Baker I [Part-time] 2nd Shift

Lexington-Real-Foods-Community-Cooperative; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lexington Co‑op in Buffalo, NY is seeking a friendly deli team member to craft great food and deliver excellent service daily.

As part of our community‑owned grocery, you will work with local, seasonal ingredients, following recipes, and ensuring safety and consistency. Weekend/evening shifts and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds are required. Prioritize vegetarian and vegan options and maintain a welcoming, collaborative kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree, certification or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with vegetarian and vegan cuisine.
• Professional kitchen and cooking experience.
• ServSafe Certification or the equivalent Requirements.
• Ability read and accurately follow recipes.
• Ability to stand, twist, bend, squat, turn, kneel throughout a shift.
• Self‑motivated, organized, responsible, flexible.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds throughout the course of the workday.
• Regular, predictable attendance.
• Willingness and ability to grow to meet the changing requirements of the job.
• Weekend, evening and some holidays availability

Responsibilities

• Create great food and deliver phenomenal service as part of the deli team.
• Support the co‑op’s commitment to local, seasonal, and sustainable offerings.

Skills

Vegetarian cuisine

Vegan cuisine

Kitchen experience

Recipes following

Read recipes accurately

Stand, lift 50 lbs

Education

Culinary degree or certification

Job description

Description

Join a Great Team!

We’re a community owned neighborhood grocery store. We believe that our co‑op owners deserve a phenomenal store to shop in. One that is easy, fun to shop, and genuinely friendly. It means making delicious local, seasonal & sustainable food accessible to our community. It means supporting our local and co‑operative economies. It means giving back to our community and creating a great place to work. Our bakers hand prepare all of the delicious cookies, cakes and pies we sell on our shelves. We are looking for someone who can work as part of our deli team to create great food and give phenomenal service every day.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A culinary degree, certification or equivalent work experience
• Experience with vegetarian and vegan cuisine
• Professional kitchen and cooking experience
• ServSafe Certification or the equivalent Requirements
• Ability read and accurately follow recipes
• Ability to stand, twist, bend, squat, turn, kneel throughout a shift
• Self‑motivated, organized, responsible, flexible
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds throughout the course of the workday
• Regular, predictable attendance
• Willingness and ability to grow to meet the changing requirements of the job
• Weekend, evening and some holidays availability

The Lexington Co‑op is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. The Lexington Co‑op will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.