Baker - Daemen University (NY)

Hallmark Management Service Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Annual merit increases

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

401K with company match

Free Meal while working

Free nonskid shoes

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Hallmark Management Service is seeking an onsite kitchen professional to join our food service team in Buffalo, NY. This role focuses on bakery preparation, pastry decoration, and delivering high-quality menu items in a fast-paced environment.

You will maintain clean, organized workspaces, follow health and sanitation guidelines, and contribute to a positive, customer-first dining experience for residents and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Background Check/Drug Screen required.
• Team-oriented with good communication.
• Lift up to 40 lbs and stand/walk for long periods.
• Uphold health, safety, and sanitation standards.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates culinary knowledge with emphasis on bakery prep.
• Decorates desserts using pastry bags as needed.
• Maintain clean, labeled, and organized workspace.
• Prepare quality menu items per recipe and presentation standards.
• Taste test to ensure standards are met.
• Complete production records accurately.
• Follow health and sanitation guidelines in a commercial kitchen.
• Maintain customer-first attitude.

Skills

Culinary knowledge

Bakery preparation

Pastry decoration

Teamwork

Tools

Pastry bag

Job description

Hallmark Management Service is an onsite food service management company providing residential dining service, catering, and retail operations at some locations. Our dining program specializes in made from scratch and made to order meals. Our customers will find a wide variety of fresh salads and soups, deli sandwiches, hot entrees, delicious sides, inspiring accompaniments, homemade desserts and more.

Our values are purposefully simple, we believe in being honest, hardworking, hospitable, and hungry to achieve great things together. These four simple words help us define what is important and how to make good decisions that we can be proud of together.

At Hallmark Management, We Offer

• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays
• Annual opportunities for merit increases
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401K with a company match
• Free Meal while working
• Free nonskid shoes
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Related Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrates culinary knowledge and technique with an emphasis on bakery preparation both scratch and convenience as required
• Ability to use pastry bag for cake/dessert decorating to support menu and special event requirements
• Maintains a clean and organized workspace storing, labeling and rotating product according to our standards
• Provides quality menu items and food products through our company recipe and presentation standards
• Tastes food items to assure they meet our standards
• Accurately completes production records
• Follows health, safety, and sanitation guidelines in our commercial production kitchen
• Exhibits a customer comes first attitude

Position Requirements

• Background Check/Drug Screen
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Requires occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling up to 40 lbs.
• Requires constant standing and walking