Pastry Specialist

Department: 10-Bakery

Direct Supervisor: Lead Pastry Chef

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Starting rate of pay: $16.50/hr

Essential 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 20 qt 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 and business partners.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Other Job Duties:

• 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.

Physical Requirements:

• 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 Requirement:

• Ability to read and understand recipes and measuring quantities
• Must be able to work under extreme temperatures (Hot oven and freezers)
• May require working occasional longer shifts (10 hours) due to business needs
• May require working overnight, early mornings, evenings weekends and holidays.