Bakery Clerk - TEMP(90DAYS-25HRS/WK) - AVAILABILITY REQUIRED 12PM TO 8PM

Good Food Holdings Companies • Portland, OR

2d • $19 - $25 • Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Clerk prepares coffee, beverages, and pastry products; stocks, packages, labels, and slices bread and other bakery products; and provides exceptional customer service while contributing to a positive, collaborative team environment. The role supports department opening and closing, customer orders, merchandising, product rotation, receiving, and maintaining clean and organized work areas. This is a temporary position for 90 days, scheduled for 25 hours per week, with availability required from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The department operates within a grocery store open seven days a week, year-round, so evening, weekend, and holiday shifts may be needed. Staff must complete and maintain required food and work safety trainings and certifications.

Work takes place in a grocery store, with possible wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, temperature extremes in coolers and freezers, and, depending on location, outdoor work in all temperatures. There may also be exposure to allergens or chemicals. The position frequently involves standing and walking, bending, stooping, crouching, and repetitive hand and wrist use. Occasional climbing of stairs, step stools, or ladders may be required. At the medium physical-demand level, the worker may occasionally lift 50 pounds and frequently lift or carry up to 25 pounds.

The company describes its mission as building community through good food and emphasizes inclusion, diversity, sustainability, food safety, and respectful collaboration. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Requirements

• Must be available to work from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Must complete and maintain required food and work safety trainings and certifications.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable and predictable attendance, with a schedule responsive to business needs and possible seasonal or staffing-related changes.
• Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including frequent standing and walking, frequent bending, stooping, and crouching, and occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in a grocery-store environment that may include wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, temperature extremes, allergens, or chemicals.

Nice To Haves

• Previous customer service, food service, retail, or grocery experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Bakery department for store opening and closing.
• Help customers select products, share product knowledge, and make recommendations based on customer needs.
• Prepare coffee and other beverages to customer and vendor specifications.
• Prepare, wrap, weigh, tare, price, and present Bakery department products.
• Build displays and arrange products attractively, highlighting featured, unique, and seasonal items.
• Stock, rotate, and face products while monitoring quality and expiration dates.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy.
• Receive and unload merchandise; check its quality, count, and condition, and communicate issues to management and the merchandising team.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and rotation of department areas, products, and supplies.
• Maintain accurate pricing and signage in accordance with merchandising standards.
• Complete customer special orders and provide follow-through as needed.
• Follow shift-specific guidelines, tasks, and responsibilities.
• May participate in inventories and ordering.
• Keep awareness of current advertisements, promotions, holidays, and events; maintain familiarity with department products and continue learning.
• Notify the department manager or Manager On Duty about customer service, safety, productivity, security, or other situations that may adversely affect the store.
• Follow company food and work safety policies and applicable regulations; use equipment safely and contribute to store cleanliness.
• Work cooperatively with team members, customers, and vendors, contribute to an inclusive environment, and give and receive feedback constructively.
• Conserve company resources and work consistently with company values and sustainability program.
• Perform other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access for all staff.
• 30% staff shopping discount.
• Eligible full-time, regular-status staff who regularly work at least 24 hours per week and have worked 60 days may receive medical, dental, vision, pre-tax spending accounts, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability benefits.
• Eligible full-time, part-time, and temporary staff who have worked 60 days and are at least 21 years old may participate in the 401(k) program.
• PTO accrual begins on the first day of employment; accrual depends on hours worked and tenure.
• Staff may be eligible for paid holidays, depending on schedule and tenure.
• Supplemental leave pay, such as parental or bereavement leave.
• Store incentive program based on financial and operational goals.
• Paid time for volunteering at a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• Discounts on some forms of public transportation.
• Adoption assistance.
• Up to $40 reimbursement for birthday dinner or New Seasons Market groceries.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed