Bakery Sales Associate

Weis Markets•South Whitehall Township, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! This role is responsible for keeping the bakery department well-stocked and appealing to meet customer demand. The associate will greet customers, make suggestions, answer questions about products, and help resolve customer concerns. They will take customer orders, determine customer needs, and set up special-order tables during peak hours. Responsibilities also include setting bakery cases, building displays, and potentially writing on cakes. Ensuring merchandise is fresh, saleable, and properly priced with correct signage is crucial. The associate will handle spoiled, damaged, or near-expiration product according to company procedures and remove unsaleable product to ensure quality. There may be opportunities to assist with the production of breads, pastries, and other baked goods, adhering to production logs and company-approved recipes. General sanitation in the department is a key responsibility, including following cleaning schedules and department guidelines to maintain work areas, equipment, counters, and display cases to meet health and OSHA requirements. Proper trash disposal is also expected. Depending on training, the associate may assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries, and may also assist with baling cardboard. The role involves assisting in minimizing shrink and controlling damages, reporting shortages or overages to the manager, and cooperating with co-workers and supervisors for the smooth function of the department and store. Continuous improvement of job performance and proper utilization of company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are expected. Associates may also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Requirements

Completed or working towards a High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products.
Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude.
Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size, flavor, and appearance.
Sets up special-order tables during peak hours and shopping days.
Sets bakery cases and builds displays as needed.
May also be required to write on cakes.
Ensures that merchandise is fresh, in saleable condition and properly priced with the correct signage.
Handles spoiled and damaged product, or product that is close to expiration, according to company procedures and standards.
Removes product that is not saleable to ensure quality.
May assist with the production of breads, pastries and other baked goods to sell.
Adheres to use of production logs and company approved recipes.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of a power jack or hand jack (if properly trained –training provided).
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
Assists in minimizing shrink and controlling damages.
Reports shortages or overages to manager.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.