Deli Baker

Reports To:

Food Services Manager

FLSA Status:
Non-exempt

Salary Level: $16.50 - $21.00/hr.

Responsible to prepare baked foods to be sold to customers. Baker works in the back of the deli.

• Utilize knowledge of natural foods and customer service skills to respond to customer inquiries and needs
• Merchandises and promotes store products and cooperates as a team member
• Keeps informed of membership issues and prompt membership whenever possible.

• Cooks prepare pastries, desserts, and other bakery products
• Order and purchase products as requested, process invoices, and maintain pricing structure in accordance with established procedures
• Follow prescribed opening, closing and stocking procedures

• Process invoices and maintains pricing structure in accordance with established procedures
• Participate in inventories and attend staff meetings as required
• Maintain the deli work area in a clean and aesthetically pleasing fashion.

• Protect the safety of self, co-worker's, and Briar Patch Co-op patrons at all times.
• Report any potentially harmful equipment or situations to the immediate supervisor without delay.
• Report safety-related accidents and incidents at once to supervisor.
• Follow all company and safety policies and procedures.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner that will not lead to injury of self or others.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or GED certificate preferred. Prior commercial baking experience highly preferred and/or graduate of a baking culinary program. Excellent customer service skills.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively with customers or employees.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or electronic form.

An individual should have knowledge of:

• Internet software
• Inventory software
• Order processing systems
• Spreadsheet software
• Word Processing software

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand for majority of work shift
• Walk
• Use hands and fingers
• Handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Stoop
• Kneel
• Crouch or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Be regularly exposed to natural oils, chemicals and odors/fragrances, including perfumes, colognes and scented lotions

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds safely.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a moderate to high level of noise and high variations in temperature.

• Contribute to sustainability efforts at Briar Patch that support a sustainable community through:
• Minimizing waste by reducing and reusing materials and resources when possible.
• Proper recycling and composting.

• Value and support a work environment that includes people of different identities from diverse backgrounds