Assistant Baker

Red Rooster Coffee Co.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Red Rooster Coffee Co. operates a fast-paced café/bakery in Floyd, VA, hiring an experienced or aspiring Assistant Baker. The role opens the bakery at 5:30 am and requires timely production of biscuits, scones, muffins, and other treats for display by 7 am. It’s a part-time shift with potential for full-time as the cafe grows.

The role involves baking, assisting the head baker, following recipes, maintaining quality and safety standards, and coordinating with the team to meet daily deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience baking preferred; open to home bakers too.
• Ability to read and follow house recipes and maintain quality.

Responsibilities

• Open kitchen for baking on mornings.
• Prepare and display baked goods safely with allergen labeling.
• Ensure breakfast items are ready at opening.
• Bake pastries and items from the library and contribute ideas.
• Handle washing up and disposing of used dishes.

Skills

Baking

Recipe adherence

Org & cleanliness

Teamwork

Health & safety

Time management

Creativity

Education

ServSafe Food Manager

Job description

Red Rooster's Café and Restaurant Group (Café) is a fast paced and detail oriented environment dedicated to serving quality coffee, fine tea, baked goods, and vegetarian offerings for breakfast and lunch to the Floyd community and tourists visiting the area. We are seeking an experienced baker preferably with at least one year of previous experience baking professionally, although home bakers may still apply.

Successful candidates for the job will be responsible for opening the café's Bakery at 5:30 am each morning and baking fresh biscuits, scones, muffins and other treats. They will be responsible for getting these items baked, trayed and displayed in our cafe no later than 7am each morning. Other responsibilities include production baking items like cookies, bars and cinnamon rolls, and prepping items for the next morning.

Oftentimes this shift is worked solo. The individual in this position will also work side-by-side with our head baker, creating and preparing our entire baked goods/pastry menu. They will be expected to follow the recipes as written, ensure the quality of the products used is of good standards (fresh, not expired, meets RR's expectations) and communicate effectively when supplies are running low.

The position advertised here is currently a part-time position with full-time potential expected in the near future. The position is hourly and has starting times from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. (depending on the cafe's needs) Mondays-Saturdays.

Assistant Baker's Responsibilities

• Open kitchen most mornings
• Setting up all baked goods for the café in an appealing and attractive manner, safely displaying baked goods with allergens and other dietary restrictions
• Ensure all breakfast items are ready at time of opening
• Preparing and baking high quality pastries and baked goods from our library as well as introducing your own ideas when applicable
• Dishes
• Packaging up or displaying goods safely after baking

Skills

• Baking
• Read and follow our house recipes
• Clean and Organized
• Work well both with others and independently
• Follows our strict health and safety protocols
• Good time management/must meet strict deadlines
• Creativity

Certifications

• ServSafe Food Manager