#76 Sacramento Bakery Clerk

99 Ranch Market•Sacramento, CA

About The Position

99 Ranch Market is hiring for bakery department roles, including Bakery Clerk, Baker, and Cake Decorator. Bakery Clerks assist with preparing ingredients, packaging products, maintaining displays and stock, monitoring freshness, and serving customers. Bakers prepare products using approved recipes and procedures, operate bakery equipment, monitor product quality, and maintain food-safety standards. Cake Decorators prepare and decorate cakes, fulfill customer orders, and help customers with product and special-order selections. All bakery team members may support deliveries, maintain a clean and safe work area, follow company and food-safety procedures, reduce waste, protect company assets, assist with promotions, and perform other duties as assigned. The pay range is $17.50–$19 per hour; actual compensation may vary based on responsibilities, qualifications, experience, and work location.

Requirements

Ability to follow recipes, instructions, and established procedures.
Ability to provide friendly and professional customer service.
Good time-management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Availability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, based on department and training needs.

Nice To Haves

Previous bakery, baking, cake-decorating, food-preparation, retail, or customer-service experience is preferred.
Baker and Cake Decorator candidates should have relevant experience or knowledge related to the position.

Responsibilities

Prepare raw materials according to recipes and supervisor instructions.
Wrap and package bakery products accurately and efficiently according to customer requests.
Ensure products have proper signage and are displayed according to company standards.
Stock and replenish shelves, rotate products using FIFO, and monitor expiration dates; remove expired or damaged products from displays.
Greet customers, answer questions, and provide customer service.
Follow cash-handling procedures and complete checkout accurately when assigned.
Prepare bakery products according to approved recipes, procedures, and quality standards.
Measure, mix, form, cut, shape, proof, and bake dough and other bakery products.
Operate bakery equipment safely and according to established procedures.
Monitor baking times, temperatures, freshness, appearance, and product quality.
Maintain appropriate product levels and prepare additional products based on business needs.
Follow food-safety, sanitation, labeling, and product-rotation requirements.
Prepare, frost, decorate, and finish cakes and other bakery products according to company standards.
Complete customer cake orders accurately and within required timeframes; apply requested decorative elements.
Assist customers with cake selections, designs, sizes, flavors, and special-order requests.
Properly store, label, rotate, and display finished products.
Unload and break down deliveries and maintain an organized stockroom.
Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe working environment.
Follow company policies, food-safety procedures, sanitation requirements, and applicable government regulations.
Handle expired, damaged, or recalled products according to supervisor instructions.
Use ingredients and materials efficiently to minimize waste and help safeguard department products, supplies, equipment, and other company assets.
Participate in product demonstrations and promotional activities when assigned.
Work cooperatively with supervisors and team members to support department operations.
Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.