The Bakery Clerk provides support to the Bakery department and staff. Primary focus is to prepare and display product in the department in a clean, neat and expedient manner, ensuring all product is fresh, rotated, and well stocked for our customers while maintaining great customer service. JOB DUTIES - Orally communicates with customers and co-workers on products and prices. - Weighs certain items. - Prices customer selections using label machine and calculators. - Understands procedures for ta... more details
JOB BRIEF
The Bakery Clerk provides support to the Bakery department and staff. Primary focus is to prepare and display product in the department in a clean, neat and expedient manner, ensuring all product is fresh, rotated, and well stocked for our customers while maintaining great customer service.
JOB DUTIES
- Orally communicates with customers and co-workers on products and prices.
- Weighs certain items.
- Prices customer selections using label machine and calculators.
- Understands procedures for taking deposits on purchases.
- Figures mathematical calculations assessing prices paid and change due.
- Checkouts customer purchases using register.
- Completes necessary paperwork to countdown cash register (end shift).
- Provides samples for customers.
- Demonstrates salesmanship on a routine basis.
- Answers telephone to communicate with internal and external customers.
- Retrieves product from cooler to fill displays.
- Stocks and replenishes counters with product.
- Rotates merchandise for freshness.
- Checks merchandise for outdated product; sorts newly received merchandise.
- Cleans and maintains work station.
Secondary Job Duties:
- Restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and to maintain the lowest supply cost.
- Sweep floors, clean utensils and work tables, wipe counter tops, and front of display cases.
- Keep display cases, cooler and freezer organized and clean; clean walls, fans, drains, and equipment.
- Present favorable impression in dress, personal hygiene and business attitude.
- Notify management of associate theft, customer shoplifting, unauthorized mark downs or property defacement.
- Other duties assigned by management.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High School diploma or equivalent experience.
- 18 years of age or older.
- Can handle speed and pressure in response to the demands of the job and within quality control guidelines.
COMPETENCIES
Never- 0%, Occasionally- 1-33%, Frequently- 34-66%, Continuously- 67-100%
Physical Demands:
- Occasionally- Sitting, pushing and pulling up to 50 lbs., climbing up to 6 foot height, kneeling, and crouching.
- Frequently- Carrying up to 10 lbs., lifting up to 10 lbs., bending, balancing, stooping, and reaching waist/overhead level.
- Continuously- Standing on tile/concrete, walking on tile/concrete, manual dexterity, talking, seeing, hearing and smelling.
Safety Risk Factors:
- Occasionally-Loud noise, cluttered floor surface, contact with skin irritant, toxic exposure (see Material Safety Data Sheets), nuisance dust, fumes, sprays, and hazardous cleaning solutions.
- Frequently-Twisting of back and neck, slippery floor surface and contact with sharp objects.
- Continuously-hazardous equipment (mechanical moving parts)
Other:
- Varied, irregular schedules.
- Working environment involves inside store location with controlled temperatures.
