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About this job

Do you enjoy preparing and baking cookies, bread and muffins using proven ingredients and recipes? Does working in a professional kitchen excite you? Do you have a passion for delivering an extraordinary customer service experience while working in a fast paced and friendly environment? If the thought of helping people make healthy choices in one of the fastest growing retailers is up your alley – then we need YOU to join our winning team at Sprouts Farmers Market as a Bakery Clerk!

Overview of Responsibilities

At Sprouts Farmers Market, our Bakery Clerks work in one of the most popular departments in the store. Who doesn’t want a hot chocolate chip cookie every so often? As a Bakery Clerk, you will assist the Bakery Manager preparing, baking, packaging, pricing, and merchandising cakes, pies, rolls, muffins, breads and other baked goods, and answering questions for our customers. You will ensure cleanliness of bakery aisles, storage area, and work area for safety; includes cleaning of shelves and products, keeping floors free of spills, removing hazardous debris from floor and sweeping. As a Bakery Clerk, you will maintain clean, safe and sanitary bakery area and equipment. You will stock, fill, face and ensures tag and pricing accuracy, while examining the rotation of all bakery products paying particular attention to expired stock and discarding outdated or spoiled items. You will receive, inspect, and log products for accuracy of shipment, temperature, and quality. Our Bakery Department products are second to none, and demand a high level of production and presentation to deliver an outstanding experience for our valued customers, from presentation to tagging and pricing accuracy. If you’re someone who thrives in a fast pace environment then we want to hear from you.

Qualifications

To be a Bakery Clerk at Sprouts Farmers Market you must:
  • Be at least 18 years of age with a High school diploma or equivalent; with 1-2 years Bakery experience; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
  • Be dependable and reliable having the ability to work flexible schedule that changes; including night, weekends, and holidays.
  • Have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior, have a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers.
  • Have good communication skills; and the ability to take direction and participate in a team environment
  • Be able to answer phones and take special Perform general housekeeping in the department; clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.).
  • Be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed. Uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
  • Be able to stand for up to 3 hours continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift. This role also requires vertically transferring trays up to 5 lbs., from 7” to 64” for up to 10 hours, and vertically/horizontally transferring items up to 40 lbs., from 5” to 36”, for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
  • Adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, while achieving and maintaining a Food Handlers permit.

Benefits

In addition to a rewarding career, Sprouts offers a comprehensive program to help support you and your family. These programs include:
- Competitive pay
- Opportunities for career growth
- 15% discount for you and one other family member in your household on all purchases made at Sprouts
- Flexible schedules
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Eligibility requirements may apply for the following benefits:
- 401(K) Retirement savings plan with a generous company match
- Affordable benefit coverage, including medical, dental vision
- Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Company paid life insurance and short-term disability coverage

Why Sprouts

Grow with us!
If you have a passion for inspiring people and a flair for fresh food, consider applying for a job at Sprouts! With a focus on customer service, our neighborhood grocery stores offer high-quality, farm fresh produce, natural meats, plenty of scoop-your-own bulk goods and much more in a fun, friendly, old-fashioned farmer’s market setting. Come grow your career in healthy living with a fast-paced, rapidly growing company and teams that pride themselves on empowering others along their journey.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements. Sprouts’ management reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.