Requisition ID:  196198 Career Group:  Store Careers Job Category:  Retail - Bakery Travel Requirements:  0 - 10%Job Type:  Full-TimePay Rate: $19.25 - $26.00  Country: Canada (CA) Province: British Columbia  City: ParksvilleLocation: 9458 Parksville ThriftyPostal Code: V4B 0C1 Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact. Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.   A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family. Ready to Make an impact?

Here’s where you’ll be focusing

If you have a passion for baking or simply love the smell of fresh baked goods, our bakeries offer a wholesome environment where you can develop your career. Providing daily essentials such as fresh bread or creating that perfect cake for a special occasion, our bakery department teams touch the lives of our customers each and every day. Are you interested in taking it to the next level? Our bakeries continue to incorporate "from scratch" recipes among our product offering, giving our bakers an opportunity to utilize and hone their baking skills on a daily basis. Like all of our store employees, bakery employees have the opportunity to learn about, and participate in numerous areas of retailing with many career growth options. We offer a rewarding work environment that is held to the highest safety and food quality standards. Training is always available!

What you have to offer

Previous bakery retail experience

Excellent customer service, communication and leadership skills
Thorough understanding of health and safety legislation, policies and practices is an asset
Post-secondary certification is an asset
Classification as a registered apprentice or certified journeyman baker is an asset
Available to work days, evenings, and weekends

  We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.   

Our Total Rewards programs goes well beyond your paycheque

Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, as well as life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance*. Access to Virtual Health Care Platform* and Employee and Family Assistance Program. A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings*. A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable*. Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.

Paid Vacation

• Eligible only after working a set number of hours/days worked.   We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.   We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support efficiencies in the candidate screening, assessment, and recruitment processes. These AI tools do not make hiring decisions on behalf of the Company, these decisions are made by our Hiring Teams.   Please note: successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.