Baker- Full-time

Are you a skilled baker who finds joy in the early morning smell of fresh bread and the buzz of a vibrant community? Monadnock Food Co-op is looking for a passionate Baker with commercial baking experience to join our award-winning team in downtown Keene. In this role, your positive attitude will be just as essential as your technical skills as you craft wholesome, organic, and locally-sourced goods for our community. Join us in our mission to build a healthy, sustainable food system while working in a collaborative environment that was recently named NH Business of the Year.
Perform a variety of baking duties to provide customers with high quality, good tasting, nutritious food including breads, muffins, cookies, pies, cakes, doughnuts and other pastries. Work with management to meet objectives for sales, margin, labor, and customer service. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. 

Co-op Benefits: 

· 20% employee discount- including sale items!

· Quarterly and Annual Gainshare depending on store performance

· 401K – Traditional or Roth or Both! with up to 4% company match and free retirement counselors

· Health Insurance- 3 plans including an HSA option eligible at 30 hours/week

· Dental Insurance eligible at 20 hours/week

· Vision Insurance eligible at 20 hours/week

· Pet Insurance 

· Short & Long-term disability- company provided at 35 hours per week

· $25,000 Life Insurance policy – company provided at 20 hours per week

· Generous Paid Time Off

· Employee Assistance Plan 

· Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave

· Free Staffed Out products, plants and flowers

· Staff Appreciation Events throughout the year!

· Co-op gear

. Paid community outreach hours

· Fun at work! We Rock!

Location: 34 Cypress St Keene, NH 03431

Schedule: It's early! 5am to 1pm

*You must be available for this schedule in order to be considered*

Pay Range: Begins at $18.54 with additional compensation for experience

Monadnock Food Co-op participates in E-Verify

Check out our career opportunities at: https://monadnockfood.coop/our-co-op/careers/

Bakery Operations

• Prepare breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, pies, cakes, doughnuts, biscuits and other pastries, including icings and frostings, according to established recipes
• Review production schedules to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily baking activities
• Establish and/or maintain procedures for pricing bakery items to meet margin goals and for marking down and/or eliminating items to reduce losses when appropriate
• Ensure accurate, up-to-date records of cost of preparing items
• Maintain waste logs and know percentage of waste each week
• Review movement reports and waste reports together to determine batch sizes and recipe rotations
• Complete production sheets and other records as required
• May be required to prepare baked goods for special diets

Merchandising

• Ensure accurate, up-to-date price, ingredient and date labeling of items
• Assist in planning and implementing seasonal programs
• Ensure food prep, work area, utensils, equipment and display areas are maintained in sanitary, orderly condition meeting or exceeding health department standards
• Follow USDA and NH State Law regarding the use, labeling and handling of allergens
• Ensure proper storage and labeling procedures as per health department and organic standards
• Participate in monthly inventory counts as directed by the department manager

Qualifications

The following requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Regularly lift 50lbs safely
• Ability to be mobile throughout entire shifts
• Bend, squat, stoop, kneel or crouch
• Ability to communicate with customers and coworkers
• Sufficient vision to perform your job safely and accurately
• Effective communication skills to listen and to give clear directions in English
• Ability to operate commercial kitchen equipment such as mixers, oven, stove
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Familiarity and knowledge of current trends in the natural foods industry
• Experience working in a commercial bakery
• ServSafe Certified, or willing and able to become certified