Bakery Decorator

Create an exceptional customer experience through outstanding service and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages repeat business. Collaborate with the department manager to achieve sales and profit goals, and ensure adherence to quality assurance standards. Embody the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

• Promote trust and respect among team members.
• Create an environment that welcomes and appreciates customers by answering questions about products and services.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of products and services, and respond to customer inquiries.
• Prepare bakery items according to customer requests using proper equipment.
• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items.
• Inform customers of bakery specials and promotions.
• Provide customers with fresh products and correct portion sizes to prevent shrinkage.
• Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they receive the products they want and need.
• Use equipment such as refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines.
• Prepare foods according to food temperature logs and follow cooking instructions.
• Measure, prepare, and mix ingredients according to recipes using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Adequately prepare, package, label, and inventory ingredients in merchandise.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness and review "sell by" dates.
• Properly use kitchen equipment, stove, computerized scale, freezer, and other equipment.
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, and other bakery items.
• Label, stock, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Display a positive attitude and understand the store's layout to locate products when requested by customers.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
• Maintain awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and note any discrepancies.
• Adhere to all food safety regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure proper temperatures in cases and coolers are maintained and temperature logs are kept.
• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions and notifying store management.
• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notifying the appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Report all safety risks, issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.

• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Current food handlers permit once employed.

King Soopers, a part of the Kroger family of companies, is a leading grocery retailer in Colorado and Wyoming. We take pride in bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other. With a history of innovation, we strive to create a welcoming and engaging environment where you'll love to work.

We offer a range of benefits to our associates, including health and well-being benefits, financial benefits, and growth and development benefits. We want the best for our associates and our customers, and together, we strive to create a workplace where you'll thrive.