Hy-Vee, Inc. · 1 week ago
Bakery Assistant Department Manager
Hy-Vee, Inc. is a grocery store chain that values customer service and employee engagement. The Bakery Assistant Department Manager is responsible for assisting the Bakery Department Manager in delivering high-quality products and ensuring excellent customer service while managing staff and production schedules.
Organic Food
Responsibilities
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern, and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store
Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store
Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible
Assists customers by: (examples include) escorting them to the products they’re looking for, securing products that are out of reach, loading or unloading heavy items, making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests, performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders
Checks orders for the day and sets up a timeline and production schedule
Reviews the status and appearance of product for freshness and pulls by stale date
Assigns tasks to bakers upon arrival
Reviews daily production list with department employees and assigns tasks for completion
Organizes and helps where additional production is needed for the day
Creates second production schedule for additional product, reviews with department employees, and assists in production as needed
Ensures department standards are met
Reviews the product status and creates closing list for evening crew
Assigns duties to part time crew as needed
Reviews day of week for gross potential
Reviews future sales weeks and plans for events/production
Ensures display case product is rotated and replenished
Trains new employees
Handles and satisfies customer issues
Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat
Maintains strict adherence to department and company guidelines related to personal hygiene and dress
Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines
Reports to work when scheduled and on time
Assumes management duties in absence of Department Manager Orders product and supplies as needed
Fills in for absent employees for the production day
Assists in other areas of store as needed
Performs other job related duties and special projects as required
Qualification
Required
High school or equivalent experience and over one year up to three years of similar or related experience
Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions
Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages
Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic direction
Must be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (shared team lifting) occasionally; exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches and more than 20 feet with or without correction, color vision, depth perception, and field of vision
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions
Night & Weekend Shifts Required
Company
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Hy-Vee, Inc.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.01MKey Investors
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