Bakery/Cake Decorator

Kroger; Harrison Charter Township (MI); Presencial; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kroger in Michigan seeks a bakery department teammate to provide outstanding customer service, maintain a clean and safe bakery area, and assist with cake decorating and product recommendations. You will respond to customer questions, stock shelves, and help ensure fresh, quality bakery items, while following health and safety guidelines.

The role emphasizes teamwork, knowledge of bakery products, and ability to handle busy periods with a customer-first approach.

Formación

• Must have retail experience.
• Bakery/cake decorating experience preferred.
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic math skills for transactions and measuring.
• Strong communication with customers and team members.

Responsabilidades

• Create an environment where customers feel welcome and valued by answering questions about products in the department and store.
• Gain knowledge of department products and respond to questions; make product suggestions.
• Assist with bakery tasks, including decorating cakes and preparing items per customer requests using bakery equipment.
• Inventory and label department merchandise; support product ordering/shipping accuracy.
• Adhere to health, safety, and regulatory guidelines; observe store policies and loss prevention procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of store layouts and current ads; assist customers in locating products.

Conocimientos

Retail experience

Bakery/cake decorating

Stress management

Basic math

Effective communication

Descripción del empleo

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.

• 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

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