Lead Pastry Specialist

Lead Pastry Specialist

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

- Must be 18 years of age to operate machinery