Baker

Hy-Vee•Rochester, MN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Baker prepares and bakes bakery products for department displays and customer orders, ensuring product freshness, quality, and timely production. The role includes planning daily production, preparing and baking or frying products, leading bakery clerks, maintaining department standards, and providing friendly customer service. The Baker works in a fast-moving bakery environment with deadlines and exposure to flour, noise, temperature extremes, dampness, vibrations, equipment movement hazards, and occasional cleaning chemicals and solvents. Safety training is provided. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school diploma or equivalent experience.
Ability to solve practical problems and make sound decisions with a variety of variables and limited standardization.
Ability to apply math skills, including fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Ability to lead and guide bakery clerks and maintain department standards.
Clear communication with customers and co-workers and a positive contribution to the team.
Ability to handle confidential information, including sales, with discretion.
Frequently stand and walk throughout a shift in sales, food service, or delivery areas.
Perform repetitive standing, walking, reaching, and bending associated with order fulfillment, POS transactions, and cleaning and sanitation duties.
Where applicable, safely use sharp knives and blades for food preparation.
Where applicable, operate a delivery vehicle in accordance with applicable DOT standards.

Nice To Haves

Over six months up to one year of similar or related experience is preferred.
Department training is helpful.

Responsibilities

Greet customers and provide helpful service throughout the store.
Review daily orders and create a production timeline, prioritizing special and future orders as needed.
Prepare, make up, bake, and fry department products; proof items as necessary and retrieve products from the freezer or cooler.
Check products for freshness, remove items by stale date, and anticipate product needs for current and subsequent days.
Inspect incoming products for quality and quantity, including identifying mispicks.
Invoice and put away products as instructed by the Department Manager.
Check signage and labels on ad items and review the department for potential safety issues.
Understand bakery equipment use and maintenance needs, and follow up on potential equipment issues.
Lead bakery clerks by providing guidance and direction.
Review shelf products, re-merchandise as needed, and remove or recycle outdated products.
Order supplies and merchandise items for the department as directed by the Bakery Manager.
Write the department schedule and ensure coverage in the Bakery Manager's absence.
Follow proper sanitation procedures and keep the work area clean, neat, and safe.
Answer calls promptly and assist customers, including taking product orders.
Follow the dress code, hygiene standards, and department and company guidelines.
Help with other tasks or special projects as needed.