Baker

Paris Baguette; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Discounted meals during your shift

Free Cake for your Birthday

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Job summary

Paris Baguette in Montvale, NJ is hiring a bakery associate to produce and decorate pastries, donuts and breads in a fast-paced shop. You will support daily kitchen operations, bake desserts, and maintain food safety and cleanliness.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability, and a customer-focused approach in a busy café setting. Ideal candidates bring knowledge of food handling, strong communication and the ability to multitask, ensuring high-quality products while delivering a welcoming Paris

Qualifications

• Knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation practices.
• Strong teamwork and clear communication with colleagues.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Fry donuts, apply toppings and decorate pastries as needed.
• Carry out kitchen operations and production tasks.
• Bake recipes and prepare all desserts.
• Perform general oven duties and check dough conditioner.
• Prepare materials and ingredients for production.
• Scale and shape breads, loaves and pastries.
• Keep work station clean and sanitize surfaces.
• Record production, usage and waste reports.

Skills

Team player

Customer service

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Food Handler’s Certificate

Job description

Reports to:

General Manager

With a projected 1,000 cafes in the United States by 2030, Paris Baguette is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world. Our vision is to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart of the community around the world. Paris Baguette’s mission is to bring expertly crafted baked and brewed goods through a warm and welcoming bakery café experience that delivers joy to everyone.

If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy, nourish community and is ready to rise to the occasion, we are looking for you to join our growing team!

WHAT WE ARE HUNGRY FOR

Our certified Bakers are true masters of their crafts. The quality and beauty of their creations are second to none. That level of quality and commitment to excellence is found in everyone who works with us. As a Baker, you will be passionate about baking, quality and creating delicious desserts! Our ideal candidate will help to achieve our mission to bring expertly crafted baked and brewed goods to our guests through a warm and welcoming bakery café experience that delivers joy to everyone.

KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for frying donuts, placing toppings, and decorating on needed pastries and bread
• Carrying out operations and productions that takes place in the kitchen
• Baking recipes and preparing all desserts
• General Oven Duties (Checking dough conditioner)
• Preparing all needed materials and ingredients
• Responsible for scaling and shaping of all breads, loaves, and pastries
• Sanitization procedures, maintaining overall cleanliness of work station and kitchen
• General knowledge of production methods and organization of bread production
• Must be able to prioritize and finish all tasks assigned for the daily baking
• Ensuring work place is safe and hygienic for all employees and guests
• Receive, stock, and store food in designated containers and storage areas in an organized manner
• Inform supervisors when equipment is not working properly and manage when food supplies are getting low
• Complete various reports for records such as production, usage, and waste
• Perform other related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

• Knowledge on food producing process, sanitization, quality program
• Knowledge on food producing technique, food microbiology, and food sanitary safety practice/procedure
• Food safety, food labeling, nutrition related knowledge (include FDA)
• Confectionery/Foods major recommended
• Food Handler’s Certificate, preferred
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Stellar customer service, both internally and externally
• Feedback is a gift! We can only learn, grow and improve our service if we hear and understand what it is our customers are telling us.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and manage diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven.
• Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a collaborative and engaged teamwork environment.
• Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and commitment to Paris Baguette’s Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture.

SWEET BENEFITS

• Flexible work schedule
• Competitive compensation
• Discounted meals during your shift
• Free Cake for your Birthday
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits for full time employees