Bread Baker - La Boulangerie

Link Restaurant Group was founded by James Beard Award winning executive Chef Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski, with the goal to support the continuous growth of their family of restaurants in New Orleans. Currently that includes Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Peche Seafood Grill, Gianna, La Boulangerie and Calcasieu Private Dining. Growing up in south Louisiana taught Chef Link about the importance of traditions and the regions unique flavors, which helped define their guiding philosophy to produce honest, simple food.

We offer competitive wages, health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401k with company match, paid sick days, in-house dining discounts, career progression and professional development.

La Boulangerie is currently hiring for the position of Bread Baker with at least one year of previous experience at a bakery. Responsible for opening in the morning and ensuring the quality of baked goods. La Boulangerie Bread Bakers are required to execute bread items and recipes as set forth by the Executive Pastry Chef and are accountable for BOH cleanliness and organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensures products produced in the pastry shop meet quality standards established by the pastry chef and executive chef

• Mixing and baking off bread dough, up to 100# of dough per type of dough.

• Creating new baked goods

• Follow recipes accurately

• Monitoring proper storage, FIFO, and shelf life guidelines for all product

• Completion of daily assigned production duties

• Use all equipment respectfully and carefully

• Clean equipment after every use

• Maintain proper storage procedures as specified by Health Department

• Notify manager of any shortages of ingredients

• Be able to work in a professional manner with fellow BOH employees

• Train new employees on basic procedures

• Maintain a clean and organized station

• Assist in weekly deep cleaning of the BOH

• Be able to taste all food at any required moment

• Follow all proper food safety practices and kitchen safety practices

• Continue to improve upon existing skill set

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of one year of kitchen experience required

• Basic knife skills

• Sanitation Knowledge

• Food safety knowledge

• Passionate about food and hospitality

Physical Demands

• The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. Tasting, seeing, hearing, and smell are also required abilities. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Link Restaurant Group reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of LRG or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

LRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.

Job Type : Full Time

Compensation Type : Hourly