Cook - Baker

Lev Restaurant Group • Las Vegas, NV

15h

About The Position

Job Summary: We are searching for skilled, creative Bakers who strive to provide excellent baked items and service in an efficient, professional manner. The Baker will design, execute, and improve recipes, perform quality checks on ingredients and finished products, use icing, glazes, fillings, and decorations to enhance item presentation, and process orders from customers. To be a successful Baker, you should be efficient and friendly with a focus on food quality and customer satisfaction. You should be organized, decisive, attentive, and possess a strong understanding of baking techniques. Essential Job Functions: Designing and improving recipes Measuring and combining ingredients and using mixers, blenders, heat sources, and other equipment to make baked goods, such as cookies, bread, cakes, etc. Decorating and displaying finished products Testing ingredients and finished goods to ensure that each item meets food safety and quality controls Greeting customers, answering questions, making recommendations, accepting orders and payments, and providing exceptional customer service Keeping records relating to deliveries, inventory, and production levels Taking client information and ensuring that deliveries are fulfilled accurately and on time Cleaning and restocking workstations and ensuring that all equipment is sanitized and prepared for the next shift Able to understand and comply with all safety regulations and rules Train others on product, decorating and quality of product Able to understand and comply with all safety regulations and rules

Requirements

• Strong communication, time and resource management, and planning skills
• Attention to detail, especially when performing quality inspections on ingredients and products
• Basic math and computer skills
• Willingness to work independently or with other team members to solve problems, plan schedules, fulfill orders, and create amazing baked goods
• Flexibility to work around customer demands, including early morning, night, weekend and holiday availability
• Read and visually verify information in a variety of formats (e.g., small print)
• Visually inspect tools, equipment, or machines (e.g., to identify defects)
• Ability to lift at least but not limited to 50 pounds and if more must be with assistance
• Ability to move quickly turning from left to right or right to left
• Flexibility in the wrist to scoop, twist, push, pull, lift, and bend
• Reach overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping
• Prolonged periods of standing and working in a kitchen
• Exposure to extreme heat, steam, and cold present in a kitchen environment
• Manual dexterity to cut and chop foods and perform other related tasks
• Ability to be mobile in walk-in refrigerator and freezer with temperatures ranging from 40° F to -10°F

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Designing and improving recipes
• Measuring and combining ingredients and using mixers, blenders, heat sources, and other equipment to make baked goods, such as cookies, bread, cakes, etc.
• Decorating and displaying finished products
• Testing ingredients and finished goods to ensure that each item meets food safety and quality controls
• Greeting customers, answering questions, making recommendations, accepting orders and payments, and providing exceptional customer service
• Keeping records relating to deliveries, inventory, and production levels
• Taking client information and ensuring that deliveries are fulfilled accurately and on time
• Cleaning and restocking workstations and ensuring that all equipment is sanitized and prepared for the next shift
• Able to understand and comply with all safety regulations and rules
• Train others on product, decorating and quality of product
• Able to understand and comply with all safety regulations and rules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED