Baker

Aurizon Holdings Limited; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in culinary services seeks a Baker responsible for preparing a variety of baked goods in a high-volume kitchen setting. The ideal candidate will possess a culinary background, customer service skills, and the ability to maintain excellent production standards while ensuring a delightful dining experience for students and guests.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Excellent benefits (health, dental, retirement)

10 days vacation, 13 paid holidays

Access to library and athletic facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum three years’ experience in a high-volume food operation.
• Experience in a collegiate setting desired.

Responsibilities

• Prepare baked goods for student meals and catering.
• Ensure proper production and sanitation standards.
• Maintain high customer service levels.

Skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Multi-tasking

Creativity in food production

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

Serve Safe certification

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Baker

Apply now Job no: 493020
Work type: Staff Full Time - Full Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Categories: Culinary

Position Purpose:

The Baker is responsible for preparing a variety of baked goods and maintaining and cleaning all baking equipment. This position calls for someone who is able to safely, efficiently and consistently produce and present food in a high volume setting. A focus on providing outstanding customer service and exemplary organizational and time management skills are a must.

Job Duties:

• Prepare baked goods for student meals.
• Prepare baked goods for catering.
• Prepare baked goods for the Den.
• Assist in other areas as needed.
• Ensure that proper production and sanitation standards are being maintained.
• Ensure that standardized recipes are being used.
• Maintain the highest levels of customer service and display a pleasant and helpful attitude at all times.
• Promote and value diversity and engage in two-way communication.
• Attend monthly dining meetings, conferences, and campus events.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Culinary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience desired.
• Serve Safe certification.

Experience

• Minimum of three years’ experience in an institutional or high volume full service food operation.
• Previous experience in a high volume collegiate setting desired.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Ability to establish rapport quickly with faculty, students, staff and outside clients staying composed and friendly.
• Commitment to customer service.
• Exemplary organizational and time management skills are a must.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Understand and thrive in a high volume food service environment.
• Utilize creativity and expertise in most facets of food production.
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.

Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, 9% retirement contribution with potential for an additional 3% match, 10 days of vacation*, 13 paid holidays, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug- and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at [e-mail] .

About Bates:

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces — intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology — that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine’s second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.

Advertised: Jun 20 2025 Eastern Daylight Time
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