Job Description
Our first store opened on January 2nd, 1980, in Anaheim, CA and since then we
have grown to 40+ stores in 4 counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and the
Inland Empire. We offer our customers a full-service supermarket with a large
meat department, bakery, tortilleria and prepared foods in addition to a
sizeable section of domestic and imported Latin American grocery goods to
provide a Mexican homeland experience. We are always looking for great people to
join as a member of the Northgate Family. We look for enthusiastic people with
the potential and desire to grow with us. We strive to create a great work
environment that is positive and fun; where people have meaningful work, where
individuals have a sense of belonging and feel appreciated, valued and secure.
If you are passionate about food, are customer focused, team oriented, and want
to be a part of our family, we invite you to apply! We offer flexible schedules,
opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and
your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel
valued and appreciated. If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to
build a career with us, we’d love to meet you.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Leadership:
- Customer service a must, Provide optimum customer satisfaction.
- Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe
company dress regulations; must wear an approved hat or hair net and uniform.
* Report all life, safety, and fire hazards to the bakery manager for
correction; comply with all occupational safety and health regulations;
report all accidents and injuries with the bakery manager.
- Establish and maintain positive and productive vendor relationships.
- Maintain good communications in the department and throughout the
organization.
* Notify department manager of personnel situations or policy violations having
an adverse effect on department or store operating performance or of
situations requiring disciplinary action or that may potentially require such
action.
Operational:
Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise; check and verify receiving to
ensure that items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; check products
for quality, count, and condition.
* Load, unload oven. Know the proper temperatures and duration to bake all
varieties of products.
- Operate mixer.
- Assist in ordering and maintaining inventory control of ingredients and
supplies.
* Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation
practices.
* Be familiar with invoice documents and confirm accuracy of item descriptions,
sizes, quantities and pricing during grocery vendor product deliveries;
record invoice documents accurately on the receiving log and place signed
invoice in the designated secured area.
* Accurately record markups and markdowns, in-store use of merchandise and bad
merchandise/ spoilage write-offs in accordance with company policies.
- Properly label and date all products.
- Achieve and exceed margin and sales targets.
- Follow established weights and measures procedures.
- Maintain, organize, clean, stock and rotate daily received walk-in products.
- Comply with all applicable state, health and safety codes; maintain a safe
and sanitary department.
- Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance at least once per shift.
- Use and maintain equipment in orderly manner.
- Perform all duties related to all decorating, pastry production, sanitation,
and stocking of all bakery products such as:
* Decorate cakes and pastries with designs, using icing bags or handmade
paper cones.
* Trim uneven surfaces of cake or cut and shape cake to required size, using
knife.
- Spread icing between layers and on surfaces of cake, using spatula.
- Tint white icing with food coloring; insert dye of specific design into tip
of bag or paper cone and fill bag or cone with colored icing.
* Squeeze bag to eject icing while moving bag with free arm writing motions
to form design on cake.
* Form decorations, such as flower shapes and decorations to cake, using
spatula and bag.
- Prepare the mixing of icing.
- Follow schematics.
- Follow sales plans.
- Assure that all items have expiration dates.
Safety:
- Must participate in Axonify.
- Must comply with company compliance initiatives (example: production
planning)
- Must use safety equipment required (example: PPE)
- Follow safety rules.
REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:
Education/Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent, preferred but not required.
- Three years decorating experience required; or equivalent experience.
Certificates/Licenses/Registrations
* Completion of a certificate program in pastry arts preferred but not
required.
* Health department training required.
Skills Required
* Be able to calculate percentages and ratios when measuring ingredients in
dough mixtures and recipes for varying quantities or amounts.
* The associate must occasionally exert or lift up to 50 pounds carrying boxes
of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight.
* Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, gross
margins, markup, percentages, proportions, ratios, and volume and to apply
concepts of basic algebra.
- Ability to understand and effectively communicate quality goals to customers.
- Ability to work well and communicate with others as a part of a team. Ability
to read, write, and understand the English language effectively in order to
read and understand:
* instructions for operating ovens, fryers, fire suppression system and other
mechanical and electronic equipment
- company handbooks, policies and procedures.
- other written job-related documents including safety notices and other
postings on company bulletin boards.
- Ability to prioritize tasks.
- Knowledge of the basic techniques of cake decoration and the principles of
baking.
- Willingness to taste and evaluate all products offered in department.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Innovation.
Physical Demands and Work Conditions
The physical demands and work conditions described below are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate
individuals with disabilities:
* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required
to sit, stand, and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or
controls.
* The employee must occasionally exert or lift up to 70 pounds carrying boxes
of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight.
* Successful performance requires vision abilities that include close vision
and the ability to adjust focus.
* Be able to climb a ladder to retrieve inaccessible items from overhead or
elevated storage shelves and racks; be able to perform routine cleaning and
maintenance duties including lifting of both heavy and light amounts of
weight.
* Have sufficient physical mobility or agility to be able to respond quickly to
fire or other emergencies.
* Be able to tolerate moderate amounts of dust and chemical fumes from common
household cleaning agents such as ammonia during routine housekeeping duties.
* The work environment includes occasional exposure to refrigerated frozen food
storage areas with temperatures as low as 20 degrees (Fahrenheit) below zero.
* The work environment includes frequent exposure to heated ovens and high
temperatures.
* The atmospheric environment may occasionally contain airborne particles of
flour, spices, and other finely powdered ingredients and frequent aromatic
odors.
* Typically, the noise level in the work environment is moderate.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE
The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience,
educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job
description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an
employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise
this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks
as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.
Truck drivers must be able to pass a standard drug test and qualify as being
"drug‑free" under the legal and medical guidelines permitted by the Drug‑Free
Workplace Act of 1988.” All other employees not subject to the U.S. Department
of Transportation drug and alcohol rules and comparable state laws, must be able
to pass a pre-employment drug test, which will not screen for non-psychoactive
cannabis metabolites.
Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Your Right to Work – In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be
required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to
complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon
hire.
Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).
Job Tags
Part time, Flexible hours, Shift work