Bakery Service and Production Associate

Weis Markets•Gettysburg, PA

9h•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, interacting with customers, and preparing various bakery items. The associate will mix, shape, proof, and bake breads, rolls, sweet goods, and cakes, as well as prepare items for refrigerated and freezer cases. Responsibilities also include filling and decorating donuts and cakes, taking customer orders, stocking and merchandising the sales area, and maintaining sanitation standards. Training is provided for specific tasks such as operating power jacks and baling cardboard. The associate may also be asked to assist in other departments.

Requirements

Completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Training provided for operation of power jack or hand jack.
Training provided for baling cardboard or other related duties.

Responsibilities

Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products and preparation of cakes.
Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Mixes, shapes, proofs and bakes breads, rolls, sweet goods and cakes.
Makes up various items for the refrigerated and freezer cases.
Fills donuts and places into frying oil.
Flips donuts with sticks, removes donuts from oil and places onto racks for cooling.
Decorates cakes and other bakery products using basic designs.
Trims and cuts cakes to required specifications using dye or specific designs or may create custom designs.
Spreads icing on cakes surface and between layers.
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.
Creates the finished decorated product in timely fashion.
Assists in filling, wrapping, pricing, stocking, and merchandising the bakery sales area while adhering to production logs.
Pulls out of code products from shelves and reduces to predetermined retail for quick sale.
Rotates items to ensure freshness.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
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.
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.