BAKERY/BAKER-CLERK

Smith's Food and Drug in; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery store as a Bakery Associate in Salt Lake City, where you'll create exceptional customer experiences through outstanding service. This role involves maintaining a clean environment, assisting with bakery production, and adhering to food safety regulations. Ideal candidates will possess a high school diploma and have relevant bakery and retail experience, along with effective communication skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000

Employee discounts on purchases

Access to emotional and financial support

Qualifications

• Bakery experience preferred.
• Retail experience is a plus.
• Must be 18 or older.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming environment for customers.
• Maintain cleanliness of the bakery area.
• Meet production goals for baked goods.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Second language: speaking, reading, and/or writing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety of others.

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Smith's Food and Drug merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Smith's customers in over 140 stores throughout Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Smith's family!

What you'll receive from us:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial, and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Bakery experience
• Retail experience
• Second language: speaking, reading, and/or writing
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Effective communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math
• Current food handlers permit once employed
• Must be able to meet the minimum physical demands of the position
• Must be 18 or older

Responsibilities:

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important, and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Maintain cleanliness of counter, cases, and coolers on a continuous basis.
• Observe scheduled shift operating hours.
• Meet the day's production goals for baked goods.
• Maintain a clean and sanitized work area.
• Plan and organize a development plan, including setting goals, prioritizing tasks, and developing appropriate timelines.
• Assist with receiving and unloading of merchandise and supplies.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Prepare special orders per customer requests.
• Use all bakery equipment according to company guidelines.
• Measure, prepare, and mix ingredients according to recipes using kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Properly prepare, package, label, and inventory ingredients and merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Use kitchen equipment safely and properly.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Understand the store's layout and locate products when requested by customers.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
• Maintain awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and note discrepancies.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and reporting unsafe conditions.
• Practice preventive maintenance and report equipment issues.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents and safety risks.
• Follow all merchandising, customer service, labor control, and safety rules.
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.