Job Type
Full-time
Description
- Prepare and bake artisan breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, pastries, cakes, and specialty desserts.
- Fully execute cake baking production, including mixing batters, baking layers, cooling, leveling, filling, and stacking cakes.
- Decorate and finish cakes and pastries using techniques such as piping, glazing, icing, fondant work, and garnishing.
- Produce high-quality baked goods according to recipes, production schedules, and presentation standards.
- Maintain consistency in breads, pastries and cake quality.
- Manage full pastry and cake production timelines to ensure freshness and timely delivery.
- Mix, proof, shape, and bake breads while maintaining consistency and quality standards.
- Monitor baking times, temperatures and product appearance to ensure optimal results.
- Develop and recommend new baked goods, seasonal items, and specialty cake designs.
- Maintain creativity in desserts and presentation.
- Maintain inventory levels of baking and cake-decorating ingredients and supplies.
- Maintain strong time management and production efficiency.
- Assist with ordering and receiving bakery and cake production supplies.
- Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, and health regulations.
- Properly store ingredients and finished baked goods to maintain freshness and quality.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient bakery and cake production area.
- Operate bakery equipment safely, including mixers, ovens, proofers, and decorating tools.
- Collaborate with culinary and events teams for custom cake orders and special functions.
- Demonstrate reliability and teamwork.
- Support production planning for daily service and high-volume event cake production.
Requirements
- WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum 5 years of professional baking experience preferred. Strong experience in cake baking and pastry production - cake decorating, layering, and finishing techniques.
- SKILLS: Knowledge of baking science including doughs, batters, fermentation, and cake structure. Ability to follow recipes precisely and maintain consistency.
- EDUCATION: High school diploma or equivalent required.
- CERTIFICATE/LICENSE: Valid Driver’s License, clean 5-year driving background, and ServSafe Certification
- LANGUAGE: Complete written and oral knowledge of the English language is required.
- SECURITY/CONFIDENTIALITY: All materials and information obtained through working with our company may not be given or transferred outside of the company. Violation of confidentiality is grounds for termination.
- TRAINING: Any training held is mandatory.
- PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: Must be willing to adjust to last minute changes, engage and assist sales and kitchen staff and supervise a multi-cultural staff and fill-in wherever needed.
- WORKING CONDITIONS/ENVIRONMENT: Fast paced environment, high noise level, frequent walking, long hours on big event days and lifting up to 50 lbs.
- Attendance requirements for this job: Hours worked are variable due to the nature of the business. Must be able to work nights and weekends are required for business needs.
Salary Description
$24 hourly (or more depending on experience level)