Pastry Chef and Baker

Pastry Chef 1

Average Weekly Hours

Sunday 5:30 AM - 1:30 AM, Monday 8-2, Tuesday 8-2, Wednesday 8-2, Thursday 8-2 32 Hours a Week * This position could also work second shift during the weekdays if that is preferred.

Benefits:

Paid Time Off

Overview:

This position is primarily focused on three branches of production: donuts, muffins, and scones.

• This position creates weekly donut flavors and produces the fillings for them
• This position is the muffin maker, producing about 200-300 muffins per week
• This position is the scone maker, producing about 200-300 scones per week
• Assists with answering phone calls
• Assists with in helping with customer service
• Maintains strict bakery standards for products
• Arrives each day with a clean apron
• Must have reliable transportation as running occasional deliveries may be required

Other job responsibilities include standard bakery roles including: helping with bakery cleanliness, following health department regulations, helping cover shifts when other staff are on vacation, helping with customer service, etc.

Responsibilities (Critical behaviors associated with this role):

• Properly corresponding, baking, and documenting small wholesale orders
• Answering phones
• Help prepare all cake components including buttercreams, curds, jams, mousses, etc.
• This position is responsible for occasionally helping clean the bathrooms and vacuum the hallways
• All staff are required to occasionally help fill in for other staff when they are sick or when they are taking vacation
• Maintain bakery cleanliness
• Be proactive in finding solutions to problems and being an active participant in helping solve bakery problems
• Maintain a positive work environment
• Approach people with kindness
• Avoids sarcasm or deflecting negative feelings with indirect statements
• Do your dishes in a timely manner
• Leave the kitchen cleaner then how you found it
• Being a “team player” is imperative for this role. We are a small business and all staff help each other when needed.
• Making sure your deadlines for product/baking/orders are met
• Making sure you arrive to work consistently at your scheduled time
• Making sure to keep up with production and not let tasks “snowball” for the end of the week
• Making sure to document when product is low and forecasting when you will need product ahead of time
• Meringue Bakery needs staff who are willing to be creative and suggest new menu items and explore unique menu offerings.
• This job may involve helping with cake/dessert deliveries
• Checking out with staff and/or a manager daily when leaving
• Reporting negative client experiences or product mistakes to management
• During high volume weeks, all staff are required to work until the daily job lists are done, even if it requires staying longer than the schedule suggests.

Qualifications/Skills

• Customer service
• People management, fostering teamwork, and giving feedback
• Make work a fun place
• Planning and multitasking
• Conflict resolution
• Great Verbal communication

Requirements (expected proficiencies):

Preferred

• Bakery experience preferred

Required

• High School Diploma or GED
• Current Driver’s License
• Reliable and clean transportation
• Comfortable using a computer, navigating standard office and point-of-sale systems.

Pay: $15.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $16