Baker II Baykery - Full Time

Boomtown Biloxi; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

PENN Entertainment, Inc. operates in a fast-paced, fun-focused hospitality environment. The bakery team prepares diverse desserts, maintains strict food safety practices, and supports guest satisfaction across food outlets.

Ideal candidates have bakery or restaurant experience, strong communication, and attention to detail. This on-site role requires 18+ and includes training and team-based service standards under the Total Rewards program.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Experience in bakery or full-service restaurant preferred.
• ServSafe Alcohol training certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Measures and mixes ingredients to form dough or batter according to recipes.
• Shapes dough for cookies, bread, pies, and pastries and bakes to recipe specifications.
• Adjusts oven temperatures to achieve proper bake results.
• Prepares and cooks ingredients for pie fillings, puddings, custards, or other desserts.
• Decorates and finishes cakes and pastries to satisfaction.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitary conditions of workstation and equipment.
• Reports issues and guest complaints to leadership and supports excellent customer service.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Food safety

Attention to detail

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Food service training

Tools

Ovens

Mixers

Thermometers

Job description

Introduction

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Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You’ll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Responsibilities

• Measures and mixes ingredients to form dough or batter, using electric mixer or beats and stirs ingredients by hand. Accurately follows and adheres precisely to established recipes.
• Shapes dough for cookies, bread, pies, pastries, cakes, and any other bakery item. Accurately bakes products to recipe specifications.
• Adjusts drafts or thermostatic controls to regulate oven temperatures.
• Prepares and cooks ingredients for pie fillings, puddings, custards, or other desserts.
• Makes pies according to recipe.
• Mixes ingredients to make icings. Blends colors for icings and for shaped sugar ornaments/decorations.
• Decorates and finishes cakes and pastries to satisfaction.
• Makes chocolate and sugar decorations for food outlets.
• Has thorough understanding of proper operation of all bake shop equipment including ovens, mixers, dividers, rounders, dough sheeters, etc.
• Remains knowledgeable on and adheres to proper time/temperature controls.
• Properly covers labels and dates any/all food products as necessary before storage.
• Conducts proper FIFO procedures when stocking/replenishing coolers, freezers and/or dry storage areas.
• Able to understand follow production logs and quantities precisely.
• Thoroughly cleans workstation and equipment prior to end of shift.
• Serves as an ambassador for all Food and Beverage outlets.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitary conditions of workstation.
• Performs all assigned cleaning and general maintenance tasks.
• Reports issues and/or guest complaints to leader.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise.
• Reports issues to Management.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to Management.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be at least 18 years of age.

• High School diploma or equivalent; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of one to two years’ experience in bakery or full service restaurant preferred. Prior knowledge of proper food holding temperatures and the ability to identify temperature danger zones and understanding the proper use of cleaning chemicals preferred but not required.
• Must have ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays as scheduled.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to use all kitchen tools and equipment.
• Ability to identify all products used in kitchen operation.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and execute recipes.
• Must have the ability to interact with guests, staff and colleagues and resolve problems and conflicts in a diplomatic and tactful manner.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Must successfully complete ServSafe Alcohol training certification course.