Bakery/Deli Combo Clerk

HOMELAND STORES•Perry, OK

7d•$10 - $14•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery/Deli Combo Clerk helps maximize sales and profit in the Bakery and Deli Department by providing courteous customer service and maintaining department conditions. The role includes baking, packaging and selling bakery and deli products; processing purchases; receiving, inspecting, stocking and rotating merchandise; maintaining product quality and temperature records; and cleaning the department in accordance with health and safety requirements. The clerk reports directly to the Bakery Deli Manager. This is an inside position with extreme variations in heat, cold, dust and humidity, including conditions near the back door, compressors, cooler, freezer and preparation area. Physical tasks include standing and working on tile or concrete for up to eight hours, moving merchandise and equipment, lifting up to 50 pounds, reaching, twisting and climbing up to three feet. The position may also involve handling cash and payment vouchers and responding to customers, coworkers and vendors.

Requirements

Basic mathematical ability, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and counting.
Ability to give and receive complex verbal instructions and descriptions concerning department or store procedures and equipment use.
Work and educational history demonstrating stability.
Ability to read and write English and read instructions, merchandise labels, warehouse order codes, numbers, reports, invoices and order forms.
Good interpersonal communication skills.
Must be at least 18 years old to operate the pallet jack, baler, slicer, steam table and fryer.
Ability to perform the described physical tasks, including working on tile or concrete for up to eight hours; lifting and moving up to 50 pounds; reaching, twisting and climbing up to three feet.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior experience in a related 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 or stove.

Responsibilities

Welcome customers, answer questions about products, and provide courteous service.
Bake breads, rolls, buns, cakes, pies, pastries, brownies and other products.
Wrap, package and sell bakery and deli products; accurately record orders for cakes and other bakery items.
Process 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 and inspect for shortages, damage and quality.
Sort delivered cases for stocking or preparation and code-date items in the cooler and freezer.
Follow local, state and federal health codes and clean department floors, mirrors, cases, tables, coolers, freezers, equipment, preparation areas and shelves.
Safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals.
Transport, open and stock cases in designated areas; check product codes and freshness dates, and face and rotate displays.
Follow store safety rules, report potential hazards promptly, and immediately remove broken containers and packing materials from work areas.
Operate department and store equipment in accordance with its safety requirements and restrictions.
Evaluate product quality; remove damaged, unsalable or returnable products from cases and reprocess them 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 their times and report them to the department manager.
Replenish and stock bakery and deli inventory, including display cases, counters and tables throughout the store.
Perform other assigned tasks, substitute for absent workers and complete additional work needed to provide products and services to customers.