Bakery Clerk - Valpo Calumet

Strack & Van Til; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Strack & Van Til in Valparaiso, IN is seeking a Bakery Clerk to provide outstanding customer service, assist staff, and keep the bakery area clean. You will operate bakery scales and mixers and help with stocking and rotating products.

Responsibilities include taking orders, preparing and packaging products, and maintaining cleanliness of the department and back room. Reliability, good memory, and ability to follow directions are essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Positive customer service attitude and pleasant personality.
• Good memory and quick learning ability.
• Reliable with a strong work ethic and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers in the bakery department.
• Stock and rotate bakery products to ensure freshness.
• Inspect bakery items for quality and freshness.
• Face merchandise and maintain clean, organized displays.
• Cut open boxes and handle packaging as needed.
• Take orders and prepare/package products.
• Clean and sanitize the department, back room, and cooler/freezer.

Skills

Customer service

Pleasant personality

Memory skills

Hand-eye coordination

Dependability

Follow directions

Willingness to learn

Job description

Summary: Position is responsible in providing customers with outstanding customer service, assisting other staff, cleaning and sanitizing the department and operating the bakery scale and industrial mixer as well as properly filling and rotating product.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Bakery Clerk activities:

• Assists customers
• Stocks and rotates product
• Inspect bakery products for freshness
• Faces merchandise in the department
• Cuts open boxes with a box cutter

Other activities:

• Takes orders
• Cleans/sanitizes department, back room and cooler/freezer
• Receives delivers and arranges stock in cooler/freezer
• Prepares and packages product

Minimum Requirements: A positive customer service attitude & pleasant personality, effective memory skills, good hand eye coordination, dependability, ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn.

Work environment: Normal exposure to weather and temperature extremes. Exposure to cooler and freezer do not exceed 1 hour at a time.

Diversity Statement

At Indiana Grocery Group, we believe in diversity and inclusion and always value and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Our associates are passionate about providing excellent customer experiences and helping our associates grow. In order to sustain this culture, we will welcome individuals who are diverse in race, color, creed, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Also, we are committed to sustaining a professional working environment where everyone feels welcome, important and appreciated.

EOE