Head Baker

Head Baker & Production Manager
Butterdrop Bakeshop | Denver, CO
Full-Time | $75,000-$85,000 + Bonus Opportunity

Help us build something special.

Butterdrop Bakeshop is a new, high-end bakery opening in Denver, and we're looking for an experienced Head Baker & Production Manager to help us build our bakery operation from the ground up.
This is more than a Head Baker position. We're looking for someone who loves making exceptional baked goods and knows how to run production - planning what to bake each day, managing a team, forecasting quantities, ordering ingredients, controlling food and labor costs, and making sure everything that leaves our kitchen is consistently excellent.
If you've ever thought, "I'd love the chance to help create a bakery the right way from the beginning," this could be the opportunity for you.

What You'll Do

- Lead daily bakery production and work hands-on alongside the team
- Create daily and weekly production plans based on sales, demand and special orders
- Determine production quantities, batch sizes and par levels
- Manage and schedule the baking/production team
- Own ingredient ordering, inventory and supplier relationships
- Monitor food costs, labor, waste and production efficiency
- Standardize recipes, yields, portions and production processes
- Ensure exceptional consistency, taste, freshness and presentation
- Help develop new, seasonal and signature Butterdrop products
- Maintain excellent food safety, sanitation and kitchen organization
- Help recruit, train and develop a talented bakery team
- Build the systems and processes that will allow Butterdrop to grow

What We're Looking For

- Professional production bakery or high-volume pastry experience
- Previous experience as a Head Baker, Lead Baker, Production Manager, Pastry Chef or similar leadership role
- Experience planning bakery production - not just following a production list
- Experience managing and scheduling bakery employees
- Strong knowledge of ingredient ordering and inventory management
- Understanding of food cost, labor cost, yields and waste management
- Strong baking and pastry fundamentals
- Ability to maintain exceptional quality while producing at volume
- Organized, proactive and comfortable taking ownership
- Excited about creating systems and building something new

Experience with premium pastries, cakes, cookies, macarons or French-inspired baked goods is a plus, but strong production leadership and bakery operations experience are most important to us.

Compensation

$75,000-$85,000 annual salary, based on experience, plus bonus opportunity.
We're looking for an exceptional person to take real ownership of Butterdrop's bakery production, and compensation will reflect the experience and leadership they bring to the role.

Why Butterdrop?

We're building Butterdrop to be a beautiful, welcoming bakery known for exceptional baked goods, thoughtful details and a memorable customer experience.
Because we're new, you'll have the opportunity to help shape our menu, production systems, kitchen, team and culture from the very beginning.
We're looking for someone who doesn't just want another baking job. We're looking for someone who wants to help build Butterdrop.