Baker

Festival Foods•Fort Atkinson, WI

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Festival Foods is seeking a Baker to prepare bakery and pastry items while providing guests with helpful, professional service. The role follows recipes and production lists, monitors freshness and stock, maintains food safety and sanitation standards, and works with other Bakery associates to meet department goals. The position requires availability at 2 AM and on weekends, with a schedule that may include early mornings, afternoons, weekends, holidays, and evening or overnight shifts as needed. The position is based at 328 Washington Street, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Requirements

Be available at 2 AM and on weekends.
Deal tactfully and effectively with guests and personnel.
Quickly assess and resolve issues in a dynamic, stressful work environment while supporting team members.
Understand safety requirements and company safety policies, including training for ovens, lifting techniques, trash compactors, balers, mixers, slicing and packaging machinery, and other equipment.
Have knowledge of the retail food business and perishable department operations, with the ability to make timely and effective decisions.
Stand in one spot for extended periods; bend, stoop, and kneel regularly (70% of the time).
Have full range of upper-body motion and frequently lift up to 60 pounds (50% of the time).
Perform frequent repetitive hand and wrist motions.
Work near moving machinery frequently (70% of the time) and be occasionally exposed to extreme temperatures (20% of the time).

Responsibilities

Follow recipes and production lists to prepare bakery and pastry items to quality standards.
Monitor product dates and freshness, handle outdated items properly, and report shrinkage.
Follow Health Department guidelines and Festival sanitation practices; keep preparation areas, coolers, freezers, and dry storage clean and organized.
Assist guests with finding items, take special orders, address concerns, and answer phone calls professionally.
Monitor stock levels and service-floor needs, maintaining appropriate assortment and production levels, particularly in the early morning and evening.
Maintain food safety logs and meet daily quality and quantity expectations by 10 AM and 5 PM.
Collaborate with Bakery associates to meet department goals and support a positive team environment.
Attend work regularly and on time according to the schedule, and provide adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

15% associate discount on grocery purchases for the associate and immediate household.
Weekly pay for hourly associates.
Full-time hourly store associates receive time-and-a-half pay on Sundays and select holidays.
Schedules provided two weeks in advance.
Vision insurance and two dental coverage options for part-time and full-time associates.
Three weeks of paid parental leave.
Fitness reimbursement program.
Employee Assistance Program and LEAPCare Care Coaches offering confidential support.
401(k) plan with an annual discretionary company match.
Opportunities for career growth.
Supportive work environment.