Bakery Clerk

Sprouts Farmers Market•Albuquerque, NM

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market is responsible for preparing and baking cookies, bread, and muffins using proven ingredients in a professional kitchen. This role involves delivering an extraordinary customer service experience in a fast-paced and friendly environment, helping people make healthy choices. The Bakery Clerk assists the Bakery Manager in preparing, baking, packaging, pricing, and merchandising all baked goods, ensuring items are properly prepared, packaged, and presented, and maintaining the cleanliness of the Bakery department area.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age
High school diploma or equivalent
1-2 years Bakery experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience
Be dependable and reliable
Ability to work flexible schedule that changes; including night, weekends, and holidays
Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior
Have a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers
Have good communication skills
Ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
Ability to stand for up to 3 hours continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift
Ability to vertically transfer trays up to 5 lbs., from 7” to 64” for up to 10 hours
Ability to vertically/horizontally transfer items up to 40 lbs., from 5” to 36”, for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance
Achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit

Responsibilities

Preparing and packaging all baked goods
Assist the Bakery Manager in preparing, baking, packaging, pricing, and merchandising all baked goods
Providing a high level of customer service
Ensuring that Bakery items are properly prepared, packaged, and presented
Ensuring cleanliness of the Bakery department area
Maintain clean, safe, and sanitary bakery area and equipment including cleaning shelves and products, keeping floors free of spills, removing hazardous debris from floor, and sweeping
Stock, fill, face, and ensure pricing accuracy
Examine the rotation of all bakery products and discarding outdated or spoiled items
Receive, inspect, and log products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality
Answer phones and take special orders
Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.)
Operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed
Use knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, while achieving and maintaining a Food Handlers permit

Benefits

Competitive pay
Sick time plan that you can use to support you or your immediate families health
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
Company paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events throughout the year full of prizes, food and fun!
Bonus based on company and/or individual performance
Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental and vision
Health Savings Account with company match
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
Company paid short-term disability coverage
Paid parental leave for both mothers and fathers
Paid holidays
DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible employee, you’ll be able to transfer the money you’ve already earned at no extra cost, and get it the next business day, for free.