Baker III - Production Baker III

Salt & Straw • Portland, OR

1d • $22 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Salt & Straw is looking for Production Bakers to support our Central Kitchen of Oregon (CKOR) production facility located in Portland’s Central Eastside. The Production Baker III 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 is responsible for producing high-quality inclusions and variegates efficiently and accurately for use throughout 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 Salt & Straw’s highest standards for product quality, food safety, and operational consistency.

Requirements

• Expanded experience, skills, and responsibilities beyond those of Production Baker I and II team members
• Ability to produce high-quality inclusions and variegates efficiently and accurately
• Ability to lead daily production execution, support workflow planning, and provide technical guidance
• Uphold highest standards for product quality, food safety, and operational consistency
• Standing 75% of the time
• Walking 25% of the time
• Occasional to frequent bending, pushing, pulling
• Frequent lifting up to 35 lbs
• Occasionally lifting of up to 50lbs
• Frequent repetitive motion
• Regularly required to use hands to handle or operate tools, equipment or controls
• Will be required to regularly talk, hear and see
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust and focus
• Working in an environment where common food allergens (peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, eggs, soy, wheat, seafood) are present

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NetSuite

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 accurately 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 while 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 clearly regarding 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

• Optional access to earned wages before payday
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Sick Leave
• Twelve paid holidays annually
• Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
• Career Development & Tuition Assistance
• Team Member Discount
• Additional Voluntary Benefits (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, commuter benefits, and pet insurance)

What This Job Offers

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