Bakery Production Associate

Bakery Production Associate

Co-Dough is looking for a reliable, hardworking Bakery Production Associate to join our production team.

This is a hands-on position in a fast-paced bakery environment. Production Associates work across different areas of production, including dough preparation, rolling and shaping, fillings, icings and glazes, baking, frying, finishing, packaging, prep, and cleaning.

Previous bakery or kitchen experience is preferred, but not required. We are willing to train the right person. What matters most to us is reliability, work ethic, speed, cleanliness, attention to detail, and the ability to follow our recipes and production standards consistently.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, mix, portion, roll, shape, fill, and cut dough according to Co-Dough recipes and specifications
• Work with cinnamon bun dough, brioche, and other bakery products
• Prepare fillings, icings, glazes, and other bakery components according to Co-Dough recipes and procedures
• Accurately weigh and measure ingredients and follow recipes and procedures exactly
• Prepare ingredients and components needed for upcoming production
• Assist with proofing, baking, frying, finishing, and packaging products as trained
• Maintain consistent product weights, sizes, appearance, texture, and quality
• Follow daily production sheets, assigned quantities, priorities, and deadlines
• Complete assigned production tasks within established time expectations
• Load, unload, and organize sheet pans, racks, bins, ingredients, and bakery equipment
• Properly label, date, rotate, and store ingredients and prepared products
• Follow FIFO procedures and all food-storage requirements
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation throughout the entire shift
• Clean as you go and reset workstations after completing production tasks
• Wash, sanitize, and properly store equipment, tools, bins, sheet pans, utensils, and other production supplies
• Complete assigned production cleaning, organization, opening, and closing responsibilities
• Sweep, mop, remove trash, break down boxes, and maintain clean production and storage areas
• Restock ingredients and production supplies before they run out
• Follow all food-safety, sanitation, allergen, and workplace-safety procedures
• Immediately communicate issues involving product quality, ingredients, inventory, equipment, or production
• Assist other members of the production team as needed to ensure daily production is completed correctly and on time
• Perform additional bakery production responsibilities as assigned

What We're Looking For

The right person for this position is:

• Reliable and punctual
• Hardworking and willing to learn
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
• Able to work with urgency while maintaining accuracy and quality
• Able to follow recipes, procedures, and instructions exactly
• Detail-oriented and focused on consistency
• Clean and organized while working
• Comfortable receiving feedback and being trained on Co-Dough's specific production methods
• Able to work independently once properly trained
• A team player who is willing to help wherever needed
• Able to stay focused and productive throughout the shift
• Comfortable performing repetitive production tasks
• Comfortable being on their feet for the majority of the shift
• Able to safely lift and move bakery ingredients, equipment, racks, bins, and supplies

Experience

Previous experience in a bakery, commercial kitchen, restaurant, food-production facility, or similar environment is preferred but not required for the right candidate.

Formal culinary or pastry education is not required.

We care most about reliability, work ethic, speed, cleanliness, attention to detail, consistency, and the ability to follow our systems and recipes exactly.

Production & Quality Standards

Consistency is extremely important at Co-Dough. Every product should meet our standards regardless of who is producing it.

Production Associates are expected to:

• Follow recipes, measurements, procedures, and production instructions exactly
• Never make substitutions or changes to recipes or production methods without approval
• Work efficiently and with a sense of urgency
• Meet established production quantities and time expectations
• Maintain consistent product weights, sizes, appearance, texture, and quality
• Follow proper procedures for doughs, fillings, icings, glazes, and other bakery components
• Clean as they go rather than allowing cleaning to accumulate until the end of the shift
• Keep ingredients, tools, equipment, and work areas properly organized
• Follow all labeling, dating, storage, and FIFO procedures
• Properly store ingredients and finished or prepared products
• Communicate mistakes or product-quality concerns immediately
• Never knowingly allow an incorrect or below-standard product to continue through production
• Follow all sanitation, food-safety, uniform, hair-restraint, and workplace policies

Recipe & Confidentiality Standards

Co-Dough's recipes and production systems are proprietary and confidential.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Dough formulas
• Fillings
• Icings and glazes
• Ingredient quantities and ratios
• Preparation methods
• Mixing methods
• Production processes
• Production quantities
• Internal procedures and systems

Production Associates are expected to protect all confidential production information and may not photograph, copy, reproduce, remove, share, post, discuss, or disclose Co-Dough's proprietary recipes or production processes without authorization.

Employees are expected to follow Co-Dough's recipes and procedures exactly and may only access proprietary production information necessary to perform their assigned responsibilities.

Cleanliness & Food Safety

Maintaining a clean production environment is part of the job, not a separate responsibility.

Production Associates are responsible for keeping their work areas clean and organized throughout their shifts and completing all assigned sanitation and cleaning responsibilities.

This includes proper:

• Handwashing and glove use
• Hair restraints and food-production attire
• Equipment and utensil sanitation
• Ingredient storage
• Labeling and dating
• FIFO rotation
• Allergen procedures
• Refrigerated and dry-storage organization
• Workstation cleaning
• Floor and production-area cleaning
• Trash and waste removal

All employees are expected to follow Co-Dough's food-safety and sanitation procedures at all times.

Schedule & Availability

Bakery production takes place outside of traditional business hours, and schedules are based on production needs.

Applicants should have flexibility for early mornings and weekends. Depending on the production position, shifts may also include daytime, evening, or overnight hours.

Reliable attendance and punctuality are essential for this position because each stage of production depends on work being completed correctly and on schedule.

Physical Requirements

This is an active, hands-on production position. Employees must be able to:

• Stand and work on their feet for extended periods
• Bend, reach, lift, carry, and perform repetitive movements
• Safely lift and move ingredients, mixing bowls, bins, sheet pans, racks, and other bakery supplies
• Work around commercial ovens, fryers, mixers, refrigerators, freezers, and other bakery equipment
• Work efficiently in a commercial bakery environment

Why Co-Dough?

Co-Dough is a growing bakery with a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to develop hands-on bakery production skills, take ownership of their