Production Bread Baker

Job Description

Job Description

Production Bread Baker - Flour Breadquarters - 19 Dry Dock Ave, Boston

Do you love working in a bustling kitchen with a great team environment?

Are you a fanatic about baking and making perfect pastries?

If so, we have the opportunity for you! Flour Bakery + Cafe is now hiring for full and part- time production bakers with a BREAD FOCUS at our Big Kitchen in the Seaport!

This is a full-time position with potential to grow with Flour Bakery. Bakers have the opportunity to work every station to get a well-rounded perspective on the pastry operations in the bakery.

The full-time position shift time is generally 11am-7pm, 4 days a week, with 1 weekend day required. 
The part-time position schedule is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7 am to 3 pm. This schedule will not change. 

Day-to-day Performance Expectations:

• Arrive at work for your scheduled shift on time (Flour time = 5 minutes early!)  
• Help to maintain an overall positive team environment
• Provide open communication with your managers about the bakeries on-goings, changes, the team, and ideas for improvement
• Maintain proper communication with your fellow team members 
• Demonstrate the ability and self awareness to know when you need your manager or fellow employees to help you
• Ability to keep calm while trouble-shooting
• Maintain the Flour standard of quality (MOM test) for all items produced
• Maintain the organization and sanitation standards of the Flour kitchen
• Ensure that your station and work areas are clean , tidy and properly set up for the next day before leaving the premises

Bread Focus Requirements:
Work in a fast-paced, high volume environment with a small team learning all elements of our bread process during the time of day your shift is, which includes:

• how to mix/shape/bake our various from scratch bread types daily
• Proper execution of the bread proofing and troubleshooting process based on temperature changes
• Know the vision of our entire bread life cycle including when the dough is mixed, when it gets baked/sliced, how it is packaged to travel to locations
• Mixing/process/shape our laminated doughs such as croissant or other viennoiserie
• Mixing/process/shape our enriched doughs such a brioche 

**Upon proficiency in execution of a focus area, as desired by you, we love being able to cross-train our bakers on as many projects as they are interested in learning and the kitchen is able to accommodate at that time! ** 

Skills for Qualification:

• At least 1 year of professional baking experience required
• Open availability to work, including weekends and holidays. 
• We ask for a year commitment for this position.
• Ability to use all kitchen utensils safely, including knives, ovens, slicers, etc.
• Must be able to maintain grooming and uniform standards
• You must enjoy a fast paced, high volume kitchen environment, be driven and have self-motivation, and have an eye for detail.
• Excellent sense of urgency
• Ability to take feedback and direction
• Willingness to work in a team and help all other departments, as needed

Work Environment: 

• Must be able to work in an environment with loud noises and machinery
• Must be able to work around various aromas and fluctuating temperatures
• We do our best not to cross-contaminate anything containing gluten. However, there may be gluten in the air at times. 
• We do our best to accommodate any staff allergy requests. 

Physical Requirements:

• *Be prepared to be on your feet all day. This is a physically active role*
• Able to work at least 6-10 hour shifts on your feet
• Able to grasp, reach over, and under counters and overhead shelving 
• Able to move, lift, push, bend, and handle equipment, supplies, and lift at least 50lbs. 

Compensation:
The starting pay rate for this position is $19, but the total pay range is $19-$31.00.

Additional Information: 
Flour offers a fantastic work environment, an unparalleled commitment to training to make you a better team member (plus all the pastries you can eat)! We offer benefits such as health/dental/vision insurance, 401k with a generous match,  paid vacation/sick time, and a great staff meal policy. We offer a real commitment to growth – both in your skill/knowledge and growing into more senior positions if that is an interest of yours!