BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Kroger; Denver (CO); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kroger is seeking a customer-focused associate for the bakery department in Denver. You will help customers, answer questions, and ensure a welcoming store environment while assisting in bakery item preparation, decoration, and sampling to drive department sales.

The role requires attention to product quality, proper inventory handling, and adherence to safety and health regulations, with opportunities to work across seasonal promotions and provide excellent service.

Formación

• Retail experience required.
• Bakery/cake decorating experience preferred.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Create a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions about department and store products.
• Gain knowledge of department products to respond to questions and suggest items.
• Offer samples and prepare bakery items including wedding cakes as requested.
• Recommend bakery items to meet customer needs.
• Check product quality and stock, manage signage and inventory according to guidelines.
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items.
• Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report discrepancies to the department manager.
• Follow store layout, ads, and seasonal promotions.
• Maintain awareness of inventory and stocking conditions.
• Adhere to health, safety, and labor regulations.

Conocimientos

Retail experience

Bakery decorating

Stress management

Math basics

Communication

Educación

High school or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

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 established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Job Description

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 established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

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
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about; prepare bakery items, including wedding cakes, per customer requests using proper bakery equipment
• Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action; use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items
• Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager
• Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer; stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory
• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations
• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud; notify management of customer or employee accidents
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

Minimum

• Any retail experience
• Any bakery/cake decorating experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Knowledge of basic math
• Effective communication skills

Desired

• Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing