Bakery/Deli Combo Clerk

HOMELAND STORES•Blackwell, OK

13d•$10 - $14•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery/Deli Combo Clerk maximizes sales and profit in the Bakery and Deli Department by providing courteous customer service and maintaining department conditions. The role welcomes and assists customers, bakes, packages, and sells bakery and deli products, records bakery orders, and processes purchases. It also involves receiving, inspecting, organizing, stocking, rotating, and evaluating merchandise; monitoring temperatures and out-of-stock conditions; following health and safety requirements; and cleaning department spaces and equipment. The clerk may perform other assigned tasks, substitute for absent workers, and help provide products and services to customers. The position works indoors amid extreme variations in heat, cold, dust, and humidity, including near backdoors, compressors, coolers, freezers, and preparation areas. Physical tasks include standing and moving on tile or concrete, lifting and moving merchandise, reaching, twisting, climbing, and operating department equipment.

Requirements

Basic mathematical ability, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and counting.
Ability to give and receive complex verbal instructions and descriptions concerning store and department policies, procedures, and equipment use.
Work and educational history demonstrating stability.
Ability to read and write English, including reading instructions, merchandise labels, warehouse order codes, numbers, reports, invoices, and order forms.
Good interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior experience in a related type of job.
Prior experience operating a baler, case cutter, cleaning and sanitation equipment, pallet jack, intercom, pricing gun, knife, slicer, scales, cash register, steam table, wrapper, fryer, and stove.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions about department and store products, and provide courteous service.
Bake breads, rolls, buns, cakes, pies, pastries, brownies, and other bakery products.
Wrap, package, and sell bakery and deli products; accurately record orders for cakes and other bakery items.
Process customer purchases quickly and accurately using an electronic cash register, scanner, and scale.
Review the perishable department Communication Board daily and follow Sampling Program guidelines and intercom announcements.
Prepare cooler, freezer, and preparation areas for deliveries; verify merchandise against invoices; inspect for shortages, damage, and quality; sort cases; and code-date case items.
Follow local, state, and federal health codes and regulations; clean department floors, mirrors, cases, tables, cooler, freezer, production equipment, preparation areas, and shelves; and use cleaning equipment and chemicals safely.
Transport, unpack, stock, and display merchandise; check product codes and freshness dates; and face and rotate products.
Follow store safety rules, notify a supervisor of potential hazards, and promptly remove broken containers and packing materials from sales and preparation areas.
Use department equipment in accordance with its operating and safety requirements and age restrictions.
Evaluate bakery and deli product quality; remove damaged or unsalable products and reprocess them into saleable form or mark them down according to policy.
Check case and cooler/freezer temperatures four times daily and record each check using the timekeeping system.
Record out-of-stock conditions and when they occur, and report them to the department manager.
Replenish and stock deli and bakery inventory, including display cases, counters, and tables throughout the store.
Perform miscellaneous tasks assigned by supervisors and managers, substitute for absent workers, and complete additional work needed to provide products and services to customers.