Baker PTU

Job summary

The baker is responsible for preparing and decorating high-quality bakery products while ensuring exceptional presentation and freshness. They must also manage production planning, inventory, and maintain a clean, safe work environment while providing excellent customer service.

Job details

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. What began as a meat delivery business in Stellarton, Nova Scotia has grown to over 128,000 teammates at corporate-owned and franchised store locations. Sobeys Capital Incorporated and its independently owned and operated franchise partners operate over 1,500 stores in all 10 provinces. You may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drugs, Voilà, or another of our banners, but we are all one extended family. Ready to start fresh? Here is where you will be focusing: Meet customer needs and special requests by providing products that exceed their expectations. Promote sales in the bakery section by innovating and ensuring an exceptional variety and freshness of products. Ensure that product content and presentation are exceptional. Design and implement a seasonal marketing campaign. Decorate the service counter for various holidays to make it look appealing. Create new cakes and decorate them according to customer requests. Plan production efficiently in order to produce a quantity that meets the store’s needs. Plan and monitor dry and perishable food purchases to optimize quality, production and profits. Use baking tools and equipment safely. Adhere to and apply food safety standards and protocols. Provide exceptional, courteous and efficient customer service at all times. Ensure that work areas, sales floors, tools and equipment remain clean at all times. Perform any other related duties. What you bring to the table: You have a vocational diploma in baking or the equivalent You have relevant experience in baking. You are customer service-oriented. You foster communication and team spirit. You have strong product presentation skills. You stand out for your interpersonal skills, energy and creativity. Effort and working conditions: Flexible work hours and overtime Short-term exposure to chemicals and cleaning products Ability to stand for extended periods of time Ability to lift up to 20 kg Learn more about our story and culture: Who We Are | Why Work With Us Total Rewards We offer a Total Rewards package designed to support teammates at work and in life. Depending on role and eligibility, teammates may receive health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in-store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top-up, and paid vacation. Sobeys is committed to providing a compensation structure that is flexible, equitable and competitive in the market to enable performance and growth. To learn more about this opportunity including the expected range of compensation in accordance with Pay Transparency Legislation where required please click the “I’m interested” or "Apply" button above. Individual compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity within the range provided. Additional Information External websites may share our organization's job postings which includes compensation information based on similar roles and market benchmarks. These figures are provided for general comparison purposes only and are not issued or verified by our organization. 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. Hiring decisions are made by our Hiring Teams. Sobeys is committed to creating accessible and inclusive hiring processes. We will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. 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.

What you’ll do

The baker is responsible for preparing and decorating high-quality bakery products while ensuring exceptional presentation and freshness. They must also manage production planning, inventory, and maintain a clean, safe work environment while providing excellent customer service.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a vocational diploma in baking or equivalent experience in the field. Strong interpersonal skills, creativity, and the ability to perform physical tasks such as standing for long periods and lifting up to 20 kg are required.

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Retirement and savings programs
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• 10% In-store discount
• Virtual healthcare
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Learning and development opportunities
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid vacation

Listed skills

• Production Planning · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Baking
• Cake decorating
• Food safety
• Customer service
• Production planning
• Inventory management
• Product presentation
• Marketing
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Creativity
• Equipment maintenance
• Virtual Health
• Lifting Ability
• Cleaning Products
• Customer Service
• Sales
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Interpersonal Communications
• Visual Merchandising

Job areas

• Retail
• Food & Beverage
• Customer Service & Support
• Trades
• Baker
• Bakers, Pastry-cooks and Confectionery Makers
• Bakers

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