ShopRite - Cake Decorator (Village WCC) Salary Range $17.00 - $19.00/hr
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Part-time
Compensation
Hourly
Range $17.00 - $19.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Job Description
ShopRite is a well-established supermarket chain dedicated to providing customers with high-quality food products and exceptional customer service. With a strong commitment to their purpose - To Care Deeply about People, Helping them to Eat Well and Be Happy - ShopRite prioritizes safety, friendliness, presentation, and efficiency in all aspects of their business. This guiding purpose ensures that every decision and action taken by the organization aligns with creating a positive impact for both customers and employees. As a prominent player in the grocery retail industry, ShopRite emphasizes a culture of respect, cooperation, and continuous improvement across their stores and departments.
The Bakery Associate role at ShopRite is integral to maintaining the quality and appeal of the bakery department, which is known for its fresh, delicious pastries and bread. This position involves assisting the Bakery Manager in various facets of daily bakery operations, including baking, mixing dough, icing, packaging, filling, and decorating a wide range of designated bakery items. The role demands meticulous attention to detail to ensure that products meet the company’s standards of flavor, texture, and presentation. Additionally, the Bakery Associate must uphold department sanitation and quality assurance standards, complying with all local, state, and federal regulations related to food safety and hygiene.
Beyond the technical baking tasks, the Bakery Associate is responsible for creating an inviting and visually appealing environment that encourages customers to enjoy their shopping experience. This involves maintaining a neat and clean work area, managing product rotation to ensure freshness, preparing trays to meet customer expectations, and providing polite and prompt service to those visiting the bakery. The position also includes inventory management tasks such as tracking sales, placing orders for supplies, and handling deliveries effectively.
Performance in the Bakery Associate position requires physical stamina, as the role includes standing for extended periods, lifting and moving merchandise that can weigh up to 50 lbs, working in varying temperatures, and using equipment safely and correctly. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work well with others, follow company policies closely, and participate fully in required training programs. To operate certain machinery like balers or slicers, the associate must meet minimum age requirements and adhere to all safety protocols.
This hourly position is suited for individuals who are passionate about bakery products, enjoy working in a team-oriented environment, and are committed to contributing to the overall shopping experience at ShopRite. In essence, the Bakery Associate acts as both a skilled craftsperson and a friendly customer service representative, blending technical ability with interpersonal skills. This meaningful role contributes directly to ShopRite’s ongoing mission to nourish communities and foster customer happiness through excellent service and quality products.
The Bakery Associate role at ShopRite is integral to maintaining the quality and appeal of the bakery department, which is known for its fresh, delicious pastries and bread. This position involves assisting the Bakery Manager in various facets of daily bakery operations, including baking, mixing dough, icing, packaging, filling, and decorating a wide range of designated bakery items. The role demands meticulous attention to detail to ensure that products meet the company’s standards of flavor, texture, and presentation. Additionally, the Bakery Associate must uphold department sanitation and quality assurance standards, complying with all local, state, and federal regulations related to food safety and hygiene.
Beyond the technical baking tasks, the Bakery Associate is responsible for creating an inviting and visually appealing environment that encourages customers to enjoy their shopping experience. This involves maintaining a neat and clean work area, managing product rotation to ensure freshness, preparing trays to meet customer expectations, and providing polite and prompt service to those visiting the bakery. The position also includes inventory management tasks such as tracking sales, placing orders for supplies, and handling deliveries effectively.
Performance in the Bakery Associate position requires physical stamina, as the role includes standing for extended periods, lifting and moving merchandise that can weigh up to 50 lbs, working in varying temperatures, and using equipment safely and correctly. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work well with others, follow company policies closely, and participate fully in required training programs. To operate certain machinery like balers or slicers, the associate must meet minimum age requirements and adhere to all safety protocols.
