Bakery Associate

Position Summary: Responsible for garnishing, weighing, packaging, labeling, and merchandising bakery products. Cleans the work area as required. Cleans and sanitizes bakery, bakery equipment, and bakery utensils. Re-stocks supplies and ingredients as needed. Provides a high level of member service.

Job Duties:

• Moves product filled oven racks.
• Un-trays products from baking pans into packaging.
• Garnishes baked goods according to item requirements; stacks used baking pans on pan dollies.
• Seals and labels bags and containers of baked goods according to merchandise manual.
• Re-stocks baking supplies and industrial-sized containers of ingredients.
• Scales finished product and records weight 4 times on each item packaged on verification sheets.
• Uses racks or carts to move or stock wrapped products onto tables and pallets.
• Maintains date rotation and merchandising presentation throughout the day.
• Cleans and sanitizes the bakery area including bakery cooler and freezer.
• Sweeps, mops, sprays, washes, applies cleaning agents, wipes, operates pressure washer and operates walk-behind scrubber.
• Cleans and re-fills mop bucket and cleans mop head as needed.
• Dismantles bakery equipment, such as power mixer & muffin depositor.
• Washes, rinses and sanitizes removable parts in commercial dishwasher or by hand in three compartment sinks.
• Washes bakery containers, pans, and utensils using commercial dishwasher.
• Wipe down stationary parts with a cleaning agent, water, and sanitizing agent.
• Follows SSOP guidelines as it refers to proper cleaning and sanitation of all equipment required by this position.
• Logs sanitation procedures performed on daily reports and complies with health code.
• Follows safety and security procedures and reads labels for proper use and precautions of cleaning products.
• Collects cardboard and trash; operates trash compactor, cardboard baler.
• Takes the laundry to the laundry service pick-up area.
• Perform weekly cleaning duties.
• Assists with other bakery duties as needed.
• Provides prompt and courteous member service.
• Completes and complies with 11 Commandments of Quality Assurance, Food Safety Certification and all Safety training required by warehouse and department.
• Maintains current product knowledge of bakery items.
• Completes training, acknowledges standards and signs annually.
• Ensures proper cleanup and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery.
• Assists with department duties as necessary.
• Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary.