Bakery Service and Production Associate

Weis Markets, Inc.; Woodlawn (MD); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets is seeking a Bakery Associate to maintain an appealing bakery department, greet customers, and fulfill custom cake orders. You will prepare, decorate, and stock bakery items while providing friendly service and helping customers find products.

Responsibilities include donuts preparation, stock rotation, and maintaining sanitation standards. The role offers on-site work with training provided on equipment and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Education and/or experience completed or working towards a high school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

• Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing; greets customers and suggests products.
• Fills donuts and manages frying prep; decorates cakes and other bakery items.
• Takes customer orders by phone or in person and delivers finished decorated products.
• Assists in stocking and merchandising; rotates items for freshness; ensures sanitation per schedules.

Skills

Customer service

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS!

Location Address:

7005 Security Blvd

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The associate is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:

• Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand. Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products and preparation of cakes. Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner. Mixes, shapes, proofs and bakes breads, rolls, sweet goods and cakes. Also makes up various items for the refrigerated and freezer cases.
• Fills donuts and places into frying oil. Flips donuts with sticks, removes donuts from oil and places onto racks for cooling.
• Decorates cakes and other bakery products using basic designs. Trims and cuts cakes to required specifications using dye or specific designs or may create custom designs. Spreads icing on cakes surface and between layers.
• 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. Creates the finished decorated product in timely fashion.
• Assists in filling, wrapping, pricing, stocking, and merchandising the bakery sales area while adhering to production logs. Pulls out of code products from shelves and reduces to predetermined retail for quick sale. Rotates items to ensure freshness.
• May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained. Training provided.
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained. Training provided.
• 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.
• 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.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, the associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:

Education and/or experience completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).

BENEFITS AND RATE OF PAY

The hourly rate for this position starts at $15.00 and goes up to $22.00.

Weis Markets offers a competitive salary with access to a variety of benefits and resources such as minimum essential coverage (MEC) Plan includes 100% in-network coverage for all preventative care services required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and have two supplemental medical plan options, the Advantage and Elite plans, dental, vision, short term disability, term life and AD&D, and voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, critical illness, 401(k) retirement savings plans, scholarship program and associate discount programs, auto and home insurance, employee assistance program, pet insurance, purchasing power and paid time off and sick pay provided the eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer:Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.