Assistant Baker

Angel of the Winds Casino Resort; Arlington (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Baker to join their team at a friendly casino resort. This role involves assisting in the creation of high-quality baked goods, maintaining inventory, and ensuring compliance with kitchen standards. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional guest service skills, a detail-oriented mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. With a commitment to professionalism and teamwork, you will play a key role in delivering an outstanding culinary experience to guests. If you are passionate about baking and eager to contribute to a vibrant team, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of baking experience in high volume environments required.
• Must be detail-oriented, reliable, and able to work in fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating quality baked goods and maintaining inventory.
• Comply with kitchen standards and maintain cleanliness.

Skills

Exceptional guest service skills

Detail-oriented

Punctual and reliable

Strong verbal communication

Ability to work independently

Basic math skills

Job description

Starting Wage: $18.00/hr

Company Standards

At Angel of the Winds, the World’s Friendliest Casino Resort, we require all employees to provide exceptional guest service with a positive and outgoing attitude. We value all guests and team members through our guiding values: Welcoming, Engaged, Accountable, Customer Experience, and Team. We have a commitment to understand, define, and deliver what our guests want and represent our company by being professional and courteous to all.

Responsibilities

• Assists Baker in creating quality baked goods.
• Assist in forecasting usage based on set pars using a product mix.
• Assist in maintaining inventory of bakery supplies.
• Understands and complies consistently with our standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards, and kitchen rules, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station area including tables, shelves, walls, grills, broilers, fryers, flat top range, and refrigeration equipment.
• Reports equipment and food quality problems to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Informs supervisor immediately of product shortages.
• Uses our Standard Recipe Card for preparing all products.
• Uses all kitchen equipment following proper procedures and training.
• Communicates with supervisor relaying food usage and quality control.
• Follows proper HAACP guidelines when handling, preparing, storing, or stocking food items.
• Attends all mandatory department, casino, and/or training meetings.
• Follows all department and casino policies, procedures, and regulations as required.
• Ensures compliance with Tribal, State, Federal, and NIGC regulations.
• Ensures control/protection of company assets as applicable.
• Works days, nights, weekends, special events, and holidays as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Exceptional guest service skills required.
• At least 1 year’s relevant work history required baking big bulk batches.
• Must have experience in high volume scratch baking, laminated doughs, cake and cake decorating, and fine pastries.
• Must be highly detail-oriented, punctual, and reliable.
• Must be quick and efficient and have the ability to work in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment.
• Positive, willingness to learn, friendly, and outgoing attitude required.
• Ability to work independently.
• Strong and outgoing verbal communication skills in person - face to face.
• Exceptional guest service skills required.
• Ability to maintain professional, courteous, and effective working relationships with all levels of the organization and outside business contacts.
• Accurately follows directions from the management team.
• Must be able to lift and move moderately heavy items on a regular basis.
• Strong verbal communication skills required.
• Ability to communicate clearly with all kitchen staff.
• Manage flow and timing of finished product within a shift.
• Basic math skills which include the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Certificates, Licenses, Regulations

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Class B gaming license from the Stillaguamish Tribal Gaming Agency.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Washington State Health Card (Food Worker Card).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral and written communication. The position requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Requires repetitive movement daily with sedentary work, occasional bending and crouching. There are no adverse conditions, but employee is exposed to tobacco smoke on a regular basis. This is a 24 hour, 7 days a week work operation.