Lead Baker

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Baker to join our team at Whole Foods Market. As a Lead Baker, you will be responsible for leading a team of bakers in the production of high-quality bread and bakery products, ensuring that all products meet our company's quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Mixes, divides, shapes, proofs, and bakes bread and other bakery products to approved Whole Foods Market specifications.
• Maintains accurate mix times, temp logs, and production records.
• Develops, adjusts, and communicates daily production schedules with other bakers and team members.
• Ensures consistency of daily production in terms of quantity and quality of finished products.
• Routinely assesses production outcomes to ensure Enterprise scratch bread program quality is maintained.
• Prepares, packages, weighs, and prices products for sale.
• Monitors product quality and freshness and ensures proper product rotation.
• Models and delivers outstanding customer service.
• Mentors, coaches, and trains all other bakers on proper execution of relevant bread and bakery programs to maintain consistency and quality standards.
• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed, and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner, and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.
• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with WFM cleanliness and safety standards.
• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
• Utilizes proper production tools and reporting to maximize sales and reduce shrink.
• Supports in training and onboarding bakers within home store and other locations.

Requirements:

• 14+ months retail experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• In an 8-hour work day: standing/walking 6-8 hours.
• Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing, and pulling.
• Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
• Exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals.
• Exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 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.
• May require use of ladders.