Baker

Yoke's Fresh Market (Yoke's Fresh Markets)•Post Falls, ID

26d•$13 - $21

About The Position

The Baker provides a pleasant and efficient bakery experience by engaging guests and delivering professional hospitality and service. The role produces and presents bakery products according to company formulas and standards, maintains appropriate product stock, completes guest orders, and keeps the department sanitary and safe. Associates are expected to contribute to a welcoming atmosphere, embrace Yoke’s mission and values, support company growth, and participate in the shared success of the employee-owned company. This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities, though associates are expected to contribute as leaders and may mentor new associates. The work involves bakery production, guest service, equipment operation, receiving deliveries, and following food-handling, workplace-safety, and company policies. Training is provided in bakery skills, food safety, guest service, and safety topics.

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.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and communicate effectively and pleasantly with guests, vendors, and fellow associates.
Ability to perform mathematical calculations using American money, weight measurements, and volume.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written or oral instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Meets the state minimum requirement to work with slicers or other bakery equipment and tools.
Valid State Food Handler’s Permit.
Valid driver’s license or State I.D. card.
Ability to perform the essential duties sufficiently, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including prolonged standing and lifting or moving items up to 50 pounds on occasion.

Responsibilities

Report for assigned shifts on time and regularly, communicate clearly, and be prepared to perform assigned duties safely and provide excellent service.
Promote sales by producing high-quality, consistent products according to company formulas and maintaining suitable stock levels for the time of day, season, and promotions.
Provide exceptional guest service using the skills covered in the company’s guest-service training.
Finish par-bake products; label and rotate products; write on cakes and orders; implement advertising plans; and use “This One’s on Us” cards.
Produce bakery items according to company formulas and standards while maintaining a sanitary work environment, including donuts, cakes, muffins, pound cakes, bundt cakes, angel food cake, brownies, cookies, pies, seasonal items, and artisan breads and rolls.
Operate bakery equipment correctly and safely, including the 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, fry, glaze, frost, and decorate doughnuts to ensure consistent baking and an appealing presentation.
Observe doughnut color and verify weight against standards.
Maintain and analyze shrink to ensure accurate production of doughnut varieties.
Receive and check deliveries to confirm ingredients are in good condition and quantities are correct.
Complete guest special-order requests accurately and promptly.
Mentor new associates and support a positive learning environment.
Take steps to make guests happy.
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 hoods and vents, cleaning floors, sanitizing, and following requirements for shelf order, machinery safety, emergency and robbery procedures, health codes, case temperatures, gloves, bin scoops, sinks, and storage.
Practice safety standards, use required protective equipment, follow safe lifting and other safety procedures, and report accidents within 24 hours.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 100% company paid.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 100% company paid; allocations begin at age 21, with vesting based on credited service.
Daily Pay option to receive pay on the day worked.
401(k) with company matching up to 4%, if elected.
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; employer pays the majority of premiums, with a no-deductible medical option.
Health Savings Account (HSA), depending on plan selected.
Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day; time and a half for holidays worked.
Three days of bereavement pay.
Three days of jury pay.
Paid Family & Medical Leave, with company-paid premium.
Paid Sick & Safe Leave, earned at one hour for every 40 hours worked.
Optional Hepatitis A vaccination provided by Yoke’s Pharmacy.