Baker
About The Position
Woodlands Market, Marin and San Francisco's premier gourmet grocery store, has opening for a Baker! We are looking for someone with the basic knowledge and skills to properly build a cake; filling, icing, and decorating. Should be familiar with making a ganache, mousse, and buttercream. This position will allow creative freedom and to have fun with your cakes. Duties will also include baking of quick breads, croissants, filling orders etc. Preparation of bakery products, maintaining quality assurance standards and consistency of finished products. Perform bakery duties including: weigh, sift, measure and mix baking ingredients, bake quick breads, rolls, cookies, muffins, croissants, pies, cakes, biscuits and other items per schedule. Properly build cakes including filling, icing, decorating, making ganache, mousse and buttercream. Maintaining Production for bakery case; quality, expiration dates, and visual esthetics. Clean shelves, machinery (Hobart, scales, ovens and baking tables) glass and visible areas. Observe standard codes of protocol – wear gloves at all times when handling product (no fingers on slices of cake), if you must sneeze, cover, and wash hands afterward. Cleaning up as you go with production to maintain a clean work environment.
Requirements
- Basic understanding of bakery work flow
- Ability to read, write, perform basic arithmetic calculations.
- Able to prioritize work and handle multiple concurrent tasks.
- Ability to freely access all areas of the store including selling floor, stock area, and register area.
- Ability to work varied hours/days as business dictates.
- Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Repeated lifting, bending, twisting
Responsibilities
- Preparation of bakery products, maintaining quality assurance standards and consistency of finished products.
- Perform bakery duties including: weigh, sift, measure and mix baking ingredients, bake quick breads, rolls, cookies, muffins, croissants, pies, cakes, biscuits and other items per schedule.
- Properly build cakes including filling, icing, decorating, making ganache, mousse and buttercream.
- Maintaining Production for bakery case; quality, expiration dates, and visual esthetics.
- Clean shelves, machinery (Hobart, scales, ovens and baking tables) glass and visible areas.
- Observe standard codes of protocol – wear gloves at all times when handling product (no fingers on slices of cake), if you must sneeze, cover, and wash hands afterward.
- Cleaning up as you go with production to maintain a clean work environment.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Comprehensive Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Full-time employees receive a generous benefits package including Health/Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k), paid vacation and paid holidays
- Holiday premium pay for time worked on recognized holidays
- 35% employee store discount
- $50 subsidy towards non-slip shoes every 6 months.
- Awesome, team-oriented environment
- Opportunities for growth and development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
