Lead Pastry Specialist

Job Title : Lead Pastry Specialist

Department : Bakery

Reports to : Store Director and Kitchen Manager

Starting rate of pay : $18.25 / hr

Company Benefits :

• Flexible Hours
• Employee Discount
• 10 Paid Holidays (including 2 days for your birthday)*
• Medical / Vision / Dental Package*
• Free Life Insurance*
• Vacation and Sick Leave*
• Voluntary Insurance Plans (Life, Disability, Cancer, Accidental)
• Long Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Discounted Gym membership-(YMCA)
• Matching 401K*
• Management Bonuses*
• For qualifying positions

Position Summary : Responsible for all aspects of the bakery department. Responsible for all preparation of quality bakery products for sale by the Bakery department, while providing customer service.

Job duties :

• Provides friendly and courteous service to our customers.
• Takes orders and practices suggestive selling techniques.
• Skillfully proofs and or bakes bakery items for display.
• Decorates and finishes cakes, pies, and desserts.
• Neatly writes on cakes upon customer requests.
• Uses 20qt mixer to prepare fillings and frostings.
• Accurately takes phone orders and / or phone messages.
• Is knowledgeable and can describe bakery items and on going promotions proficiently.
• Properly rotates bakery items to ensure quality and freshness of products.
• Conducts floor checks, ensuring that the shelves are adequately stocked, products merchandised
• properly rotated, price integrity enforced according to company standards in bakery department
• May directly train and help develop employees.
• Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment through clean as you go method
• Fosters a harmonious positive work environment.
• Organize, and replenish necessary ingredient and supply items.
• Ensures all company programs, philosophies and company image are carried out and maintained and fosters good relationships in the community, and collaborates with business partners.
• Occasional receiving of merchandise with or without the DSD (direct store delivery) gun.
• Periodic taking of, downloading and auditing inventories.
• Any tasks as deemed necessary by management

Capabilities :

• 18 years of age or older (operates heavy machinery)
• Must be able to safely lift 50 lbs unassisted
• Stands for extended periods of time with frequent bending and stooping required during the course of the workday
• Requires manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination for various activities.

Additional Requirements :

• Previous experience working with the public
• Time management skills
• Proper knife skills and proper sanitation knowledge
• Ability to read and understand recipes and measuring quantities.
• May require working occasional longer shifts (10 hours) due to business needs
• May require working overnight, early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays

Environment :

• Air condition while in store, subject to heat when baking and chill temperatures if products need to be retrieved from chill
• Must be able to work under extreme temperatures (Hot oven and freezers)
• Very fast paced

Other

Must be 18 years of age to operate machinery

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