Bakery/Helper

Kroger•Grand Junction, AZ

About The Position

Description Position Summary: Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1 st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Role model and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

Requirements

Retail experience
Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing
Ability to handle stressful situations
Effective communication skills
Knowledge of basic math
Current food handlers permit once employed

Responsibilities

Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
Prepare bakery items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.
Practice safe food handling procedures
Stock and maintain stock conditions throughout department
Finish product with icing, glaze, decorative toppings, etc.
Package and prices product
Rotate product, monitor code dates, remove out of code product
Communicate on the telephone and over the public address system
Prepare and wrap product
Maintain sanitation to company standards and health department regulations
Break down and stack racks
Accept and place cake orders and special requests
Wash and wipe down glass on the cases
Transport product to proper location for stocking
Operate bread slicer to slice bread
Cut up and prepare samples
Wash dishes and utensils as needed
Receive loads, verify and transport to proper location
Order and transmit product and/or supply orders
Clean freezer and assist with inventory
May be required to place and remove items from the oven
Complete product control sheets
Complete required forms
Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.