POSITION TITLE: Baker

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Bakery Manager

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

To provide quality bakery products that meet the customer's needs and ensure a positive shopping experience for customers.

NATURE AND SCOPE

Emphasis in this position is to ensure consistent product quality and quantity to meet daily product needs in the bakery department. The primary challenge is to plan, organize and execute daily production. This position requires knowledge of bakery production and product preparation, food safety regulations, judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, memorization, reading, writing, and math. Position functions and work hours may vary according to business needs. Assignments and work direction provided by Bakery Manager or person in charge

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS

1. Assist customers

• Greet customers

• Answer customer questions; provides product sampling and suggestive selling
• Bring customers to location of item, when needed
• Assists with product replacement and price checks
• Answer bakery telephone calls promptly
• Records cake orders accurately and completely

• Assists at check out lanes as needed
• Perform price checks check out lanes

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Physical - lifting up to 50 lbs., equipment operation (scanner, register, scale, check approval machine, coupon machine, intercom, telephone), reaching, standing, turning;

Mental - judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, memorization, reading, writing, math

Occasional: Physical - lifting over 50 lbs., equipment operation (adding machine),

calculator, squatting, stooping/bending, walking

1. Performs baking and food preparation

• Follows safe food handling and preparation processes
• Follows approved preparation and production guidelines
• Ensures proper product quality, presentation and rotation
• Ensures proper ingredients and consistencies (scales/measures)
• Plan and adjust production sheets in order to consistently maintain adequate department conditions

• Ensures a variety of product is prepared for maximum sales potential

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Physical - lifting/carrying 15 to 50 lbs., pushing/pulling up to 20 force pounds,

equipment operation (box cutter, forklift, scraper, mixer, sheeter, bun

rounder, oven, proofer, cooler, bread slicer, shrink wrapper), reaching,

squatting, kneeling, stooping/bending

Mental - memorization, equipment operation (calculator), computer skills, math, reading, writing

Environmental - working with hot equipment and conditions

Occasional: Physical - climbing, crawling, ladders, walking on uneven ground

1. Ensures adequate quantities of product and supplies

• Monitors movement and stock levels to ensure proper ordering
• Places orders as required

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Mental - judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, memorization,

reading, writing

1. Stocks, rotates and faces bakery product

• Pulls stales and writes down product, quantity and retail
• Rotates product and removes outdated or unfit product
• Assists in wrapping and labeling of bakery product
• Assists with stocking, display building, resets

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Physical - lifting up to 50 lbs., carrying up to 50 lbs. to occasional, pushing/pulling to 100 force pounds, equipment operation (bakery rack), walking, reaching

Mental - judgment/decision making, reading, memorization

Occasional: Physical - pushing/pulling up to 200 lbs., equipment operation (shopping cart, cleaning utensils), stooping/bending,

Mental - writing, math

1. Performs clean up of department

• Follows all safety, sanitation and food handling regulation
• Break down of department to ensure ovens and fryers are clean

• Cleans department and maintains conditions in the back room
• Performs department shop back functions
• Cleans shelves, racking and cases as needed
• Uses personal protective devices (splash goggles, chemical resistant gloves) as required

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Physical - lifting up to 50 lbs., carrying up to 50 lbs. to occasional, pushing/pulling to 100 force pounds, equipment operation (shopping cart, cleaning utensils), stooping/bending, walking, reaching, turning, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, squatting

Mental - judgment/decision making, reading, memorization

Occasional: Physical - pushing/pulling up to 200 lbs.,

Mental - writing, math

1. Follows all store and department policies and procedures

Functional Requirements

Frequent: Mental - judgment/decision making, social skills/verbal interaction, memorization,

reading, writing

1. Performs other duties as assigned or delegated

Note: *Within each essential functional requirement, "Frequent" represents approximately 15% of the work shift or at least ten repetitions per work shift. "Occasional" represents approximately less than 15% of the work shift or fewer than 10 repetitions per work shift

*Management retains the discretion to add or to change the position functions at any time.

*Position functions may vary by store location

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Baker

Functional Requirements

Tasks Performed (Normal Job Duties): See Narrative Job Description

Machines, Tools, Equipment Used: Box cutter, carts, racks, scraper, mixer, sheeter, bun rounder, ovens, cooler, bread slicer, shrink wrapper, labeler, proofer, picture copy machine

Physical Requirements for an 8 Hour Workday

Activity

(at one time)

min

1hr

2hr

3hr

4hr

5hr

6hr

7hr

8hr

Shift Total

Standing

x

Sitting

x

Walking

x

Driving

Visual Acuity (i.e. reading a computer

x

Environment

Activity

(at one

time)

None

min

1 hr

2 hr

3 hr

4 hr

5 hr

6 hr

7 hr

8 hr

Shift

Total

Inside

x

Outside

x

Inside

Cooler

x (32 degrees)

Inside

Freezer

x (-10 degrees)

Actions Required While Working on the Job

Activity

Not at all

Seldom

0 -1 hours

Occasionally

1 - 2.5 hours

Frequently

2.5-5.5hours

Continuously

5.5 - 8 hours

Stairs

x

Climb

x

Balance

x

Bend/Stoop

X

Kneel

x

Crouch

x

Crawl

x

Push/Pull

x

Squat

x

Reach above Shoulder Level

x

Reach at Shoulder Level

x

Other (explain)

Lifting Requirements

Functions Lifting

None

Seldom

0 - 1 hours

Occasionally

1 - 2.5 hours

Frequently

2.5 - 5.5 hours

Continuously

5.5 - 8 hours

Distance Lifted

(inches, feet, yards)

1 lbs. to 5 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

5 lbs. to 10 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

10 lbs. to 20 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

20 lbs. to 30 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

30 lbs. to 40 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

40 lbs. to 50 lbs.

x

to 72 inches high

50 lbs. to 60 lbs.

x

Carrying Requirements

Functions Carrying

None

Seldom

0 - 1 hours

Occasionally

1 - 2.5 hours

Frequently

2.5 - 5.5 hours

Continuously

5.5 - 8 hours

Distance Lifted

(inches, feet, yards)

1 lbs. to 5 lbs.

x

to 5 feet

5 lbs. to 10 lbs.

x

to 40 feet

10 lbs. to 20 lbs.

x

20 lbs. to 30 lbs.

x

30 lbs. to 40 lbs.

x

40 lbs. to 50 lbs.

x

50 lbs. to 60 lbs.

x

Items generally lifted or carried: Bakery products, shelf-items, bulk ingredients, containers.

Pushing / Pulling Requirement

Functions

Pushing / Pulling

Items / Material

Force Pounds

Distance Pushed

Surface

Pallet Jack

Up to 30

up to 50 feet

Concrete, tile

Bread Cart

Up to 20

up to 50 feet

Concrete, tile

Other (explain)

Up to 10

up to 50 feet

Concrete, tile

Hand Movement

Activity

Right/Left/

Both hands

Not at all

Occasionally

1 - 2.5 hours

Frequently

2.5 - 5.5 hours

Continuously

5.5 - 8 hours

Simple Grasping

Both

x

Fine

Manipulation

Both

x

Items/tools involved in arm/hand movement: Bakery products, shelf-items, bulk ingredients, containers, spatula, decorating tubes

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