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BAKERY/BAKER

Kroger Family of Companies

Harwood Heights, ILJob$15.65–17.25/hrPosted 5mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$15.65–17.25/hr
Location
Harwood Heights, IL
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Food Handlers Permit

Job overview

Kroger Family of Companies is hiring a BAKERY/BAKER. The Bakery/Baker position at Kroger Family of Companies focuses on creating an outstanding customer experience by providing exceptional service and maintaining a safe, clean environment. This role assists the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals, monitors quality assurance standards, and embodies the Customer 1st strategy. The baker will prepare bakery items, offer samples, and ensure product freshness.

Key focus areas include Promote trust and respect among associates, Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated, and Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department.

Successful candidates bring Current Food Handlers Permit. Important skills include Customer Service, Product Knowledge, Bakery Equipment Operation, Food Preparation, Inventory Management, and Food Safety Regulations. Preferred (not required): Second Language.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceProduct KnowledgeBakery Equipment OperationFood PreparationInventory ManagementFood Safety RegulationsPreventive MaintenanceHandle Stressful SituationsEffective CommunicationBasic MathSecond Language

Qualifications

Current Food Handlers PermitBakery ExperienceRetail Experience

Full job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES •Promote trust and respect among associates.

•Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.

•Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.

•Prepare bakery items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.

•Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about.

•Inform customers of bakery specials.

•Provide customers with fresh products that they have ordered and the correct portion size (or as close as possible to the amount ordered) to prevent shrink.

•Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.

•Use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, slicers, and ovens according to company guidelines.

•Prepare foods according to the food temperature logs and follow cooking instructions.

•Measure, prepare and mix ingredients according to recipe, using variety of kitchen utensils and equipment.

•Adequately prepare, package, label and inventory ingredients in merchandise.

•Check product quality to ensure freshness. Review “sell by” dates and take appropriate action.

•Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, fryer, steamer, robot coupe etc.

•Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.

•Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.

•Display a positive attitude.

•Understand the store’s layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer.

•Stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads.

•Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory.

•Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.

•Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are maintained.

•Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.

•Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.

•Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

•Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.

•Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

Ability to handle stressful situations

Effective communication skills

Knowledge of basic math

Current food handlers permit once employed

Desired

Bakery experience

Retail experience

Second language (speaking, reading and/or writing)

$15.65 - $17.25 per hour

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