Bakery Clerk in San Jose @ Meridian Ave

Lunardi's Markets Job Opportunity

Lunardi's Markets is a local, family-owned and operated grocery store chain in the San Francisco Bay Area with decades of continuous focus on high-quality products and customer service. We are grateful to our customers as they support our mission, which allows us to care for our employees.

We are looking for warm and friendly individuals who like to interact with customers to provide unmatched customer service. Applicants must be reliable and display positive attitude, be able to work in an environment that can at times be very fast paced and be able to multi-task while observing high standards of safety and quality. Employment with Lunardi's Markets is ideal for applicants who are self-motivated, have an eye for details, like the challenge of learning new skills, enjoy interacting with people, work well as part of a team, take pride in doing a great job, and are willing to grow within the organization.

All available roles are for union jobs with competitive pay and benefits. Pay rates will be negotiated during employment interview and will be determined upon the applicant's level of experience.

Available Roles

We are looking for candidates for several roles depending on their interest, experience and skill set. Please note the description of the available roles below are not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employees for these roles. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time.

Bakery Clerks

• No experience required. On-the-job training provided.
• Provide excellent customer service, address the needs of customers in a timely and effective manner.
• Multitask between daily production and customer service.
• Monitor stock levels in the backroom, display cases, and tables. Stock and rotate (FIFO method) products and check expiration dates to ensure food safety throughout the department.
• Take orders for events and holidays to meet customer requests with attention paid to special details.
• Will to learn how to make specialized products such as fruit tarts, eclairs, and cannoli.
• Work with box cutters, knives, cash registers, espresso machines, ovens, mixers, etc. in a safe manner.
• Act with honesty and integrity regarding customers and company policies.
• Protect the safety of oneself, co-workers, and customers at all times, and reports safety-related accidents and incidents to management immediately.

Cake Decorators

• All duties, responsibilities, and activities listed above for Bakery Clerks.
• Prepare and decorate all in-house bakery products (e.g. cakes, cupcakes, tarts, pastries, and special-order items).
• Assemble, fill, and finish/decorate cakes, tarts, select pastry, and special-order bakery items.
• Build, ice, and decorate cakes and other bakery items following standard procedures to meet business demand.
• Create special order cake designs based on customer preferences.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to regularly lift about 10 to 20 lbs. (Occasionally, up to 50 lbs.)
• Standing: Up to 8 hours per day.
• Walking: Up to 8 hours per day.
• Reaching/ Bending: Up to 8 hours per day.

Why Should You Apply?

• Passion for food and people.
• Outstanding customer service.
• You would like to join a local, family-owned company who values you.
• You get to enjoy and rely on competitive benefits.
• You'll have opportunity to learn, grow and advance in your career.