071 - Bashas' Bakery Asst. Team Lead - Sunrise & Kolb

This job posting is for an Assistant Bakery Team Lead position within a retail grocery store environment specializing in bakery products. The establishment is a well-regarded grocery store that emphasizes quality, customer service, and fresh bakery items to meet the needs of its customers. As a company, they are committed to providing an exceptional shopping experience by offering the freshest, tastiest, and best quality bakery products. The grocery store operates in a fast-paced environment where teamwork, safety, and customer satisfaction are central to daily operations. The role supports bakery department goals and objectives while maintaining compliance with health and safety standards.

The Assistant Bakery Team Lead plays a vital role in supporting the Bakery Team Lead and Bakery Manager to ensure the smooth operation of the bakery section. This leadership position encourages a positive workplace culture through effective communication, coaching, and support of team members. The incumbent is responsible for directing and managing bakery personnel, especially during the absence of the Bakery Manager. This includes overseeing stock levels, merchandising products, maintaining store rules and policies, and ensuring team compliance with health department requirements and weights and measures regulations.

In addition to leadership duties, the Assistant Bakery Team Lead delivers outstanding customer service by engaging customers with product knowledge, suggestive selling, and active sampling. Handling cash register transactions and utilizing scale printer machines accurately are also important operational tasks of the role. The position requires the individual to wrap, box, weigh, slice, finish, and stock bakery products in accordance with quality and safety standards. Additionally, this role requires strong multitasking capabilities in a fast-paced retail environment and demands a keen eye for safety, cleanliness, and efficient work practices.

The role is designed for a motivated individual who enjoys working with food and people, can lead by example, and has a passion for delivering a superior consumer experience. The Assistant Bakery Team Lead must be able to communicate effectively with both team members and customers, display a friendly and approachable demeanor, and possess a high attention to detail in product quality and presentation. This position provides opportunities for personal and professional growth within the retail grocery sector. The employment type is likely full or part-time hourly, with a maximum pay rate of $16.10 per hour, reflecting the retail grocery and bakery industry standards.

Overall, this position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals passionate about bakery products and customer service to develop leadership skills while contributing significantly to the success of the bakery department and the grocery store as a whole.