Bakery Production Team Member (Food Preparation)

About This Role

Produce high-quality breads and pastries, manage production planning, and ensure excellent customer service in a retail bakery setting. This role involves both culinary skill and operational duties to support the bakery's success.

Responsibilities

• Produce quality breads and pastries, including doughs, mixes, cakes, cookies, breakfast pastries, pies, and bars
• Perform baking, cooling, wrapping, and labeling of products
• Stock dry products
• Develop new recipes and production techniques to ensure seasonal variance and high productivity
• Train production personnel to industry highest standards
• Perform production planning and forecasting for special events and holidays
• Maintain all production modules in the Datapax system
• Provide excellent customer service, address needs of customers, and model suggestive selling techniques
• Maximize sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product
• Follow and comply with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices
• Maintain a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment and equipment
• Perform opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensure accuracy of signs and pricing
• Immediately report safety hazards and violations

Requirements

• Knowledge of artisan breads and pastries, including cake decorating
• Basic computer skills
• Strong communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team
• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards
• Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to stand/walk 6-8 hours in an 8-hour day
• Ability to work with hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling
• Ability to perform motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching
• Ability to work in wet and dry conditions
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery

Qualifications

• No prior retail experience required

Nice to Have

• Passion for natural foods and the mission of Whole Foods Market

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits