Bakery Sales Associate — Growth & Team-First Culture

Weis Markets; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a bakery team member to keep the bakery department well stocked and appealing while delivering friendly customer service. You will greet customers, suggest products, and assist with orders both in person and by phone.

You may help with cake writing, displays, and special-order setups during peak times, ensuring freshness, proper signage, and adherence to safety standards. The role emphasizes sanitation, inventory control, and collaboration with coworkers.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience is helpful but not required.
• Familiarity with bakery products and basic food safety practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
• Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products.
• Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
• Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude.
• Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size, flavor, and appearance.
• Sets up special-order tables during peak hours and shopping days.
• Sets bakery cases and builds displays as needed.
• May also be required to write on cakes.
• Ensures that merchandise is fresh, in saleable condition and properly priced with the correct signage.
• Handles spoiled and damaged product, or product that is close to expiration, according to company procedures and standards.
• Removes product that is not saleable to ensure quality.
• May assist with the production of breads, pastries and other baked goods to sell.
• Adheres to use of production logs and company approved recipes.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
• Disposes of trash properly.
• May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack (if properly trained –training provided).
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained. Training provided.
• Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages.
• Reports shortages or overages to manager.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE). Including but not limited to cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, company sponsored footwear, etc.
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Skills

Customer service

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Weis Markets, Inc. is seeking a bakery team member to keep the bakery department well stocked and appealing while delivering friendly customer service. You will greet customers, suggest products, and assist with orders both in person and by phone.

You may help with cake writing, displays, and special-order setups during peak times, ensuring freshness, proper signage, and adherence to safety standards. The role emphasizes sanitation, inventory control, and collaboration with coworkers.