Pastry Baker

It s fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they re doing! We re committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

27.50 per hour

As a representative for our company, you will be responsible for dessert and pastry production (measure and mix ingredients) and baking according to recipes/guidelines. Experience with ethnic and diverse dessert variations and with some bread work experience as well. We provide creative flexibility and you would have the chance to work with a talented staff and the ability to expand your skills and resume.

• No Weekends
• Monday to Friday; 5:30am-2:00pm
• Snacks and meals provided during shifts
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 12 paid holidays
• 401K with match
• Vacation and Sick days

• Prepares, bakes, cooks, and serves various pastries, cookies, and breads.
• Makes all types of desserts; sweet & savory breads (yeast/quick), cakes/cupcakes, pies, torts, flans, custards, granolas, cookies, pate à choux, cheesecakes, bars and some vegan desserts.
• Writes menus for an array of world cuisine.
• Responsible for food quality and presentation.
• Prepares breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, pies, cakes, doughnuts, biscuits and other pastries, including icings and frostings, according to established recipes.
• Reviews production schedules to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily baking activities.
• Spreads or sprinkles a range of various toppings on specialty baked items.
• Shapes dough for cookies, pies and fancy pastries either by hand or by using dough rollers and cookie cutters.
• Receives ingredients and other supplies from main kitchen and/or pantry as required for daily operations.
• Cuts and weighs dough into uniform portions with knife or divider, molds dough into loaves or other shapes, and places in pans; proofs dough and bakes in oven using peel; inspects product for quality during and after baking and makes adjustments to processes as required.
• Cleans and maintains work areas, utensils and equipment.
• Detects and ensures disposition of spoiled or unattractive food, defective supplies/equipment and/or other unusual conditions.
• Completes production sheets and other records as required.
• May be required to prepare baked goods for special diets.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

• Clean professional appearance.
• Baking experience is essential.
• Ability to move throughout the café and kitchen.
• Good HACCP knowledge or food Serv Safe certified.
• Sense of urgency.
• Excellent verbal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Culinary degree (preferred, but not required).
• Serv Safe certified preferred.
• 3-4 years minimum experience.

• Fast paced kitchen environment.
• High sense of urgency.
• Large kitchen environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.
• Work involves considerable exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors and/or loud noises.
• Pass a background check.
• Must be able to stand a minimum of 8 hours a day.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, taste, smell or hear.

Ability to stand, walk, and sit for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 50 pounds of office and kitchen equipment (boxes, knives etc.) and ability to safely install devices. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

(Refer to the Physical Demand Descriptions for Café, Culinary and Kitchen.) Under The Americans with Disabilities Act reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Authorized to work in the U.S.

Flagship is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information,…