Artisan Bread Baker

Artisan Bread Baker at Colectivo Coffee

The Artisan Baker will develop and produce artisan breads and laminated pastries while following Troubadour’s mission, goals, and values.

• Ensure that all bakery areas and equipment are safe and sanitary in accordance with food handling procedures; keep the area clean throughout the shift and follow cleaning procedures at the end of the shift.
• Accurately follow formulas in the preparation of all dough and safely utilize all mixing, lamination, and baking equipment.
• Precisely scale, shape, and score loaves and assure finished baked products meet quality standards.
• Mix, mold, prepare, and bake pastry shells as required.
• Maintain correct inventory, recommend replenishment orders, and properly store, date, and rotate inventory items.
• Organize ingredient storage and all supplies and equipment.
• Work in accordance with all federal, state, and local safe production facility requirements.

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and/or written instructions accurately and to request clarification when needed.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions requiring moderate to maximum strength, lifting and handling materials weighing up to 55 lbs.
• Familiarity with the safe operation of all bakery equipment.
• Ability to accurately measure ingredients.
• Ability to accurately judge proofing time required by different breads.
• Ability to accurately assess the effect of changes in the environment on the production schedule and take appropriate action.
• Ability to shape and score dough to allow for maximum volume.
• Ability to make and work with laminated dough.
• Ability to multitask within a baking cycle.

• 3+ years of industry experience shaping, scoring, and baking European‑style breads. Culinary school degree desirable but not required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience with sourdough, liquid or stiff levain, poolish, sponges, and rye starters preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of creating and baking laminated dough and viennoiserie preferred.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Food & Beverages