Bakery Clerk - Portage

Bakery Clerk - Portage at Strack & Van Til summary:

Retail bakery clerk responsible for customer service, stocking, rotating and inspecting bakery products, operating bakery equipment (scale, industrial mixer), preparing and packaging product, and maintaining cleanliness and sanitation of the department including cooler/freezer areas. Additional duties include taking orders, building displays, receiving and arranging stock, and using basic tools like box cutters. Requires good customer-service attitude, dependability, manual dexterity, and ability to follow directions in a temperature-variable retail environment.

Summary: Position is responsible in providing customers with outstanding customer service, assisting other staff, cleaning and sanitizing the department and operating the bakery scale and industrial mixer as well as properly filling and rotating product.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Bakery Clerk activities:

• Assists customers
• Stocks and rotates product
• Inspect bakery products for freshness
• Faces merchandise in the department
• Cuts open boxes with a box cutter

Other activities:

• Takes orders
• Builds displays
• Cleans/sanitizes department, back room and cooler/freezer
• Receives delivers and arranges stock in cooler/freezer
• Prepares and packages product

Minimum Requirements: A positive customer service attitude & pleasant personality, effective memory skills, good hand eye coordination, dependability, ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn.

Work environment: Normal exposure to weather and temperature extremes. Exposure to cooler and freezer do not exceed 1 hour at a time.

Diversity Statement:

At Indiana Grocery Group, we believe in diversity and inclusion and always value and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Our associates are passionate about providing excellent customer experiences and helping our associates grow. In order to sustain this culture, we will welcome individuals who are diverse in race, color, creed, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Also, we are committed to sustaining a professional working environment where everyone feels welcome, important and appreciated.

Keywords:

bakery clerk, retail bakery, customer service, stocking and rotation, food preparation, sanitation, inventory receiving, industrial mixer operation, display building