Bakery Clerk | TEMP (90 days) | 30 hours | Availability Required 7 am to 8 pm

Good Food Holdings Companies•Beaverton, OR

3d•$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 position supports bakery opening and closing, customer orders, merchandising, inventory handling, food safety, and department cleanliness. It is a temporary position for 90 days, scheduled for 30 hours, with availability required between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. The store operates seven days a week and 365 days a year, so shifts may include evenings, weekends, and holidays based on business needs. The role is based in a grocery-store environment that may include wet or slippery surfaces, moderate noise, temperature extremes in coolers and freezers, and, depending on location, outdoor work in all temperatures. Some locations may have stairs or elevators, and the job may involve exposure to allergens or chemicals. The position requires frequent standing and walking, bending and crouching, and use of hands and wrists. Sitting is seldom required; climbing stairs, step stools, or ladders may occasionally be required. The medium physical-work level includes occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds and frequent lifting or carrying of up to 25 pounds. Staff must complete and maintain required food and work safety training or certifications, and follow company policies and applicable regulations. New Seasons Market describes itself as committed to community, good food, inclusion, and sustainability. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Requirements

Previous customer-service, food-service, retail, or grocery experience is preferred.
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 and ability to work a schedule based on business needs, which may change seasonally or with staffing needs.
Ability to complete and maintain required food and work safety training and certifications.
Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including frequent standing and walking, frequent stooping, bending, and crouching, frequent grasping and squeezing, occasional climbing as needed, occasional lifting up to 50 pounds, and frequent lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous customer-service, food-service, retail, or grocery experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare the Bakery department for store opening and closing.
Assist customers with product selection, 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 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 product and supply rotation throughout department areas.
Maintain accurate pricing and signage consistent 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.
Stay aware of current advertisements, promotions, holidays, and events, and continue learning about department products.
Notify the department manager or Manager on Duty about customer-service, safety, productivity, security, or other issues that may adversely affect the store.
Follow company, food-safety, and work-safety policies and applicable regulatory requirements; use equipment safely and contribute to store cleanliness.
Work cooperatively with team members, customers, and vendors; contribute to an inclusive, respectful workplace; and use feedback constructively.
Adapt tasks as priorities and circumstances change, use sound judgment, conserve company resources, and perform other assigned duties.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access for all staff.
30% staff shopping discount.
Eligible full-time, regular-status staff working at least 24 hours per week and employed for 60 days may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage; pre-tax spending accounts; life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability benefits.
Eligible full-time, part-time, and temporary staff who are at least 21 years old and have worked for 60 days 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 pay.
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 a birthday dinner or New Seasons Market groceries.