Job Description: As an important member of La Colombe’s Flagship Café in Fishtown, the baker contributes to the culinary experience of our guests by producing delicious and beautiful baguettes, sourdoughs, challah, ciabatta, and more. Applicants must be able to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The position requires early morning hours (330 AM), weekends, and holidays. Ideal candidate will be a capable shaper/baker who can contribute strongly right away, without extensive training. Compensation will be based on experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Opening and preparing work stations for the daily bake

• Portioning and hand-shaping a variety of free-form rustic loaves

• Baking baguettes, sourdoughs, and more in a deck oven

• Neatly arranging bread displays for retail

• Successfully balancing shaping/baking duties

• Proper usage of commercial equipment including mixers, ovens, and knives

• Inspect food preparation and serving areas to ensure observance of safe, sanitary food-handling practices

• Quality Control

• Adhere to timing standards and schedules for all products and services

• Maintain clean, safe, and sanitary stations (shaping room, ovens, walk-in cooler, etc.)

• Properly clean and maintain equipment

• Complete other general bakery tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of shaping and baking in a high-volume artisan bakery

• Ability to work positively in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with a team.

• Mixing skills a plus, though not necessary