Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation. Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. Thats WEI.
Location: Address 2045 State Rte 57, Mansfield Village Square
Job Description:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The associate is responsible for the functions below, in addition to other duties as assigned:
Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer-focused behavior with associates. Smiles and greets customers, answers customer questions, and helps resolve customer issues promptly in a polite and professional manner. Focuses on continuous improvement in all areas of the department and makes changes to ensure progress.
Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude. Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size, flavor, and appearance. Creates the finished decorated product in timely fashion.
Decorates cakes and other bakery products using dye-specific designs or by creating custom designs. Uses a variety of creams, frostings, and fillings with consistent outcome. Makes icing for cakes and other related products. Adheres to company-approved recipes.
Assists Bakery Manager in day-to-day functions of Bakery operations, such as merchandising, ad execution, associate engagement, and customer service. Performs duties of Bakery Manager in their absence.
Oversees department inventories by tracking weekly sales reports, product orders, and supplies to ensure successful period-end physical inventory.
Assists with scheduling all Bakery associates, participates in training, rewards, and recognizes performance, and delegates work assignments to effectively utilize talents and abilities while maximizing profits for the department. Utilizes the Learning Management System (LMS) for current and new associates.
Develops and implements merchandising plans that meet financial goals. Knowledgeable on weekly ads and specials to ensure correct pricing and production amounts. Continuously improves knowledge of produced merchandise. Adheres to and enforces company policy of production logs.
Checks and verifies all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing. May help unload merchandise and transport to sales floor or storage area. Enforces and follows department practices regarding receiving, dating, and restocking to ensure product rotation. Monitors product quality and freshness. Breaks down deliveries.
Controls department expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controls labor costs, and reduces losses due to damages, spoiled product, and shrink. Ensures associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products. Maintains freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products. Completes required product logs.
Keeps bakery department well-stocked and appealing to meet customer demand. Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products. Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
May assist with the production of breads, pastries, and other baked goods to sell. Adheres to use of production logs and company-approved recipes.
Ensures smooth workflow within department by cooperating with co-workers and superiors. Strive to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company-provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE), including but not limited to cut-resistant gloves, safety cutters, company-sponsored footwear, etc.
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises associates within the department in partnership with or absence of the department manager.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, the Associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required:
Payrate: $17.00-$25.00
Weis Markets offers a competitive wage with access to a variety of benefits and resources, such as:
For information on obtaining New Jersey state benefits when unable to work due to a non-work-related illness or injury or family leave, please visit https://www.nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits.
Your Future
Age 21 or older, are auto-enrolled after 60 days into our 401(k) retirement savings plan. The employer match is 50% on the first $6 of employee contributions. Employer contributions are 100% vested after three consecutive years of service and completing 1000 hours each year. Associates with one year of service as of March 1 may apply for our Weis scholarship program.
Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.