Baker III - Production Baker III

Salt & Straw • Portland, OR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Salt & Straw is hiring a full-time, hourly, non-exempt Production Baker III for its Central Kitchen of Oregon production facility in Portland’s Central Eastside. This is a lead-level role on the Bake team, with expanded experience, skills, and responsibilities beyond those of Production Baker I and II team members. The Bake team produces high-quality inclusions and variegates efficiently and accurately for Salt & Straw’s finished ice cream products. Production Baker III team members help lead daily production execution, support workflow planning, provide technical guidance, and uphold standards for product quality, food safety, and operational consistency.

The role involves reviewing schedules and work orders, helping direct the Bake team during shifts, following recipes, and guiding production work. The Production Baker III evaluates products, monitors sanitation and GMP adherence, supports workflow improvements, trains team members, communicates production or personnel concerns, helps with break compliance, and records completed production and quantities in NetSuite. The work environment includes common food allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, and seafood. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Responsibilities

• Review daily production schedules and work orders to support production planning, prioritization, and project assignment.
• Lead and support the Bake team throughout the shift to meet production goals safely, efficiently, and accurately.
• Follow recipe specifications, including ingredient weighing, sequencing, and equipment operation.
• Provide hands-on guidance during production to support high-quality and consistent product output.
• Observe and evaluate products from raw ingredients through finished inclusions to ensure quality standards are met.
• Monitor organization, sanitation, and adherence to GMPs across the Bake team, correcting deviations as needed.
• Identify production flow, efficiency, or ergonomic concerns and adjust workflows or escalate concerns appropriately.
• Ensure ingredients, tools, and equipment are clean, organized, and production-ready at the start of each project.
• Communicate ingredient status, lot codes, expiration dates, and production-impacting concerns.
• Train and retrain team members on equipment operation, production methods, organization, and safety best practices.
• Reinforce updated policies and procedures to support operational consistency.
• Communicate personnel or production concerns promptly to the Bake Supervisor.
• Support meal and rest break compliance while serving as backup to the Supervisor as needed.
• Accurately enter production completion and quantities into NetSuite.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match, eligible after three months of service, with automatic enrollment and a 50% company match on deferrals up to 1% of pay.
• Paid time off accruing from approximately two weeks per year, increasing with tenure.
• Forty hours of sick leave provided after 30 days of employment, plus ongoing accrual based on hours worked.
• Twelve paid holidays annually.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning the first of the month following the start date.
• Career growth opportunities and up to $1,800 per year in education reimbursement for eligible programs.
• 30% team member discount on handmade ice cream and merchandise.
• Additional voluntary benefits, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, commuter benefits, and pet insurance.
• Optional access to earned wages before payday through Everyday Pay.

What This Job Offers

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