Bakery Production

Albertsons•Sitka, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for proofing and baking a variety of products including rolls, breads, cookies, pastries, and donuts. The role also involves finishing donuts with icing, mixing icings, planning production according to guidelines, and assisting customers with special orders. Key focuses include ensuring excellent customer service, maintaining product quality, freshness, safety, and selection.

Requirements

Requires working knowledge of all job duties within the bakery.
Ability to understand and follow baking instructions and finished product weight requirements.
Requires strong communication skills and the ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers.
Requires a good understanding of overall company practices and bakery policies and procedures.
Requires the ability to judge and react to business activity.
Must have knowledge of product variety, bakery standards, perishability, food safety, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.
Ability to stand for long periods of time.
Ability to frequently reach, lift, stack and maneuver objects of varying dimensions and weights up to approximately 55 lbs.
Bends, stoops and reaches frequently and occasionally climbs ladders.
Pushes and pulls fully loaded hand trucks, carts and racks.
Performs repetitious arm movement to decorate, prepare and package products.
Ability to walk quickly and work at a production rate of speed.
Manual dexterity and good eye-hand coordination are necessary.
Must be able to operate ovens, proof box and kitchen utensils and equipment.
Uses related job aids like safety cutters and knives.
Operates mixers.
Mental alertness is necessary to ensure safe and accurate completion of work activities.
Requires knowledge of basic mathematics and weights and measures.
Must have knowledge of taste, content and perishability of products, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and procedures.
Operates computer software and electronic ordering devices to order products, input inventory and print labels.
Utilizes cleaning supplies and equipment.
Good attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

May be required to work nights, early mornings, weekends and holidays. Scheduled hours will vary.

Responsibilities

Champions Company and Division customer service programs to meet or exceed Division customer service goals.
Handles customer relations in a positive manner, including effective resolution of customer complaints.
Promotes Albertson’s philosophy of personalized service in the bakery.
Maintains and encourages an atmosphere of fast, friendly, courteous customer service.
Pulls, thaws, proofs and bakes products such as rolls, bread, cookies, donuts and pastries.
Defrosts, proofs and bakes frozen products.
Mixes icings.
Finishes donuts with icing.
Assists with all bakery duties such as: receiving, cleaning, pulling, proofing, baking, slicing and packaging.
May be required to order frozen and dry product.
Implements effective promotional and seasonal displays.
Controls shrink and expenses.
Accurately completes and monitors daily log sheet and other required paperwork and logs.
Ensures that bakery product quantity and decorating standards are met.
Stocks and maintains cake cases.
Prevents the sale of out of code product.
Ensures proper merchandising of product by understanding and implementing schematics, merchandising of advertised items, proper signing procedures and monitoring product flow.
Complies with retail labeling laws, federal and state regulations and Company policies.
Complies with all federal, state and local health and food safety standards.
Ensures cleanliness and sanitation of sales floor and work area, freezer and cooler, equipment, and retail cases.
Assists with answering and responding incoming calls appropriately.
Responsible for performing all job duties and responsibilities safely, accurately and with honesty and integrity.
Other necessary and required duties.