Baker PT

Lowes Foods; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Wendell, NC is seeking a Bakery Department Associate dedicated to friendly, guest-focused service and quality product preparation. You will greet customers, assist with baking, weighing, pricing, and ensuring freshness and attractive displays.

This role rewards teamwork, reliability, and the ability to learn multiple tasks in a fast-paced grocery environment. You will contribute to a FUN, local store atmosphere and help maintain high sanitation standards.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality with a courteous demeanor toward guests.
• Teamwork and cooperative attitude with store colleagues.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lb consistently and occasionally heavier objects.
• Ability to read and understand instructions and store signage.
• Knowledge of bakery operations and product handling.
• Supervisory capabilities including staff training.
• Willingness to learn multiple tasks and new procedures.
• Strong communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Minimum age 18.
• Physical stamina to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to communicate effectively with store management.
• Basic computer skills for checkout and inventory.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests politely and maintain friendly interactions.
• Prepare bakery products for sale by baking, weighing, and pricing.
• Maintain product levels, quality and freshness.
• Assist with cake decorating when requested.
• Maintain sanitation in cooler, freezer, prep, and sales areas.
• Relay guest requests to management.
• Inform supervisor of temperature issues.
• Keep supply area neat and organized.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Perform front-end duties to maintain minimal wait times.
• Announce specials and sales over the PA system.
• Assist with product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Teamwork

Lift up to 50 lbs

Reading comprehension

Bakery operations

Supervisory skills

Multitasking

Customer service

Age 18+

Stamina

Communication with management

Basic computer skills

Job description

Overview

To provide excellent guest service through bakery department activities.

To provide excellent guest service through bakery department activities. Local and proud of it! Join Lowes Foods in Wendell and see how great pay, flexible hours, and an entertaining and FUN work environment make a real difference!

Responsibilities

• Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests.
• Prepare product for sale (baking, weighing, and pricing).
• Maintain product level, quality and freshness.
• When requested perform clerk function of cake decorating.
• Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keeps supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.
• Performs front end duties to insure “no noticeable wait” standard is maintained.
• Announce specials and sale info on the PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Knowledge of bakery operations.
• Ability to supervise people including training and development.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.
• Ability to effectively communicate with the Store Manager and Merchandiser.
• Ability to work well with computers.