Bakery Clerk (Closer)

Essential Job Duties 

• Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations including full compliance with all applicable laws pertaining to safety, health, and packaging requirements
• Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise.  Check and verify grocery receiving to ensure that items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered.  Check products for quality, count, and condition
• Keep all bakery ingredients or merchandise rotated in accordance with Company Policy and product code dates and always make use of the oldest products first 
• Control freshness by coding all product and pulling out-of-code merchandise daily
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to Company Policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods
• Take stock to storage or shelf areas
• Answer phones and take special orders
• Reduce out-of-code merchandise daily for quick sale to maintain department’s image for the highest quality and freshness
• Wrap, package, and price all product accurately and legibly in accordance with established Bakery Procedures and Guidelines
• Decorate cakes using the precise measurements and scales as set by Bakery Procedures
• Decorate cakes to customer specifications and prepare them on time for customer pick up as 

• Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).

• Keep manager aware of low inventory conditions or excessive spoilage problems

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
 

Qualifications 

• Be at least 18 years of age, bakery experience a plus
• Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior, have a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers

Physical Demands

• Must be able to carry/lift up to 50lbs
• Must be able to push/pull up to 200lbs
• In an 8-hour work day: Must be able to stand for up to 6-8 hours 
• Hand use: Single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling
• Work Requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching
• Be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed. Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
• This role also requires vertically transferring tray up to 5 lbs., from 7” to 64” for up to 8 hours, and vertically/horizontally transferring items up to 40 lbs., from 5” to 36”, for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 8 hours without mechanical assistance
• Repetitive Action - Process merchandise, prepare and wrap bakery related product, proof dough products, bake breads, cookies and pies, stirring caramels and jams, stock and rotate display case, unload deliveries, operate and clean all bakery equipment, tools, and workspace
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions
• Exposure to temperatures:<32 degrees Fahrenheit (freezing), 32-40 degrees Fahrenheit (refrigerators), >90 degrees Fahrenheit
• May require use of ladder
• Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit
• Safety Risk Factors - Twisting, slippery floor surfaces, cluttered floor surfaces, toxic exposure, nuisance dust, fumes, hot equipment surfaces, sprays, hazardous cleaning solutions, operation of department equipment
• Machines, Tools, Equipment - Ovens, bread slicer, dough rounder, dough roller, food processor, peanut grinder, kitchen utensils, scales, mixers, shrink film wrapper, roller racks, pricing gun, compactor, water hose, pallet jack, pressure washer
• Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals

 Work Hours:               Availability requirements include; but are not limited to; days, evenings, weekends, & holidays.

Work Location:            One location

Pay frequency:            Every week

Benefits (Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits):

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match 
• Vacation Time
• Sick Leave
• Opportunities for career growth
• Flexible Schedules
• Store discount for you and one other family member in your household

EEO/AAP Statement: Frazier Farms Market is an EEO/AAP employer; all business decisions (employment, promotions, compensation, etc) are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.