.
• Discards product after expiration date is reached and completes shrink log.
• Removes trash, compost and recyclable promptly.
• Replenishes product quickly, ensuring key products are never out of stock.
• Attends to spills and keeps appropriate prep/storage areas in a clean, orderly condition.
• Uses equipment safely and follows safe knife-handling procedures.
• Provides attentive, timely, and friendly service to all internal and external customers at all times.
• Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the products and services offered by the co-op.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

PREREQUISITES

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year's experience in a retail environment strongly preferred.
• A minimum of one (1) year's experience and familiarity with natural foods strongly preferred.
• Supports the Co-ops core values and aligns with the Co-op Code of Conduct.
• Solid numbers skills to accurately measure ingredients and determine baking times.
• Practical baking skills.
• Desire to work cooperatively with others in a team.
• Capacity to deal with unexpected challenges and changes in one's environment.
• Creativity for developing new products or decorating confectionery.
• Adapts readily based on evolving co-op needs or in response to feedback.
• Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations.
• Flexibility to work any shift, including mornings, middays, evenings, and weekends.

ENVIRONMENTAL & PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must wear closed-toe, skid-resistant shoes; a head covering (hat, bandanna, etc.); and long pants.
• Ability to work in varying temperatures (approximately 20F - 95F)
• Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, kneel, twist, and climb.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted.
• Reliable access to transportation.