Bakery Production Associate

Bakery Production Associate

Co-Dough Bakery | Newport, Rhode Island

Co-Dough is looking for a reliable, hardworking Bakery Production Associate to join our production team.

This is a hands-on position in a fast-paced bakery environment. Production Associates work across different areas of production, including dough preparation, rolling and shaping, fillings, icings and glazes, baking, frying, finishing, packaging, prep, and cleaning.

Previous bakery or kitchen experience is preferred, but not required. We are willing to train the right person. What matters most to us is reliability, work ethic, speed, cleanliness, attention to detail, and the ability to follow our recipes and production standards consistently.

• Prepare, mix, portion, roll, shape, fill, and cut dough according to Co-Dough recipes and specifications
• Work with cinnamon bun dough, brioche, and other bakery products
• Prepare fillings, icings, glazes, and other bakery components according to Co-Dough recipes and procedures
• Accurately weigh and measure ingredients and follow recipes and procedures exactly
• Prepare ingredients and components needed for upcoming production
• Assist with proofing, baking, frying, finishing, and packaging products as trained
• Maintain consistent product weights, sizes, appearance, texture, and quality
• Follow daily production sheets, assigned quantities, priorities, and deadlines
• Complete assigned production tasks within established time expectations
• Load, unload, and organize sheet pans, racks, bins, ingredients, and bakery equipment
• Properly label, date, rotate, and store ingredients and prepared products
• Follow FIFO procedures and all food-storage requirements
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation throughout the entire shift
• Clean as you go and reset workstations after completing production tasks
• Wash, sanitize, and properly store equipment, tools, bins, sheet pans, utensils, and other production supplies
• Complete assigned production cleaning, organization, opening, and closing responsibilities
• Sweep, mop, remove trash, break down boxes, and maintain clean production and storage areas
• Restock ingredients and production supplies before they run out
• Follow all food-safety, sanitation, allergen, and workplace-safety procedures
• Immediately communicate issues involving product quality, ingredients, inventory, equipment, or production
• Assist other members of the production team as needed to ensure daily production is completed correctly and on time
• Perform additional bakery production responsibilities as assigned

The right person for this position is:

• Reliable and punctual
• Hardworking and willing to learn
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
• Able to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy and quality
• Able to follow recipes, procedures, and instructions exactly
• Detail-oriented and focused on consistency
• Clean and organized while working
• Comfortable receiving feedback and being trained on Co-Dough's specific production methods
• Able to work independently once properly trained
• A team player who is willing to help wherever needed
• Able to stay focused and productive throughout the shift
• Comfortable performing repetitive production tasks
• Comfortable being on their feet for the majority of the shift
• Able to safely lift and move bakery ingredients, equipment, racks, bins, and supplies

Previous experience in a bakery, commercial kitchen, restaurant, food-production facility, or similar environment is preferred but not required for the right candidate
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Formal culinary or pastry education is not required.

We care most about reliability, work ethic, speed, cleanliness, attention to detail, consistency, and the ability to follow our systems and recipes exactly.