Baker, Full-time

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Penn Medicine seeks an experienced Baker to prepare high-quality bakery products and desserts in a healthcare food service setting. You will produce baked goods, custards, puddings, and other desserts per recipes, while maintaining safety and quality; back-up third-shift cook responsibilities may apply.

The role includes inventory support, new dessert development, and ensuring clean, sanitary bake shop operations in a hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years of high-volume/commercial baking experience.
• Experience operating bakery production equipment.
• Minimum of 2 years of nutritional knowledge.
• Specialized training in baking and cake decorating.
• 2-4 years of food service production experience, including: Food preparation and production; Equipment operation and maintenance; Food handling and sanitation procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bakery products, custards, junkets, puddings, and desserts in accordance with standardized recipes.
• Perform pre-production preparation including measuring ingredients, gathering supplies, and setting up workstations.
• Ensure 100% compliance with recipes to maintain product quality and consistency.
• Evaluate products for proper taste, texture, and presentation.
• Develop and introduce new dessert offerings.
• Maintain bake shop equipment and work areas in a clean, organized, and sanitary condition.
• Procure supplies from storeroom and designated storage areas.
• Follow all HACCP food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Serve as a backup cafeteria cook during third-shift operations when necessary.

Skills

Bakery production

Food safety

Nutritional knowledge

Cake decorating

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Bakery equipment

Job description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Summary

Seeking an experienced Baker to prepare high-quality bakery products and desserts in a healthcare food service environment. This role is responsible for producing baked goods, custards, puddings, and other desserts according to standardized recipes, ensuring quality, consistency, and food safety standards. The Baker maintains a clean and sanitary bake shop, assists with inventory and supply procurement, develops new dessert offerings, and serves as a backup cafeteria cook on third shift as needed.

Location: Women & Babies Hospital, 690 Good Drive, Lancaster, PA

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare bakery products, custards, junkets, puddings, and desserts in accordance with standardized recipes.
• Perform pre-production preparation including measuring ingredients, gathering supplies, and setting up workstations.
• Ensure 100% compliance with recipes to maintain product quality and consistency.
• Evaluate products for proper taste, texture, and presentation.
• Develop and introduce new dessert offerings.
• Maintain bake shop equipment and work areas in a clean, organized, and sanitary condition.
• Procure supplies from storeroom and designated storage areas.
• Follow all HACCP food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Serve as a backup cafeteria cook during third-shift operations when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum of 2 years of high-volume/commercial baking experience.
• Experience operating bakery production equipment.
• Minimum of 2 years of nutritional knowledge.
• Specialized training in baking and cake decorating.
• 2-4 years of food service production experience, including:
  • Food preparation and production
  • Equipment operation and maintenance
  • Food handling and sanitation procedures

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.