Bakery Assistant

Wegmans Food Markets; Kinnelon (NJ); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Wegmans Food Markets in Amherst, NY is seeking a Bakery Department Coordinator to lead daily operations, ensure fresh products, and deliver outstanding customer service.

You will work with a team across bakery sections, maintain displays, assist customers with meal ideas, and follow production guides to guarantee quality.

This full-time role requires 18+ and availability mornings, afternoons, and weekends; prior bakery or inventory experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain department appearance and stock levels with eye-catching displays.
• Assist customers, suggest meal solutions, and answer product questions.
• Ensure products meet quality standards using production guides.
• Assist in ordering and inventory to control shrink.

Skills

Customer service

Job description

Location:

675 Alberta Drive Amherst, NY 14226

Availability Requirement for this role:

Morning, afternoon, evening (includes weekends).

Age Requirement:

Must be 18 years or older

Time Type:

Full time

Pay Range:

$17.50 - $18 / hour

Why Work Here

Working at Wegmans provides opportunities to grow, flexible scheduling, incredible benefits, and the experience of working for a company with a reputation you can be proud of.

Job Description:

At Wegmans, we strive to help our customers live healthier better lives through food. As a Bakery department coordinator, you’ll work with a team across all areas of the bakery, to deliver incredible service and prepare fresh, great tasting bakery items for our customers. If you have a passion for food, serving customers and working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the position for you!

What will I do?

• Possess an understanding of the products offered in the department
• Maintain the overall appearance of the department, ensure fresh product and levels are sustained, items are well-merchandised in innovative, eye-appealing displays and stocked in correct locations, while recognizing seasonal, holiday and weather effects on product sales
• Proactively approach customers, assist them in locating products throughout the department, provide suggestions for meal solutions, and answer any questions they may have about products
• Understand how products look/smell at peak of perfection, ensure use of production guides, job aids, core recipes, and techniques to provide a consistent and quality outcome
• Assist in ordering and inventory processes, utilizing order guides to help control inventory and shrink

  Required Qualifications

  • Customer service experience

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience ordering products and controlling inventory
  • Experience working in a bakery