Deli Baker

BriarPatch Co-op; Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

FSA

EAP

Employee discount

Wellness discount

Profit sharing

Raffle for alternate transportation

Holiday gifts

Job summary

BriarPatch Co-op in Auburn, CA is seeking a Deli Baker to prepare baked goods for daily sale. This FT 40 hrs/wk role offers competitive pay, a friendly team and benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, and EAP.

You'll work in the deli back area, bake pastries, desserts and other bakery items, follow opening/closing procedures, maintain cleanliness and support customer service with product knowledge.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; baking program graduate highly preferred.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare baked foods to be sold to customers.
• Cooks prepare pastries, desserts, and other bakery products.
• Follow prescribed opening, closing and stocking procedures.
• Maintain the deli work area in a clean and aesthetically pleasing fashion.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner to prevent injuries.

Skills

Customer service

Baking

Education

High school diploma or GED preferred; baking program graduate

Job description

We work hard to create a fair, fun and considerate workplace with excellent pay and benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, matching 401(K), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)for employees who work 30 or more hours per week.

Reap the Benefits

Other employee benefits include a 20% employee discount, paid 30-minute lunch, free Co-op ownership, 30% discount on Wellness supplements, a quarterly profit share, a monthly $50 raffle for those who choose alternative transportation (carpool, walk or bike to work) and holiday gifts.

As a team member, you’ll learn a lot – about the great products we carry, the community organizations we support and you’ll meet wonderful people along the way. BriarPatch has an open door to leadership and it’s not uncommon for employees to “climb the ladder” and grow a career at the Co-op.

Position:Deli Baker

Location: Auburn, CA

Job Id:310-2211

# of Openings:1

Baker I - FT 40 hrs./wk.

Department: Deli

Reports To: Food Services Manager
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Salary Level: $17.00 - $24.00/hr.
Summary: Responsible to prepare baked foods to be sold to customers. Baker works in the back of the deli.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
Customer Service:

• Utilize knowledge of natural foods and customer service skills to respond to customer inquiries and needs
• Merchandises and promotes store products and cooperates as a team member
• Keeps informed of membership issues and prompt membership whenever possible.

Food Preparing:

• Cooks prepare pastries, desserts, and other bakery products
• Order and purchase products as requested, process invoices, and maintain pricing structure in accordance with established procedures
• Follow prescribed opening, closing and stocking procedures

Department Maintenance:

• Process invoices and maintains pricing structure in accordance with established procedures
• Participate in inventories and attend staff meetings as required
• Maintain the deli work area in a clean and aesthetically pleasing fashion.

Responsibilities to Safety:

• Protect the safety of self, co-worker's, and BriarPatch Co-op patrons at all times.
• Report any potentially harmful equipment or situations to the immediate supervisor without delay.
• Report safety-related accidents and incidents at once to supervisor.
• Follow all company and safety policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner that will not lead to injury of self or others.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

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

Education and/or Experience: High school diploma or GED certificate preferred. Prior commercial baking experience highly preferred and/or graduate of a baking culinary program. Excellent customer service skills.

Language Skills:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or electronic form.

Computer Skills:

An individual should have knowledge of:

• Internet software
• Inventory software
• Order processing systems
• Spreadsheet software and
• Word Processing software.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Stand for majority of work shift
• Walk
• Use hands and fingers
• Handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Stoop
• Kneel
• Crouch or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Be regularly exposed to natural oils, chemicals and odors/fragrances, including perfumes, colognes and scented lotions

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds safely.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a moderate to high level of noise and high variations in temperature.

Responsibilities to Sustainability:

• Contribute to sustainability efforts at BriarPatch that support a sustainable community through:
• Minimizing waste by reducing and reusing materials and resources when possible.
• Proper recycling and composting.

Responsibilities to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

• Value and support a work environment that includes people of different identities from diverse backgrounds