Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Part-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $15.50 - $17.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Employee stock ownership plan
tuition support
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Job Description
WinCo Foods is a rapidly expanding grocery retailer with over 140 supermarkets across 10 states and more than 22,000 employee owners. Distinguished as the second largest employee-owned company in the United States, WinCo Foods prides itself on its unique ownership model through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), boasting over 500 millionaire employee-owners. As a company dedicated to its purpose, WinCo Foods is passionate about making lives better by offering customers the lowest possible prices to feed their families. This commitment extends beyond pricing, as they invest heavily in their employee owners with top-tier medical plans, tuition support, and a... Show More
Job Requirements
- Ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation including night, weekends and holidays
- Ability to push and pull approximately 100 lb of product on racks
- Ability to lift objects up to 50 lbs chest high
- Conduct visual inspections and follow production guides, recipes and labels
- Catch breads and operate kitchen equipment with manual dexterity
- Maintain composure with customers and coworkers
- Reach overhead to place products on racks
- Stand, walk and move rapidly for extended periods
- Bend, stoop, balance, crouch, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, perform repetitive movements and reach frequently
- Handle bakery ingredients
- Perform basic math including addition, subtraction, division and multiplication
- Perform duties with mental alertness around baking hazards
- Respond to audible timers on equipment
- Work near equipment emitting heat of approximately 465 degrees
- Follow safety and sanitation procedures and use cleaning chemicals
- Perform duties with efficiency and manage time effectively
- Wear personal protective equipment like hats, hairnets and gloves
- Check labels and packaging of products
- Communicate effectively in hearing, speech and writing
- Work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Operate kitchen utensils and equipment with speed and accuracy
- Demonstrate knowledge of product content, perishability, safety and sanitation policies and regulations
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Food Handlers Certification as required by state laws
Job Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Previous bakery production or food service experience preferred
- Knowledge of baking procedures, food safety, sanitation and labeling requirements
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Capability to operate bakery equipment such as ovens, mixers, proof boxes and sheeters
- Ability to lift and handle heavy bakery ingredients and products
- Experience with multi-tasking and managing time effectively
- Ability to follow recipes and production guides accurately
- Team-oriented mindset with a collaborative work approach
- Certification or experience in food handling preferred
- Basic math skills for measuring and production logging
Job Duties
- Seek opportunities to welcome, engage, serve and thank customers
- Maintain an atmosphere of friendly, enthusiastic customer service with emphasis on taking care of the customer
- Produce bakery products for retail stores
- Operate and clean equipment and work area
- Maintain clean, safe and sanitary bakery area and equipment
- Package all fresh products following packaging and handling procedures
- Ensure quality of goods by following code
- Mix icing or other toppings by scaling and measuring ingredients, operating a mixer, reading recipes
- Dump icing or other toppings into storage containers
- Set up cakes by preparing liners and icing between layers
- Ice cakes by combining and spreading icing, decorating
- Package cakes by placing in boxes
- Label bakery items using DiGi machine and placing labels
- Display products on shelves appealingly using FIFO for rotation
- Take orders from customers in person and by phone, including special orders
- Personalize cakes with customer requested words
- Face merchandise
- Maintain atmosphere of enthusiastic customer awareness with fast, friendly service
- Engage in suggestive selling and other sales techniques
- Display goods following packaging, handling, and signage procedures
- Assist customers with inquiries regarding cakes and other bakery items
- Ensure quality by following code dating and labeling regulations
- Monitor stock levels and fill inventory and production sheets accurately
- Produce breads and rolls by mixing recipes, setting up racks and machines, operating ovens and proof box
- Clean work area using appropriate tools
- Produce croissants by folding, proofing and baking
- Open and close bakery according to procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned or needed
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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