PT Bakery Sales Associate at Hannaford Supermarkets in Conway, NH

Summary: Hannaford Supermarkets is a local-market grocery retailer with a focus on fresh foods and community sourcing. The part-time Bakery Sales Associate supports bakery operations by preparing, baking, packaging, displaying, and selling products while maintaining customer service, sanitation, food safety, inventory, and store standards.

Responsibilities:
- Observe and follow all company policies and established procedures
- Maintain a neat and well-groomed personal appearance at all times and comply with personal appearance policy
- Assist in special projects and perform other functions as assigned by supervisor
- Assist in training other associates when assigned and certified
- Maintain solid communication in the department and throughout the organization
- Work within our company's management planning guidelines to maintain productivity
- Support company safety standards. Communicate any needed equipment repairs or maintenance work needed. Keep work area free from debris and safety hazards
- Treat all co-workers with fairness, dignity, and respect
- Develop product knowledge in all areas of Bakery Department (rolls, desserts, cakes, muffins, bagels, coffees, platters, etc.)
- Observe and maintain company's sanitation and food safety standards
- Prepare, proof, and bake product as assigned
- Perform all other duties as assigned
- Provide outstanding friendly customer service. Communicate with and assist customers in selection of product
- Package and display products according to standard practice and our automated production program, taking customer demands into consideration
- Retrieve and organize bakery product loads
- Perform assigned tasks such as replenishing merchandise, preparation of products or setting up displays, etc
- Process merchandise properly, paying special attention to rotation of products according to prescribed standards
- Maintain accurate, neat records of production, shrink, sales and inventory
- Wash, clean, and sanitize equipment in accordance with company guidelines
- May be required to frost, base ice, and decorate all varieties of cakes. Personalize when necessary
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations

Required Qualifications:
- • Effective communication, customer service, and selling skills
- • Effective interpersonal skills and desire to work in a team environment
- • Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job
- • Must meet minimum age requirements to perform specific job functions
- • Perform repetitive grasping, pinching, squeezing, and hand/arm motions while standing/walking the majority of the shift
- • Lift up to 30 lbs. 40% of the time and up to 40 lbs. occasionally
- • Reach to shoulder level or overhead on occasion while lifting up to 20 lbs. on occasion
- • Tolerate working in extreme hot/cold temperatures for up to 20 minutes at a time
- • Use their hands to operate controls and feel objects, and use tools to prepare products
- • Be able to handle a variety of substances associated with cleaning materials, packaging materials, and food products

Preferred Qualifications:
- • Provide outstanding friendly customer service. Communicate with and assist customers in selection of product
- • Package and display products according to standard practice and our automated production program, taking customer demands into consideration
- • Retrieve and organize bakery product loads
- • Perform assigned tasks such as replenishing merchandise, preparation of products or setting up displays, etc
- • Process merchandise properly, paying special attention to rotation of products according to prescribed standards
- • Maintain accurate, neat records of production, shrink, sales and inventory
- • Wash, clean, and sanitize equipment in accordance with company guidelines
- • May be required to frost, base ice, and decorate all varieties of cakes. Personalize when necessary
- • Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations

Required Skills: Bakery Product Preparation, Baking, Food Safety and Sanitation, Product Display and Merchandising, Inventory and Production Recordkeeping