Bakery Baker - Store . South Gate Move Collective

Bakery Baker - Store #19 Full-Time

Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we're looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household-all in a positive and fun work environment where you'll feel valued and appreciated.

If you're enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we'd love to meet you.

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress regulations; must wear an approved hat or hair net and uniform.
• Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise; check and verify 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 store policy and product code dates and always use the oldest products first (first in, first out).
• Observe shift operating hours at all times as scheduled or assigned by Bakery team leader.
• Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.
• Maintain general housekeeping as well as a regular cleaning program that meets the standards established for the department, including full compliance with all state and local health regulations.
• Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance at least once per shift.
• Immediately advise department manager of any maintenance or equipment problems.
• Use and maintain equipment in orderly manner; immediately advise department manager of any maintenance or equipment problems.
• Prepare all dough and scratch baking mixtures in accordance with established company or department procedures and recipes.
• Pan up frozen products; pan and round up bread.
• Mix, iced sweet rolls, sweet breads and cookies, add toppings.
• Load, unload oven. Know the proper temperatures and duration to bake all varieties of products.
• Operate mixer; run Moline sheeter; scale cakes and cupcakes.
• Assist in ordering and maintaining inventory control of ingredients and supplies.
• Handle damaged and spoiled products according to company policy and assist in controlling the level of damaged goods.
• Record invoice documents accurately on the receiving log and place signed invoice in the designated secured area.
• Accurately record markups and markdowns, in-store use of merchandise and bad merchandise/spoilage write-offs in accordance with company policies.
• Monitor product sales to ensure that production can be optimized to meet consumer demand and minimize the levels of unsold or stale bakery product.
• 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.
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned.

• Maintain good communications in the department and throughout the organization.
• Assist in training associates and coworkers when directed to do so.
• Notify department manager of personnel situations or policy violations having an adverse effect on department or store operating performance or of situations requiring disciplinary action or that may potentially require such action.
• Greet customers to our store when encountered or as applicable.

• Observe security standards by staying alert and aware of customer actions and behavior; report to manager or security any abnormal behavior.
• Must complete Axonify.
• Must comply with company compliance initiatives (example: production planning)
• Must use safety equipment required (example: PPE)
• Follow safety rules.

If a candidate passes the initial interview process, the candidate will then be required to undergo and complete a baker assessment testing in order to be considered for the Baker position. If the candidate is not already an employee of Northgate Gonzalez Markets, Inc., the time spent for baker assessment testing will be unpaid.

• High school education or equivalent preferred, but not absolutely required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in full bakery operations and procedures; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Health department training required.

• Be able to calculate percentages and ratios when measuring ingredients in dough mixtures and recipes for varying quantities or amounts.
• Be able to hear, speak and understand the spoken word in order to respond promptly to pages for assistance, to accommodate verbal requests from customers for information or assistance, to answer telephones, and to be able to communicate effectively with supervisors, co-workers and customers.
• Ability to read, write, and understand the English…