Baker, Full-Time - Land's End Resort (Wage DOE & Benefits - Homer, AK)

UNAVAILABLE; Homer (AK); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Land’s End Resort in Homer, AK, is seeking a Hotel Baker to prepare and bake bread, pastries and a variety of baked goods, supporting a 117-room hotel.

The role emphasizes following par levels, recipes, proper portions and clean, organized storage, with daily quality checks and teamwork during staffing shortages.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• At least two (2) years baking experience with scratch baking and baking management.
• Must be able to follow standardized written recipes.
• Must have knowledge/training of usage of food production/baking equipment.
• Alaska Food Handler's Card required after 30 days of hire.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bread, pastries and a wide range of baked goods.
• Follow standardized recipes to meet nutritional needs.
• Present items attractively with correct portion sizes and garnish where applicable.
• Participate in daily quality panels to assure quality and suggest improvements.
• Prepare and produce a wide variety of bakery products.
• Assist with pastry prep including mixing, baking, and frying.
• Maintain portion control and proper labeling/dating of products.
• Coordinate with supervisor for ordering products and ensure clean storeroom.
• Adhere to sanitation, safety, and operational procedures; clean work area.
• Operate dish-washing machines to clean kitchenware if needed.
• Support team during staffing shortages and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Baking experience

Scratch baking knowledge

Ability to follow recipes

Equipment usage knowledge

English literacy

Education

High School diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in baking/culinary arts

Tools

Baking equipment operation

Job description

Job Description

The Hotel Baker position is responsible for preparing and baking bread, pastries and a variety of other baked goods.

This position will support the Land’s End Resort, a 117-room hotel, in Homer, AK.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food as indicated by par level sheets.
• Follows standardized recipes to meet nutritional needs.
• Attractively presents all items with appropriate garnish and correct portion size if applicable to product.
• Participate in daily temperature and taste panels to assure quality and provide suggestions for continuous improvements.
• Prepares and produces a wide variety of bakery products.
• Assists with pastry preparations including mixing, baking, and frying as indicated by production sheets.
• Portion control on all items produced.
• Assists in the preparation of bakery and specialty products such as pastries, bread, rolls, biscuits, and may also prepare cakes, pies, muffins, breads, puddings, parfaits, frosting, cookies, rolls etc.
• Communicates any adjustment that needs to be made to the bakery production records or sheets.
• Coordinates with supervisor personnel for ordering products.
• Responsible for a clean, neat storeroom area, with all products appropriately labeled and dated and rotated.
• Adheres to proper sanitation, safety, and operational procedures for assigned area. Cleans personal work area.
• Must be able to operate dish-washing machine to clean pots, pans, and baking sheets if needed.
• Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities. May assist coworkers during staffing shortages.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success may also be assigned.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two (2) years of demonstrated baking experience with documented knowledge of scratch baking and baking management.
• Must be able to follow standardized written recipes.
• Must have knowledge/training of usage of food production/baking equipment.
• Alaska Food Handler's Card required contingent upon 30 days of hire.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference will be given to the candidate with a minimum of three (3) years of consecutive employment in a similar operation with comparable responsibilities.
• Associate’s degree in baking and/or culinary arts.
• Cake decorating experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors: environmentally controlled; requires most or all work to be done inside.

Noise level: Moderate to loud.

Description of environment: This is a commercial kitchen in a hotel setting.

Physical requirements: Employee is required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift.

Travel: None