This hourly position is suited for individuals who are passionate about bakery products, enjoy working in a team-oriented environment, and are committed to contributing to the overall shopping experience at ShopRite. In essence, the Bakery Associate acts as both a skilled craftsperson and a friendly customer service representative, blending technical ability with interpersonal skills. This meaningful role contributes directly to ShopRite’s ongoing mission to nourish communities and foster customer happiness through excellent service and quality products.
Job Requirements
- Ability to proficiently read, write, speak, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language
- Ability to assist the Bakery Manager
- Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, pull and regularly lift 25 lbs, and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to work in varying temperatures
- Ability to work with fresh, dried and/or processed products, spices and powdered substances without negative allergic consequences
- Ability to tolerate dust and cleaning agents during routine housekeeping duties
- Ability to interact with customers in a friendly and helpful way
- Ability to work cooperatively with others
- Ability to work all assigned work schedules and comply with all time and attendance policies
Job Qualifications
- Ability to proficiently read, write, speak, analyze, interpret, and understand the English language
- Ability to assist the Bakery Manager
- Ability to interact with customers in a friendly and helpful way
- Ability to work cooperatively with others
- Ability to follow recipes and quality standards
- Ability to work all assigned work schedules and comply with all time and attendance policies
- Ability to stand, bend, twist, reach, push, pull and regularly lift 25 lbs, and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to work in varying temperatures
- Ability to work with fresh, dried and/or processed products, spices and powdered substances without negative allergic consequences
- Ability to tolerate dust and cleaning agents during routine housekeeping duties
Job Duties
- Maintain a clean, neat, organized and safe work environment
- Maintain department sanitation and quality assurance standards including safety, personal hygiene, clean cases, and equipment
- Clean and sanitize all work surfaces, utensils and equipment
- Keep floor clear of debris and spills
- Greet all Customers and provide them with prompt, courteous service and assistance
- Maintain and properly use all department equipment as required
- Pack out product into display cases
- Rotate product to ensure freshness
- Ensure accurate signage for the department
- Prepare trays to company and customer satisfaction
- Perform all duties in accordance with local, state and federal regulations as they pertain to the bakery operation
- Dress and groom according to company policy including uniform, name badge and hat or hair restraint requirements
- Perform duties in accordance with quality assurance hand washing standards and use disposable gloves when handling food
- Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color
- Follow and adhere to weights and measures guidelines established by federal, state, local and civic standards
- Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends or processes ingredients in the production of food products according to formulas or recipes
- Rotate all merchandise in accordance with quality assurance standards to ensure freshness
- Prepare special order requests as required
- Track movement of sales on production logs
- Take a complete and accurate inventory of supplies weekly and reorder supplies and ingredients as needed
- Check prices and be knowledgeable about location of items in the store
- Promote for sale any current charitable promotions to customers
- Stand at work station for duration of scheduled shift, which may exceed 8 hours per day
- Receive deliveries
- Place reclamation in its proper location
- Regularly lift, pull, push and rotate merchandise that weighs 25 lbs, and that occasionally weighs up to 50 lbs
- Unload trucks and transport merchandise to bakery department that weighs 25 lbs, and that occasionally weighs up to 50 lbs
- Assist in other departments when instructed
- Perform all duties in accordance with company rules, policies, safety requirements, and security standards and all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations
- Perform duties in accordance with the company’s HAZCOM program and adhere to manufacturer’s label instructions for safe and proper use of all chemical products
- Follow approved procedures for receiving, code dating, preparing, storing, and price marking, arranging, and restocking products to ensure quality, accuracy and product rotation and protection
- Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods
- Understand and adhere to company shrink guidelines as relates to bakery department operations
- Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance regularly
- Report any failure immediately
- Utilize and maintain equipment as required by department and report any equipment problems immediately
- Complete all applicable department training programs
- Perform all duties in accordance with all ShopRite service priorities including safety, friendliness, presentation, and efficiency
- Maintain punctual and regular attendance
- Work overtime as assigned
- Work cooperatively with others
- Must be 18 years or older to operate balers, hi-lo’s, power jacks, and slicing machines
- Perform other duties as assigned
Job Criteria
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
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