Bakery Team Member: Fresh Bakes & Customer Delight

Kroger; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Training programs

Job summary

Kroger in Roanoke, VA is seeking a friendly Bakery Clerk to deliver outstanding service and help create a welcoming shopping experience for customers. You will assist the department team and maintain a clean, safe environment.

Key duties include preparing items per customer requests, offering samples, promoting bakery specials, and ensuring product quality with proper labeling, temperatures, and inventory control. Join us to grow your skills in a supportive, values-driven team at Kroger.

Responsibilities

• Prepare items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.
• Inform customers of bakery specials.
• Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.
• Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
• Use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Prepare foods according to the food temperature logs and follow cooking/baking instructions.
• Measure, prepare and mix ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review "sell by" dates and take appropriate action.
• Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, fryer, steamer, robot coupe etc.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.

Job description

Kroger in Roanoke, VA is seeking a friendly Bakery Clerk to deliver outstanding service and help create a welcoming shopping experience for customers. You will assist the department team and maintain a clean, safe environment.

Key duties include preparing items per customer requests, offering samples, promoting bakery specials, and ensuring product quality with proper labeling, temperatures, and inventory control. Join us to grow your skills in a supportive, values-driven team at Kroger.