Retail Associate / Packager

Job Title:

· Retail Associate / Packager

Hours:

- Full-Time:

Shifts available:

Monday - Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Friday & Saturday availability required.

Location:

· 7312 W. Irving Park Rd, Norridge, IL 60706

Pay Range:

· $15 per Hour

Palermo Bakery Background:

Palermo Bakery is an Italian-American Bakery which specializes in Sicilian baked goods. We serve a variety of delicious cookies, pastries and cakes that are made from family recipes passed down through generations. Palermo Bakery is a family-oriented and high energy workplace.

Position Background:

A retail associate at Palermo Bakery greets customers, answers questions about products, and takes care of customer needs with a positive attitude. When not working with customers, the employee is responsible for packaging product efficiently and neatly for our wholesale partners like Mariano’s, Pete’s Fresh Market, and more. We are looking for someone with high energy who enjoys working with a fun, engaged, and diverse team of members. We love to work with people who are passionate about delivering high-quality desserts and customer service. Palermo Bakery employees are always given the opportunity to try all of our products – old and new – and we believe you will be blown away by our product!

Essential Job Functions

• Greet customers as they arrive at the bakery and respond to their questions regarding products.
• Recommend and assist customers in choosing cakes, pastries, cookies, bread, pizzas, pies and specialty products according to their specific tastes.
• Obtain phone orders and fill orders.
• Process cash or credit payments.
• Prepare merchandise for display in a way that promotes sales.
• Pack wholesale baked goods in appropriate packaging and label them with prices and expiry information.
• Maintain knowledge of current products, sales, promotions, and policies.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Perform any other general bakery duties as assigned.
• Understand inventory needs and prioritize items that need to be made or packaged to fulfill wholesale orders.
• Package cakes, cookies, pastries, etc. in an efficient and neat way.
• Put packaged products into their designated areas – storage racks, freezers, etc.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace.
• Follow food safety protocol as outline by PALERMO BAKERY by rotating stock, properly sanitizing, etc.

Job Specifications:

· Minimum Requirements

• Ability to work respectfully on your own and as a team player.
• Eager to expand knowledge and eventually take initiative.
• Show up to all scheduled shifts and on-time.
• High school graduate.
• Available to work during holiday time periods, including ALL OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER.

· Preferred

• Customer service experience.

· Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for the duration of a shift.
• Ability to lift items that may weight up to 40 Lbs.
• Ability to speak English to be able to provide customer service.

Benefits:

- Holiday Pay

- 25% Employee Discount

- 40 hours of Paid Leave

(Full-Time)

(Health, Dental, Vision Insurance)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Experience:

• Retail sales: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Norridge, IL 60706 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15