BAKERY/CLERK

Kroger Family of Companies; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Alaska is seeking a Bakery Clerk to deliver outstanding customer service while maintaining a clean, safe bakery environment. You will assist customers, prepare requested items, and promote products with samples and knowledge.

You will follow temperature logs, ensure proper portion sizes, stock and label merchandise, and help the department reach sales goals through quality service.

Qualifications

• Customer service skills required.
• Desire to understand food production and basic cooking techniques.
• Effective communication and willingness to work as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic with ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good basic math skills.
• Ability to obtain current food handler permit once employed.

Responsibilities

• Prepare items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of bakery specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products and correct portion sizes to prevent shrink.
• Recommend bakery items to ensure customers get what they want and need.
• Use bakery equipment (refrigerators, freezers, ovens) per guidelines.
• Prepare foods following temperature logs and instructions.
• Measure, prepare and mix ingredients with kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Label and inventory ingredients and merchandise.
• Check product quality and review 'sell by' dates.
• Use kitchen equipment (stove, scale, fryer, steamer, etc.).
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report ordering/shipping discrepancies to the manager.
• Know store layout and locate products on request.
• Stay current with ads and promotions.
• Know products and answer questions with suggestions.
• Monitor inventory conditions and report discrepancies.
• Maintain proper temperatures in cases and coolers and logs.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create welcoming environment for customers and answer product questions.
• Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Support safety programs and report unsafe conditions.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Inspect equipment and notify management of repair needs.
• Report safety risks or illegal activity.

Skills

Customer service

Food production understanding

Communication

Work ethic

Math skills

Food handler permit

Job description

The role of a Bakery Clerk:

A Kroger Bakery Clerk creates an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service while encouraging other associates to do the same.

As a Bakery team member, you will establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return.

Bakery Clerk assists the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department and monitors all established quality assurance standards.

Most importantly, as a Bakery team member you should demonstrate Kroger’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

What you’ll get from us:

Comprehensive Benefits: Healthcare, Emotional, Financial, and More:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers a wide range of health care coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, to associates through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.

Paid time off such as vacation and sick leave.

RESPONSIBILITIES As a Bakery Clerk you will:

• Bakery Clerk will prepare items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.

• Bakery Team Member should offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.

• Bakery Clerk will be able to inform customers of bakery specials.

• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.

• Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.

• Use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines.

• Prepare foods according to the food temperature logs and follow cooking/baking instructions.

• Measure, prepare and mix ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.

• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.

• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.

• Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, fryer, steamer, robot coupe etc.

• Label, stock 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.

• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.

• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory.

• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.

• Promote trust and respect among associates.

• 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 food safety regulations and guidelines.

• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.

• Display a positive attitude.

• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.

• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS What we need from you:

• Outstanding customer service skills

• Desire to gain an understanding of food production and basic cooking techniques

• Effective communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team

• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fastpaced environment with a sense of urgency

• Good basic math skills

• Ability to obtain current food handlers permit once employed