Full Time Baker

Harris Teeter is a well-recognized supermarket chain, widely admired for its commitment to quality products and exceptional customer service. As a part of the larger grocery and retail industry, Harris Teeter focuses on delivering fresh, high-quality food products and maintaining a welcoming shopping environment. The company values its employees and seeks to foster a collaborative and supportive workplace culture where team members can thrive and contribute to the overall success of the business. Offering a variety of full-time and part-time positions, Harris Teeter caters to a broad customer base and aims to provide career growth opportunities for its associates.

This full-time position is centered on the essential duties of baking, processing, packaging, and stocking Fresh Foods products according to rigorous company standards. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality of baked and fresh foods, maintaining clean and safe work areas, delivering excellent customer service, and managing inventory processes such as unloading stock and reloading salvage items. Attention to detail and adherence to Fresh Foods standards are critical to this role, as is the demonstrated ability to work within a team environment.

The role requires interaction with customers and coworkers, emphasizing the importance of exceptional interpersonal skills and a commitment to continuous learning through required training programs. Training includes, but is not limited to, new hire orientation, food sanitation, food safety, customer service network engagement, safety protocols, and product knowledge. This ensures that associates are well-equipped to uphold the company’s standard of quality and safety, contributing positively to customer satisfaction and sales.

Additionally, the position involves physical demands that include standing, walking, handling and feeling products, reaching, as well as occasionally climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Lifting up to 30 pounds regularly and sometimes up to 50 pounds is also necessary. The work environment varies from moderate temperatures to exposure to hot, cold, and extreme weather conditions, with some exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes, and chemicals. This requires an associate to have physical stamina and to follow safety guidelines to ensure their well-being on the job.

This opportunity is ideal for individuals with a high school diploma or GED, or those with one to three months of related experience or training, who are at least 18 years old, and who have basic English literacy, mathematical, and reasoning skills. The position offers a chance to become part of a reputable company known for its supportive culture and comprehensive benefits plans available upon completing applicable waiting periods. Harris Teeter is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, ensuring an inclusive workplace where all associates have the necessary tools and support to succeed.