ShopRite - Baker (Saker NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $15.92/hr

ShopRite is a prominent supermarket chain renowned for its commitment to providing fresh, quality products and exceptional customer service. With a focus on community and customer satisfaction, ShopRite operates numerous stores offering a diverse range of groceries, including fresh bakery items, meats, produce, and pantry staples. The company’s purpose centers around caring deeply for people, helping them to eat well and be happy, which is ingrained in every aspect of their business operations and corporate culture. By emphasizing service priorities such as safety, friendliness, presentation, and efficiency, ShopRite ensures that each customer experience is positive and fulfilling. This role falls under ShopRite’s Bakery Department, which is an essential part of their food services, providing freshly baked goods and specialty pastries that meet the high standards customers expect.

The Bakery Associate position is a vital role tasked with supporting the Bakery Manager in the daily operation of the bakery department. This full-time role involves a hands-on approach to baking, mixing dough, icing, packaging, and filling designated bread and pastry items. The ideal candidate will maintain the cleanliness, organization, and visual appeal of the bakery to ensure a welcoming atmosphere for customers. Beyond preparing baked goods, the associate will interact directly with customers, providing friendly and efficient service that aligns with the company’s service priorities of safety, friendliness, presentation, and efficiency.

Key responsibilities include adhering to strict sanitation and quality assurance standards, maintaining equipment, managing inventory, and ensuring product freshness through proper rotation. The bakery associate must be physically capable of performing tasks that involve standing for long periods and lifting moderate weights regularly. Familiarity and compliance with local, state, and federal health and safety regulations are required to maintain the bakery’s operational standards. This role offers opportunities to develop baking skills, learn inventory management, and contribute to a team-oriented work environment.

Employment with ShopRite comes with benefits including vision, dental, life insurance, legal plans, and paid time off consisting of sick days, personal days, vacation, and holidays. Retirement savings options such as a pension or 401k plan are available, all structured under the collective bargaining agreement terms. The job is designed for individuals who are motivated by both the art of baking and delivering excellent customer service, fitting perfectly into ShopRite’s mission to provide customers with the best food experience possible.