Bakery Clerk

Sprouts Farmers Market•Redlands, CA

10d

About The Position

The Bakery Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market prepares, bakes, packages, prices, and merchandises baked goods while assisting the Bakery Manager. The role provides friendly customer service and ensures bakery items are properly prepared, packaged, and presented. It also involves maintaining a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery department and equipment; stocking and rotating products; and checking deliveries for shipment accuracy, temperature, and quality. The position requires dependable attendance and the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule that may include nights, weekends, and holidays. Employees must follow food safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and obtain and maintain a Food Handlers permit. The role has physical requirements involving prolonged standing and transferring trays and other items, as detailed in the requirements.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years of age.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent and 1–2 years of bakery experience, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
Be dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
Have good communication skills and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment.
Be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed.
Know how to use scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
Be able to stand continuously for up to 3 hours and for a total of 8 hours per shift.
Be able to vertically transfer trays weighing up to 5 pounds from 7 to 64 inches for up to 10 hours.
Be able to transfer items weighing up to 40 pounds vertically and horizontally from 5 to 36 inches, for distances up to 36 feet and for up to 10 hours, without mechanical assistance.
Obtain and maintain a Food Handlers permit and adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations.

Responsibilities

Assist the Bakery Manager with preparing, baking, packaging, pricing, and merchandising baked goods.
Provide a high level of customer service and ensure bakery items are properly prepared, packaged, and presented.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery area and equipment, including cleaning shelves and products, keeping floors free of spills and hazardous debris, and sweeping.
Stock, fill, and face products; ensure pricing accuracy; examine product rotation; and discard outdated or spoiled items.
Receive, inspect, and log products for shipment accuracy, temperature, and quality.
Answer phones and take special orders.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the work area, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.
Follow safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Benefits

Sick time plan for the employee or immediate family members’ health needs
Vacation accrual plan
Opportunities for career growth
15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on purchases at Sprouts
Flexible schedules
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
Company-paid life insurance
Contests and appreciation events
Performance-based bonus, subject to eligibility requirements
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility requirements
Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility requirements
Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility requirements
Paid holidays, subject to eligibility requirements
DailyPay access for eligible employees