Bakery Bench Hand
On-siteNeenah, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Provide exceptional guest service by greeting customers, answering questions, and executing special orders. Follow recipes and production lists precisely to produce high-quality pastry and bakery items while maintaining food safety logs. Maintain cleanliness in prep areas, ensuring all surfaces, tools, and equipment are organized and adhering to Health Department guidelines. Oversee sales floor items to ensure coverage for the evening and manage cooler, freezer, and dry storage areas. Assist all bakery associates with daily responsibilities and perform other duties as needed to support the team. Work mornings, afternoons, weekends, and holidays with flexibility for evenings or overnight shifts.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to effectively deal with guests and all personnel
- Strong understanding of baking and pastry production
- Knowledge of foodservice operations
- Follow all safety requirements and company safety policies
- Proper training and knowledge of bakery equipment and procedures
- Knowledge of ovens
- Knowledge of mixers
- Knowledge of slicing machinery
- Ability to stand in one spot for a long period of time
- Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel regularly
- Ability to lift up to 60 pounds on a frequent basis
- Ability to work in extreme temperatures
- Ability to work near moving machinery
- Ability to perform repetitive motion of hands and wrists
- Regular, timely attendance in compliance with the work schedule
- Adequate notice to find a replacement for occasional absences
- Ability to work mornings, afternoons, weekends, and holidays
- Ability to work evenings or overnight as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Passion for baking and pastry
- Knack for providing top-notch foodservice
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
- Pride in delivering high-quality baked goods
- Ability to provide excellent guest service
- Willingness to help guests with what they need
- Ability to produce high-quality pastry and bakery items
- Attention to dates and freshness
- Ability to handle outdated items properly
- Ability to meet high-quality standards
- Ability to oversee items on the sales floor
- Ability to make decisions on what needs to be produced
- Ability to ensure coverage for the evening
- Ability to keep cooler, freezer, and dry storage areas clean and organized
- Ability to maintain cleanliness in baker prep areas
- Ability to ensure all surfaces, tools, and equipment are clean and organized
- Adherence to Health Department guidelines
- Adherence to Festival Foods sanitation and safety practices
- Proper glove use
- Ability to maintain food safety logs
- Ability to ensure all quality standards are met
- Ability to meet quantity expectations at 100% by designated times
- Ability to assist all bakery associates with daily responsibilities
- Ability to contribute to overall cleanliness and organization of the department
- Ability to perform other duties as needed to support the team
- Ability to provide excellent foodservice and customer service
- Ability to assist guests with finding items
- Ability to take and execute special orders
- Ability to address any concerns or issues with products
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