Bakery Service and Production Associate

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Part-time
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee Discounts
Retirement Plan
Training and Development
flexible schedule

Job Description

Weis Markets is a renowned grocery store chain known for its commitment to community, quality, and customer satisfaction. Established as a trusted retailer, Weis Markets has grown into a well-respected company that values its employees by fostering a respectful, supportive, and appreciative workplace culture. The organization focuses heavily on teamwork, the personal and professional growth of its associates, and giving back to the communities it serves. With multiple locations offering a wide variety of products, Weis Markets has built its reputation on high-quality service and fresh offerings, including its popular bakery section. The company aims to create an environment where employees feel empowered and valued while providing excellent products and customer experiences. Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce, ensuring that all employees have fair access to opportunities and reasonable accommodations when needed under the Americans with Disabilities Act and relevant laws.

The role of a Bakery Associate at Weis Markets is vital to the bakery department’s success and the overall customer experience. This part-time, regular position involves preparing, baking, decorating, and stocking a wide variety of bakery items such as breads, rolls, sweet goods, cakes, donuts, and refrigerated or frozen items. The Bakery Associate ensures that the bakery displays are appealing and fully stocked to meet customer demand, creating an inviting environment that encourages purchases. Beyond baking activities, the associate greets customers with a friendly attitude, answers questions about products, and helps resolve queries or concerns promptly and courteously. The role requires skills in mixing, shaping, proofing, and baking bakery goods, as well as decorating cakes to meet specific designs or custom requests.

Additionally, the Bakery Associate is responsible for taking customer orders both in person and via phone with a positive attitude, accurately capturing the customer’s preferences to deliver timely and well-decorated finished products. The associate also contributes to the overall bakery department’s efficiency by assisting with tasks such as filling, wrapping, pricing, stocking, and merchandising products according to production logs. Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene is a critical component of the job, as the associate must follow cleaning schedules, adhere to health and OSHA standards, dispose of trash appropriately, and use all company-provided personal protective equipment to ensure safety and sanitation.

Though this position does not include supervisory responsibilities, the Bakery Associate plays an important role in ensuring smooth department functions by collaborating effectively with co-workers and supervisors. Additional duties may include receiving and handling deliveries, operating equipment like power jacks if properly trained, and occasionally assisting in other departments. Weis Markets provides full training for specific tasks that require special skills or certifications. This position offers an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking a role in a supportive retail environment where team spirit and development are highly valued. The location for this role is at the Weis store on 200 W Ridge Pike, STE 110, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

Job Requirements

  • Completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without accommodations
  • Willingness to work part-time hours
  • Ability to stand for long periods
  • Ability to follow health and safety guidelines
  • Ability to communicate clearly and politely with customers and staff
  • Willingness to learn baking and decorating techniques
  • Capability to handle physical tasks associated with bakery work
  • Availability to work at the Conshohocken, PA location

Job Qualifications

  • Education and/or experience completed or working towards a high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with customers and team members
  • Basic knowledge of bakery products and preparation methods helpful
  • Customer service orientation
  • Ability to follow safety and sanitation standards
  • Ability to work standing for extended periods
  • Positive attitude and teamwork skills

Job Duties

  • 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 creates custom designs
  • Spreads icing on cakes surface and between layers
  • Takes customer orders over the phone or in person with a pleasant and positive attitude
  • Determines customer preferences in size, flavor and appearance
  • Creates finished decorated products in timely fashion
  • Assists in filling, wrapping, pricing, stocking, and merchandising the bakery sales area
  • 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 trained
  • May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if trained
  • Responsible for general sanitation in the department
  • Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure cleanliness and compliance with health and OSHA requirements
  • Disposes of trash properly
  • Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors
  • Responsible for utilization of all company provided personal protective equipment including cut resistant gloves, safety cutters, and company sponsored footwear
  • May also assist in other departments as needed

Job Criteria

Experience

No experience required


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