BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Quality Food Centers; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Bakery Associate, where you'll create outstanding customer experiences through exceptional service. This role emphasizes the importance of maintaining a safe and clean environment while assisting in achieving sales and profit goals. You'll be part of a diverse team that values growth and development, offering opportunities for those eager to learn. If you're passionate about food and customer service, this position is perfect for you. Apply today and become part of a community dedicated to feeding the human spirit!

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare

Flexible scheduling

Emotional and financial support

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunities for growth

Qualifications

• Experience in retail and baking or cake decorating is essential.
• Effective communication and basic math skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming environment and maintain product knowledge.
• Prepare bakery items and ensure freshness and quality.

Skills

Retail experience

Baking or cake decorating

Stress management

Basic math skills

Effective communication

Second language skills

Job description

Job Description: Bakery Associate at QFC

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

Based in Washington, Qualify Food Centers (QFC) merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're serving QFC customers in 59 stores across Washington and Oregon.

As part of the Kroger family, we bring diverse teams together with a passion for food and people to feed the human spirit. We strive to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

We value our people and aim to provide the ingredients for success in work and life. We support your growth and development, offering opportunities for those caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn.

Whether seeking a part-time role or a new career, we have opportunities for you. Apply today to join our QFC family!

Benefits We Offer

• Comprehensive healthcare, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible scheduling with paid time off, including holidays and sick leave.
• Emotional and financial support through counseling and financial coaching programs.
• Associate discounts on various products and services.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement through our Continuing Education program.
• Opportunities for growth via industry-leading training and diverse career pathways.

For more details, please visit our Benefits Page.

Minimum Qualifications

• Retail experience
• Baking or cake decorating experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Basic math skills
• Effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications and Responsibilities

• Second language skills (speaking, reading, or writing)
• Create a welcoming environment for customers
• Maintain product knowledge and respond to customer inquiries
• Offer samples and prepare bakery items as requested
• Recommend products and ensure freshness and quality
• Decorate bakery items and manage inventory and signage
• Report discrepancies and maintain store layout knowledge
• Follow health, safety, and sanitation regulations
• Adhere to all company policies regarding safety, merchandising, and loss prevention
• Report safety risks, accidents, and illegal activities
• Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations