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Smith's Food and Drug

BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
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Work Schedule

Flexible
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Benefits

Healthcare coverage
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay
sick pay
Employee assistance program
Financial counseling
associate discounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Career development programs

Job Description

Smith's Food and Drug, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a well-established grocery store chain deeply rooted in the communities it serves. Since merging with The Kroger Company in 1998, Smith's has grown to operate over 140 stores across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. As part of the Kroger family of companies, Smith's proudly upholds a mission to 'Feed the Human Spirit,' bringing together diverse teams who are passionate about food and dedicated to providing exceptional customer experiences. The company takes pride in fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, and... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Any retail experience
  • Any bakery or cake decorating experience
  • Ability to handle stressful situations
  • Knowledge of basic math
  • Effective communication skills
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

  • Retail experience
  • Bakery and cake decorating experience
  • Ability to handle stressful situations
  • Knowledge of basic math
  • Effective communication skills
  • Ability to create welcoming customer environments
  • Product knowledge and suggestive selling skills
  • Ability to prepare and decorate bakery items
  • Inventory management and quality control
  • Knowledge of health and safety regulations
  • Proactive safety awareness and incident reporting
  • Problem-solving skills

Job Duties

  • Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products
  • Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and respond to questions and make suggestions
  • Offer product samples and prepare bakery items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment
  • Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need
  • Check product quality to ensure freshness and review sell by dates
  • Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items
  • Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise
  • Report product ordering and shipping discrepancies to the department manager
  • Understand store layout to locate products and stay current with seasonal and special ads
  • Maintain awareness of inventory and stocking conditions, noting any discrepancies
  • Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations
  • Ensure compliance with merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules
  • Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions
  • Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying appropriate manager of repair needs
  • Report all safety risks, illegal activity and accidents
  • Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Job Qualifications

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)

Job Location