Bakery Clerk - Apply Today!

WinCo Foods is a prominent grocery retailer and one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, operating over 140 supermarkets across 10 states with a strong family of more than 22,000 employee owners. Established with the core mission of providing the lowest possible prices to feed families, WinCo Foods is distinguished by its firm commitment to employee ownership and community impact. The company boasts over 500 millionaire employee-owners through its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), highlighting the success and value that comes with being part of the WinCo family. Beyond competitive pricing, WinCo Foods offers excellent benefits such as top-tier medical plans and tuition support, setting the standard for workplace satisfaction and employee care. Joining WinCo means becoming a crucial part of a team that is dedicated to improving the lives of customers and employees alike through quality service, community involvement, and sustainable growth. The role of a bakery team member at WinCo Foods is integral to delivering fresh, high-quality baked goods and exceptional customer service within each store. This position involves the preparation, mixing, and baking of various bakery items, ensuring all products meet company standards for freshness and presentation. The bakery associate is responsible for maintaining proper inventory levels, adhering to food safety and sanitation protocols, and managing bakery equipment efficiently. This role is dynamic and hands-on, requiring physical tasks such as lifting ingredients, operating mixers, ovens, and other bakery machinery, as well as crafting decorative cakes and special orders tailored to customer requests. With shifts generally ranging between 6 to 8 hours scheduled between early morning and late evening, this position demands flexibility and dedication to meeting production deadlines while fostering a warm and engaging environment for customers. Employees in this role are more than bakers; they are ambassadors of the WinCo brand, upholding the company’s values of employee ownership, community service, and outstanding customer care. This opportunity offers employees a chance to grow within one of the nation’s largest employee-owned grocery chains while contributing to the daily success and satisfaction of both customers and fellow team members.

• Food Handlers Certification per state laws
• ability to work varied shifts in a 24/7 operation including night, weekends and holidays
• ability to push and pull approximately 100 lb of product at a time on rack
• ability to lift objects of various dimensions chest high up to 50 lbs
• ability to conduct visual inspections, read and follow production guides, recipes and product labels, log production quantities, temperature readings on proper forms
• ability to catch breads, put product onto trays for baking, operate kitchen utensils and equipment with manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination
• ability to maintain composure in dealing with customers and co-workers
• ability to reach overhead to place product on racks
• ability to stand, walk and move rapidly for extended periods of time
• ability to bend, stoop, balance, crouch, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, perform repetitive movement and reach frequently
• ability to handle bakery ingredients
• ability to perform basic math and compute weights and measures
• ability to perform duties with mental alertness involving potential hazards with respect to baking procedures, equipment and work aides
• ability to respond to audible timers on baking equipment
• ability to perform around equipment and product emitting heat approximately 465 degrees
• ability to follow safety and sanitation procedures and department policies
• ability to use cleaning chemicals and handle related food products
• ability to perform primary duties with efficiency and accuracy
• ability to effectively manage time to ensure that deadlines are met
• ability to prioritize and perform a variety of simultaneous tasks
• ability to wear hats, hairnets, gloves, and other personal protective equipment as required
• ability to check labels and packaging of all manufactured products
• ability to communicate effectively with customers to receive orders and perform customer relation skills
• ability to communicate in writing and read and follow instructions
• ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment with a strong customer service orientation
• ability to operate kitchen utensils and equipment with manual dexterity, speed, accuracy and hand/eye coordination
• ability to demonstrate knowledge of product content and perishability, safety and sanitation procedures and department policies and government regulations
• must be 18 years of age or older