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HyVee

Baker

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Hourly
Part-time
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Compensation

Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $17.00 - $21.25
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
training programs
Career Development

Job Description

Hy-Vee is a well-established and reputable grocery store chain known for its commitment to providing excellent customer service and high-quality products. With a strong presence across multiple states, Hy-Vee operates as a supermarket that prides itself on community engagement, employee satisfaction, and customer-focused service. Their slogan, "a helpful smile in every aisle," reflects the company culture that values friendliness, teamwork, and dedication. Hy-Vee places significant importance on its workforce as the foundation of its success, emphasizing engagement, support, and a positive working environment to deliver exceptional shopping experiences to customers.

The Baker position at Hy-Vee is a critical ro... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Must be 18 or older
  • High school or equivalent experience
  • Over six months up to one year of similar or related experience
  • Ability to solve practical problems
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
  • Ability to copy data and guide people
  • Must be physically able to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects
  • Must be able to perform physical activities including stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions

Job Qualifications

  • High school or equivalent experience
  • Over six months up to one year of similar or related experience
  • Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of variables with limited standardization
  • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
  • Ability to copy data from one record to another, interview to obtain basic information, guide people and provide basic direction

Job Duties

  • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store
  • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee's designated department or elsewhere in the store
  • Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible
  • Assists customers by escorting them to the products they’re looking for, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests, performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
  • Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders
  • Checks orders for the day and sets up a timeline and production schedule
  • Prepares make up, bakes, and fries all department products as needed
  • Reviews the status and appearance of product for freshness and pulls by stale date
  • Invoices and puts away product as instructed by the department manager
  • Anticipates product needs, not only for the current day but subsequent days
  • Inspects incoming products quality and quantity, e.g. mispicks
  • Understands the use and issues related to bakery equipment and follows up on potential maintenance issues
  • Checks signage for correct labels on ad items
  • Reviews department for potential safety issues, e.g. hot racks or knobs in hot water
  • Operates as a lead with bakery clerks
  • Prioritizes orders as per customer and department manager request
  • checks orders not only special orders, but future orders for the day
  • Proofs necessary items
  • Pulls product from the freezer or the cooler
  • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat
  • Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress
  • Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
  • Reports to work when scheduled and on time
  • Orders supplies and merchandise items for the department, except cake decorating items, as directed by the bakery manager
  • Reviews current product on the shelf, re-merchandises the shelf, and throws away or recycles outdated products
  • Writes the department schedule and ensures employees are at work, on time, and finds replacements when necessary, in bakery manager's absence
  • Assists in other areas of store as needed
  • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required

Job Qualifications

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)

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