Baker

Avoca Ireland; Glencap Commons North; In loco; EUR 30.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Employee Referral Bonus

Staff discount

Complimentary staff meals

Family Friendly Policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle To Work Scheme

Health & Wellness Programmes

Descrizione del lavoro

Avoca Kilmacanogue in Ireland is seeking an experienced baker/bread maker to join our bakery team. The role involves baking a range of breads and pastries in large volumes and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and organisation.

You will work in a busy kitchen, adhere to HACCP guidelines, manage stock rotation, and contribute to daily food preparation and presentation according to Avoca standards.

Competenze

• Previous experience working in a bakery.
• The ability to bake a range of products in large volumes.
• Excellent timekeeping.
• Good organisation skills.

Mansioni

• HACCP - Food systems management should be up to date and compliant with HACCP and EHO guidelines. Rotation of stock should be regularly practiced (FIFO - First in, first out).
• Food Preparation - Daily food preparation should be undertaken to ensure preparation for the following day or week is of a high standard and sufficient.
• Kitchen Setup/End of Day Duties - ensuring all counters and surfaces are clean, along with storage shelves and storage fridges.
• Food storage - Along with HACCP, food should be stored in appropriate, clean, dry containers and labelled with date of production AND use by date.
• Food Presentation - Ensure that all foods are presentable in keeping with Avoca standards or as directed by your line manager/Head Chef.

Conoscenze

Bakery experience

Large-volume baking

Timekeeping

Organisation skills

Descrizione del lavoro

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland's most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

We are looking to hire an experienced baker/bread maker to join our Avoca Kilmacanogue location.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience working in a bakery
• The ability to bake a range of products in large volumes.
• Excellent timekeeping
• Good organisation skills

Roles and Responsibilities:

• HACCP - Food systems management should be up to date and compliant with HACCP and EHO guidelines. Rotation of stock should be regularly practiced (FIFO - First in, first out).
• Food Preparation - Daily food preparation should be undertaken to ensure preparation for the following day or week is of a high standard and sufficient.
• Kitchen Setup/End of Day Duties - ensuring all counters and surfaces are clean, along with storage shelves and storage fridges.
• Food storage - Along with HACCP, food should be stored in appropriate, clean, dry containers and labelled with date of production AND use by date.
• Food Presentation - Ensure that all foods are presentable in keeping with Avoca standards or as directed by your line manager/Head Chef.

Competencies:

• Cleanliness/Organization - cleanliness in your day to day duties is an important aspect of this role, along with organization skills to ensure all food is properly stored, rotated, and in keeping with health and safety regulations
• Timekeeping - Adhere to the sick leave policy and absence policies, using correct notification methods (to a direct supervisor).
• Multi-tasking - the ability to focus on more than one thing at a time is important as food needs to be prepared in a timely manner. An example of this is keeping an eye on any food items in the oven whilst preparing another dish simultaneously.
• Flexibility - The nature of the business is dependent on customer service which requires certain aspects of flexibility such as roster changes, cover on days that are short-staffed that may be in different areas of the kitchen other than your normal day-to-day role. Every effort shall be made to notify you of this in sufficient time beforehand.
• Energetic- This is a physical role. The successful candidate will be making high volumes of breads and pastries.

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for like-minded folks to join our merry band of men and women. So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Staff discount
• Complimentary staff meals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Health & Wellness Programmes

Avoca is an equal opportunities employer