Artisan Bread Baker: Training, Growth & Benefits

La Farm Bakery; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

Wellness resources

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

La Farm Bakery is hiring for a full-time baker to support bread production and ensure adherence to recipe specs, freshness, and quality standards. The role emphasizes world-class customer service and a sense of urgency in serving customers.

The candidate should have 2-3 years of professional culinary experience in artisan breads, with willingness to teach and grow within the bakery’s system. Flexibility for weekends and holidays is required, with potential for advancement.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years previous professional culinary experience baking artisan breads preferred; however, we are willing to teach.
• Production skills, technique, consistency, and accuracy.
• Demonstrated creative thinking.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Familiar with utilizing machine mixer, divider, moulder, 5 tier oven.
• Comprehends dough and bread fermentation process; can make necessary adjustments and calls.
• Accurate at scaling dough; efficient mixing and shaping large volumes; proper oven management for consistent product.
• Analytical ability and math proficiency to monitor proper production scheduling of daily operations.
• Ability to solve business related problems quickly and efficiently.
• Great relationship building skills and demonstrated positive demeanor as a team player.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment, multitask and accurately meet deadlines.
• Flexibility required: Weekends required, holiday work required, two days off (not consecutive).
• Desire to experiment to create new products.
• Desire to learn the trade.

Responsibilities

• Team: Embody La Farm values through action, example, and communication: Exceed Customer Expectations, Quality, Dignity, Community, Learning, Teaching, and Innovation.
• Product: Ensure bread production adheres to recipe specs, ingredient/product freshness and quality standards. Ensure quality, consistency, and accurate product production.
• Customer Service: Ensure and exude world-class customer service and demonstrate urgency to serve every customer.

Skills

Culinary experience

Production skills

Customer service

Dough handling

Math proficiency

Team player

Weekend/holiday flexibility

Desire to learn

Tools

Mixer

Divider

Moulder

Oven (5-tier)

Job description

La Farm Bakery is hiring for a full-time baker to support bread production and ensure adherence to recipe specs, freshness, and quality standards. The role emphasizes world-class customer service and a sense of urgency in serving customers.

The candidate should have 2-3 years of professional culinary experience in artisan breads, with willingness to teach and grow within the bakery’s system. Flexibility for weekends and holidays is required, with potential for advancement.