Baker

Pay Range: $19 to $21 Depending on Experience

Full Benefit Package: Including Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision and Disability Insurance, 401k Retirement Account with a company match and a store discount!

Shift Requirement: One weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) is required each week. If you’re available both Saturday and Sunday—even better! Please note that holidays and the summer season are our busiest times, so we do need advance planning and a strong commitment during these peak periods.

The Woodstock Farmers’ Market is the area’s premier year-round, fresh food-focused grocery store. We are committed to creating and selling the best products sourced locally and globally, ethically, and sustainably. We hire only the most service-oriented people who appreciate and share our CORE VALUES:

• Come with an empty cup: have humility
• Sit at the table together: be collaborative
• Do the right thing—always: be honest, accountable and have integrity
• Always hungry: relentlessly get stuff done
• Fish Cakes: think outside the box to creatively solve problems
• Bright side: always be positive

IN SUMMARY

The Bakery Department is a member of the Prepared Foods Team which includes all deli service staff, prep kitchen staff and bakery staff. Our bakers operate in a busy environment in our commissary facility next door, fondly called our Bakehouse. Our bakery team is responsible for all sales and merchandising in the retail store (next door), understanding and executing all opening/closing procedures, following recipes and baking our products, receiving of deliveries and inspecting for quality, being aware of the power of merchandising and keeping our retail cases/shelves appealing. Merchandising and sales is shared responsibility with the deli who helps stock the cold and dry cases in the store.

THE FIVE ROLES

1. Extra-mile service

2. Assess & complete daily production

3. Assists with large bakery tasks

4. Maintains cleanliness of the bakery

5. Adheres to WFM Recipes

What you'll be doing:

• Make cookies, muffins, quick breads, scones, pies etc., following our recipes
• Help with fine pastries
• Packaging, wrapping and labelling items for sale
• Stocking and merchandising the bakery cases next door in the deli
• Keep work and storage areas clean and sanitary
• Work cheerfully in a team environment
• Execute all opening/closing procedures
• Receive deliveries and inspect for quality
• Keep retail cases/shelves orderly and appealing
• Evaluate products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods.
• Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking
• Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.
• Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.
• Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies and other products.
• Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending or cooking machinery.
• Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens.
• Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, accordingly.
• Check quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
• Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
• Adapt quantity of ingredients to match amount of items to be baked.

As is more often than not the case, keep in mind that "of utmost importance” describes the general nature and level of work performed in your job. They should not be construed as an exhaustive listing of all job duties and responsibilities by employees so classified.

Requirements:

1 year experience working in a commercial production bakery

Outstanding communication and organizational skills

Attention to detail

Ability to follow recipes and learn new techniques

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO DO BE ABLE TO DO – with or without an accommodation

Frequently raise or lower objects up to 40 pounds from one level to another regularly |Remain on feet in upright position for continuous periods of time |Walk throughout store, including to other buildings and outdoor areas | Exerting force on a regular basis so object is moved to or from team member | Carrying objects up to 40 pounds on a regular basis | Grasping and/or picking up objects | Regularly reaching for objects | Bending forward by bending at waist or bending legs and spine

About The Woodstock Farmers Market

We’re a busy, year-round fresh food market with locations in Woodstock and Waterbury. While we’re small in size, we offer a big, dynamic experience—featuring local produce and meats, specialty products, a prepared foods kitchen, and a strong focus on great customer service. We’re proud of our inclusive, upbeat culture and are looking for people who love food, enjoy working with others, and want to be part of a team committed to Feeding Our Community.