Overnight Baker

Wright's Gourmet House • Tampa, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team at Wright's Gourmet House, a Tampa landmark serving guests since 1963. Known for our iconic sandwiches, scratch-made desserts, and genuine hospitality, we are looking for team members who are passionate about quality, teamwork, and creating memorable guest experiences in a fast-paced and welcoming environment.

Requirements

• Experience within the past twelve (12) months as a baker for a high-volume restaurant, catering company, bakery, or similar food service operation.
• Operate a variety of equipment and tools including ovens, mixers, scales & measuring tools, portioning machines, packaging machines, knives, and spatulas.
• Operate a variety of culinary equipment and tools when assisting other stations.
• Full-time must be available to work six (6) days a week, and mandatory overtime during peak season and other special occasions.
• Part-time must be available at least three (3) days a week.
• Communicate with effective verbal and written skills with guests, managers, and staff.
• Calm, flexible demeanor for handling the pressure of simultaneously coordinating a wide range of tasks, especially during high-volume times.
• Solve problems with minimal disruption to guests; seek assistance as needed to ensure guests receive a great experience.
• Servsafe Certified or Safe Staff (we provide training).
• Work productively with limited supervision.
• Attentive to detail.
• Basic math skills.
• High standards of personal hygiene & appearance.
• Balancing, twisting, bending, stooping, walking, reaching, lifting, pulling, pushing, and climbing.
• Frequently lifting or moving heavy items up to 50 pounds.
• Standing in place for long periods of time.
• Comfort with working in a very fast-paced, crowded environment with co-workers and guests.
• Must be able to tolerate considerable exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, fumes, smoke, cold, unpleasant odors, and loud noise.
• Consent to both pre-employment and post-hire reasonable suspicion drug testing.
• Consent to a pre-employment background check (criminal and driving).
• Tobacco-free, smoke-free, e-cigarette-free facility and grounds.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality bakery items including cakes, cupcakes, sweet breads, dessert bars, cookies, pies, bagels, Danishes, and rolls from Wright’s Gourmet House recipes.
• Decorate baked products using glaze, icing, and other toppings to achieve a finished appearance.
• Make dessert trays, cookie trays, breakfast trays, and other specialty trays.
• Cut and wrap dessert bars, Bundt cakes, bread loaves, and pies.
• Coordinate with the other culinary stations and guest services department, providing the information and lead time they need to prepare menu items for on-time service.
• Prepare each order the Wright way, meeting the guests’ expectations.
• Always have the order ready on time.
• Use and follow recipes for every batch, measuring each ingredient precisely.
• Ensure quality and portion size over maximizing yields.
• Minimize needless waste.
• Follow safe food handling and sanitation procedures; assist all other areas with meeting these standards.
• Maintain one’s workstation and other associated areas in a clean, safe, and organized condition; assist all other areas with meeting these standards.
• Keep all equipment and tools in peak condition, including routine maintenance and minor repairs.
• Create a clean, safe, exciting, and welcoming atmosphere front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house.
• Cheerfully participate in a workplace filled with warm greetings, friendly smiles, helping hands, and freely shared knowledge.
• Perform daily and weekly administrative tasks e.g., checklists, station counts, etc.
• Assist and support other departments to ensure every guest gets the Wright’s Experience and meets required standards and performance levels.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Life, and Disability Insurance (subject to applicable waiting periods)
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Days & Paid Leave benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) with matching
• Discounts
• Opportunity for Growth and Advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed