
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Hourly
Range $12.25 - $16.00
Work Schedule
Day Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Career development opportunities
flexible scheduling
Job Description
Hy-Vee is a leading employee-owned supermarket chain recognized for its commitment to excellence and community-focused service. Operating across numerous locations, Hy-Vee prides itself on a work culture that emphasizes teamwork, respect, and customer satisfaction. The company’s mission is to provide a helpful smile in every aisle, promoting a helpful and positive shopping experience that encourages loyalty and trust among its customers. Known for its excellent employee relations, Hy-Vee ensures its workforce is engaged, trained, and supported to deliver outstanding service consistently. This bakery department role is an essential part of this promise, playing a crucial part in delivering high-quality baked goods and superior customer service.
The role being offered is for a Baker within the Bakery Department. This full-time, non-exempt position focuses on baking products for both fulfilling customer orders and replenishing in-store bakery displays. Bakers at Hy-Vee not only prepare a wide variety of bakery items but also maintain a positive company image through courteous, friendly, and efficient customer interactions. It is a position that demands attention to detail, excellent time management, and a dedication to food quality and safety standards. Bakers work closely with department and store management, as well as other team members, to ensure bakery operations run smoothly and effectively. Key responsibilities include producing bakery products based on daily order schedules, monitoring product freshness, ensuring proper sanitation, and operating bakery equipment. The role also serves as a lead position for bakery clerks, requiring leadership skills to prioritize tasks and guide junior staff. Physical stamina is important due to the demands of lifting, standing for long periods, and handling bakery equipment. The position requires problem-solving skills to address day-to-day bakery challenges and a customer-centric approach to enhance the overall shopping experience. Hy-Vee emphasizes a growth mindset, professionalism, and results-oriented work style, expecting employees to consistently contribute to the company’s reputation for quality and service. This opportunity offers a chance to be part of a respected community-oriented business with ample scope for professional growth within the food retail sector. The role may involve daytime shifts and requires a commitment to punctuality and teamwork. Potential candidates are encouraged to apply if they are passionate about baking, customer service, and being part of a supportive and dynamic work environment.
The role being offered is for a Baker within the Bakery Department. This full-time, non-exempt position focuses on baking products for both fulfilling customer orders and replenishing in-store bakery displays. Bakers at Hy-Vee not only prepare a wide variety of bakery items but also maintain a positive company image through courteous, friendly, and efficient customer interactions. It is a position that demands attention to detail, excellent time management, and a dedication to food quality and safety standards. Bakers work closely with department and store management, as well as other team members, to ensure bakery operations run smoothly and effectively. Key responsibilities include producing bakery products based on daily order schedules, monitoring product freshness, ensuring proper sanitation, and operating bakery equipment. The role also serves as a lead position for bakery clerks, requiring leadership skills to prioritize tasks and guide junior staff. Physical stamina is important due to the demands of lifting, standing for long periods, and handling bakery equipment. The position requires problem-solving skills to address day-to-day bakery challenges and a customer-centric approach to enhance the overall shopping experience. Hy-Vee emphasizes a growth mindset, professionalism, and results-oriented work style, expecting employees to consistently contribute to the company’s reputation for quality and service. This opportunity offers a chance to be part of a respected community-oriented business with ample scope for professional growth within the food retail sector. The role may involve daytime shifts and requires a commitment to punctuality and teamwork. Potential candidates are encouraged to apply if they are passionate about baking, customer service, and being part of a supportive and dynamic work environment.
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Over six months up to one year of related bakery experience
- Ability to solve practical problems
- Ability to perform arithmetic calculations with fractions, decimals, and percentages
- Physical ability to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently
- Visual acuity including color vision and depth perception
- Capable of physical activities including stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
- Willingness to work daytime shifts
- Commitment to following sanitation procedures and maintaining cleanliness
- Reliable attendance and punctuality
- Successful completion of pre-employment drug screen
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Over six months up to one year of similar or related bakery experience
- Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization
- Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
- Skilled in copying data, interviewing for information, guiding people and providing basic direction
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team
- Good physical stamina for lifting and standing
- Knowledge of bakery equipment operation and maintenance
- Familiarity with sanitation and safety standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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 products, securing products out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, noting and passing along customer suggestions or requests, and enhancing the shopping experience
- Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service 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 for the day and subsequent days
- Inspects incoming product quality and quantity
- Understands bakery equipment use and follows up on maintenance issues
- Checks signage for correct labels on advertised items
- Reviews department for potential safety issues
- Operates as a lead with bakery clerks
- Prioritizes orders per customer and department manager requests
- Proofs necessary items
- Pulls product from freezer or cooler
- Practices proper sanitation and ensures the work area is clean and neat
- Maintains strict adherence to personal hygiene and dress guidelines
- Adheres to company policies and store guidelines
- Reports to work when scheduled and on time
- Orders supplies and merchandise for the department as directed
- Reviews products on shelf, re-merchandises, and disposes of outdated goods
- Writes department schedule and ensures employees are present and punctual in bakery manager’s absence
- Assists in other areas of store as needed
- Performs job-related duties and special projects as required
Job Criteria
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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