Baker

Hy-Vee•Rochester, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Baker prepares and bakes bakery products for display and customer orders, helping maintain the freshness and quality of the department’s offerings. The role includes planning daily production, preparing, proofing, baking, and frying products, and guiding bakery clerks. It also involves customer service, inventory and product checks, merchandising, department scheduling, equipment upkeep, ordering, and maintaining a clean and safe work area. The position 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.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
High school diploma or equivalent experience.
Ability to solve practical problems and make sound decisions with varied circumstances 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.
Ability to frequently stand and walk throughout a shift and perform repetitive standing, walking, reaching, and bending.
Where applicable, ability to safely use sharp knives and blades for food preparation.
Where applicable, ability to operate a delivery vehicle in accordance with applicable DOT standards.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Greet customers, assist them throughout the store, and provide friendly, helpful service by phone, including taking product orders.
Check daily orders and organize a production timeline, prioritizing special and future orders as needed.
Prepare, make up, bake, and fry department products; proof items as necessary and pull products from the freezer or cooler.
Review products for freshness, remove products 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.
Check signage and labels for ad items and review the department for potential safety issues.
Understand bakery equipment use and maintenance needs and follow up on potential 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.
Follow Hy-Vee's dress code, hygiene standards, and department and company guidelines.
Assist with other tasks and special projects as needed.