Baker

Yoke's Fresh Market • Deer Park, WA

4d

About The Position

The Baker provides a pleasant and efficient bakery experience by engaging guests and delivering professional, hospitable service. The role prepares and presents bakery products according to company formulas and standards, maintains appropriate product stock, fulfills special orders, and supports a clean and safe department. Bakers also help create a welcoming atmosphere, promote the company’s sales and growth, and contribute to shared team success.

The position has no formal supervisory responsibilities, though associates are encouraged to demonstrate leadership and help mentor new associates. Work includes operating bakery equipment, handling ingredients and deliveries, maintaining food safety and sanitation, and following applicable workplace safety rules and company policies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED, or one to three months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence.
• Communicate effectively and pleasantly with guests, vendors, and fellow associates.
• Perform mathematical calculations using American currency, weight measurements, and volume.
• Use common-sense reasoning to follow written or oral instructions and manage problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Meet the state minimum requirements for working with slicers or other bakery equipment and tools.
• Hold a valid State Food Handlers Permit.
• Have a valid driver’s license or State I.D. card.
• Be able to stand for prolonged periods; walk; use hands and fingers; handle, feel, and reach; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl; taste, smell, talk, and hear.
• Continuously lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Have the vision abilities needed for close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
• Follow safety standards involving personal protective equipment, ergonomic safety, chemical hazards, safe lifting, lockout/tag out procedures, and emergency protocols.

Responsibilities

• Report for assigned shifts on time and regularly, communicate clearly, and provide excellent service while performing assigned duties safely.
• Promote sales by producing high-quality, consistent products according to company formulas and maintaining appropriate stock levels for the time of day, season, and promotions.
• Provide exceptional guest service and accurately complete special-order requests in a timely manner.
• Finish par-bake products; label and rotate products; write on cakes and orders; implement advertising plans; and use “This One’s on Us” cards.
• Prepare raised donuts, cake donuts, cream cake batters, angel food cake, brownies, cookies, pies, seasonal items, artisan bread dough, and rolls according to company standards while maintaining a sanitary environment.
• Safely and correctly operate bakery equipment, including com-line, phone, scales, shrink wrapper, sheeter, doughnut hopper and fryer, divider/rounder, bread slicer, dishwasher, proof box, glazer, label machine, case lights, ovens, PFM/shrink equipment, and retarder.
• Prepare and finish doughnuts by lowering cut raised doughnuts onto racks or dispensing cake doughnut batter into the fryer, turning doughnuts, and glazing, frosting, or decorating them for quality presentation.
• Check doughnut color and weight against standards and analyze shrink to support accurate production.
• Receive and inspect deliveries to confirm ingredients are in good condition and quantities are correct.
• Mentor new associates on tasks and support a positive learning environment.
• Follow local, state, federal, and company requirements for workplace safety, food handling, and guest service.
• Participate in the Bakery Department’s accident-reduction plan, including maintaining hood and vents, cleaning and sanitizing floors, and following equipment, evacuation, robbery, health-code, and food-storage procedures.
• Follow company safety standards, use required personal protective equipment, and report accidents within 24 hours.
• Represent the company positively in the community, embrace its core values and mission, and contribute to shared success.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 100% company paid
• DailyPay option
• 401(k) with company matching up to 4%, if elected
• Medical insurance, including a no-deductible option
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance, including company-paid life insurance for full-time employees working 30 hours
• Voluntary insurance products
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Paid holidays
• Vacation time
• Bereavement and jury duty pay
• Paid Sick & Safe Leave, earned at one hour for every 40 hours worked
• Paid Family & Medical Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Optional Hepatitis A vaccination provided by Yoke’s Pharmacy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED