Bakery - Clerk

Lazy Acres Market, Inc.; Hermosa Beach (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Lazy Acres Market, Inc. seeks a Bakery Clerk to deliver exceptional service at the Hermosa Beach bakery counter. You will use product knowledge to assist customers, process orders, weigh and wrap items, and support display setups.

Responsibilities include handling phone orders, maintaining clean equipment and displays, and following FIFO to minimize waste. Requires a high school diploma or GED and 3–6 months of related experience.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of bakery products, prices, recipes, and uses.
• Ability to assist customers with orders and employ suggestive selling.
• Capable of weighing, wrapping, and processing orders.
• Able to answer telephone and take orders.
• Set up advertising displays and promote sales.
• Stock and merchandize bakery goods per company standards.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment, counters, and floors.
• Follows FIFO rotation; labels and dates leftovers.

Responsibilities

• Provide friendly, efficient service at the Bakery counter.
• Assist customers with requests and take orders; promote add-on sales.
• Weigh, wrap, and process bakery orders; ensure accurate pricing.
• Answer phones and take orders as needed to maintain service levels.
• Set up displays and merchandising to promote bakery items.
• Maintain cleanliness of counters, equipment, and display cases; sanitize surfaces.
• Follow FIFO rotation; manage leftover inventory and labeling.
• Keep work area organized and aligned with company standards.

Skills

Customer service

Product knowledge

Suggestive selling

Order processing

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Job Title: Bakery Clerk

Department: Bakery

Reports To: Bakery Manager

FLSA Status: Nonexempt

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

A Bakery Clerkis responsible for providing service that exceeds the expectations of customers by performing the following duties (other duties may be assigned):

• Must have a thorough knowledge of bakery products; this includes prices, recipes, and uses.
• Assists customers with orders and engages in suggestive selling techniques.
• Weighs, wraps, and processes customer orders.
• Answers the telephone and takes orders when necessary.
• Set up advertising displays or arrange merchandise on counters and tables to promote sales.
• Packages, stocks, displays, and merchandises all bakery goods according to company standards.
• Cleans and sanitizes Bakery equipment, counters, display cases, and floors.
• Follows the FIFO rotation system (First-in, First-out). Covers, labels, and dates all leftover products.Utilizes leftover products before opening new product

Customer Service Skills

The Bakery Clerk is expected to provide customer service that is extraordinary and exceeds the expectations of our customers.They are required to follow established policies and guidelines that go above and beyond simply smiling and greeting customers.Going above and beyond encompasses attitudes, respect, and flexibility. The Bakery Clerk is expected to have a positive "can-do" attitude; treat others with respect; and easily adjust to changes in the workplace.

Education and/or Experience

High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to six months of related experience.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the Bakery Clerk is regularly required to stand for long periods; walk; frequently use of hands; hands to finger; handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.The Bakery Clerk occasionally is required to reach with hands and arms.The Bakery Clerk is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The individual must frequently lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and color vision.