Bakery Lead Merchandiser

Festival Foods; Eau Claire (WI); Presencial; USD 36 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Associate Discount

Weekly Pay & Premium Pay

Two-Week Advanced Scheduling

Vision & Dental Insurance

Parental leave benefits

401(k) with employer match

Resumo da oferta

Festival Foods in Eau Claire, WI is seeking a Bakery Lead Merchandiser to ensure the Bakery department is well-stocked and visually appealing for guests.

You will lead the Bakery team under the Bakery Manager and create memorable shopping experiences for events and daily occasions.

This full-time role includes mornings, afternoons, weekends, and holidays, with emphasis on safety, quality, and guest service.

Qualificações

• Customer service skills to interact with guests and team members.
• Clear oral and written communication in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of retail food service and bakery operations.
• Understanding and applying safety policies and procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver helpful guest service and address guest needs and questions.
• Guide and support the Bakery team to maintain standards.
• Maintain eye-catching displays and refresh merchandising regularly.
• Collaborate with the Department Manager and Bakery staff to meet guest expectations.
• Assist customers with items, orders, and packaging; answer phones professionally.
• Maintain food safety logs and uphold quality standards.
• Honor attendance and communicate substitutions as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Customer Service

Communication

Food Service Expertise

Safety Knowledge

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location : Name

Eau Claire - Mall Drive

Position Type

Full-Time

Company Overview

ABOUT FESTIVAL FOODS:

We are a Wisconsin grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value. We operate +40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin.

At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You’ll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Job Summary

Join our Festival Foods team as Bakery Lead Merchandiser!

Title: Bakery Lead Merchandiser

Reports To: Bakery Manager

Are you passionate about bakery and pastry delights, with a knack for food service and customer service? We’re looking for a dedicated Bakery Lead Merchandiser to join our team! In this role, you'll ensure our Bakery department is always fully stocked with fresh products and eye-catching displays, creating a delightful shopping experience for our customers (though, we refer to them as guests!).

Our bakery plays a pivotal role in crafting unforgettable experiences for guests' events and everyday moments alike, ranging from special occasions to everyday indulgences.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

As a Festival Foods Bakery Lead Merchandiser, you will:

• Deliver Helpful Service: Providing excellent guest service is at the heart of what we do. Whether it’s a friendly greeting, answering questions or addressing guest concerns, you’ll handle each interaction with professionalism and care. Your willingness to help guests with what they need, will make a positive impact every day.
• Guide and Support: Reinforce our Festival culture, food service standards, and customer service expectations. Provide guidance and support to our Bakery team, ensuring they deliver exceptional service.
• Maintain and Build Eye-Catching Displays: Oversee the merchandising of the Bakery department to ensure all products are attractively displayed and meet our high standards. Build, move, and refresh displays to keep them fresh, full, eye-catching and engaging.
• Collaborate and Communicate: Work closely with the Department Manager and Bakery associates to maintain top-notch standards and exceed guest expectations.
• Offer Assistance: Assist customers with finding items, taking special pastry and bakery orders, and providing excellent service. Answer phones with proper etiquette and help Bakery Clerks with packaging, labeling, and maintaining a clean and organized department.
• Deliver Quality and Food Safety: Ensure all quality and quantity standards are met, and maintain food safety logs.
• Honor Commitments: Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule, and adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences
• Support the Team:Other duties as assigned

What We’re Looking For:

• Customer Service Skills: Ability to provide outstanding customer service and work effectively with guests and team members.
• Communication Skills: Oral and written communication skills and the ability to work as a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Food Service Expertise: Knowledge of retail food service, bakery and pastry operations, with a strong understanding of food service standards and practices.
• Safety and Efficiency: Comprehensive knowledge of safety requirements and the ability to apply on-the-job safety training and safety policies to handle equipment and recognize and react potential hazards effectively.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Standing for extended periods of time (70% of the time)
• Lifting up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis (10% of the time)
• Frequently near moving machinery (60% of the time)
• Occasional exposure to extreme temperatures (20% of the time)
• Prolonged exposure to computer monitors (40% of the time)

Work Schedule:

This full-time position includes mornings, afternoons, weekends, and flexibility for evenings and holidays as needed.

Benefits Overview

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE:

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!.
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
• Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we’re proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals. At Festival Foods we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We are dedicated to building a top-notch team of skilled, experienced and service-oriented associates. Festival Foods believes that an inclusive environment for teammates of all backgrounds and perspectives strengthens our ability to serve our guests and communities, as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people.

Address

3007 Mall Drive

City

Eau Claire

State

WI

Postal Code

54701