Baker - NY Bakery

Tatte Bakery & Café; Village of Elmsford (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation

Meal discount

Mental health support

EAP

Growth opportunities

Inclusive community

Job summary

Tatte Bakery & Café is seeking a Baker in New York, NY area to prepare, shape, and bake items in Pastry, Bread, or Viennoiserie. You will work in a fast-paced bakery, ensuring quality and cleanliness while collaborating with a team.

This role offers competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities to learn diverse pastry techniques and advance within the company. Join us to contribute to our from-scratch baking and high-quality ingredients.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in high-volume bakery production or kitchen environment.
• Team player with passion for pastries and quality.
• Keen eye for freshness and cleanliness.
• Willing to learn and handle a fast-paced setting.
• Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills are a plus.
• Must be available for at least one weekend shift per weekend.

Responsibilities

• Identify and select ingredients following recipes
• Scale recipes to match production needs
• Sheet, shape, and prepare doughs in a modern manufacturing environment
• Build composed desserts
• Make house-made jams, fillings, mousses, and more
• Top, finish, and decorate desserts
• Adhere to cleanliness and FDA guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Bakery production

Team player

Food safety

Cleanliness

Willingness to learn

Spanish/Portuguese skills

Weekend availability

Job description

Founded by Tzurit Or in 2007, Tatte Bakery began in a home kitchen and at Boston farmers markets before opening its first café in Brookline, Massachusetts. What started as a small neighborhood bakery has grown into a beloved brand with cafés throughout Greater Boston, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and the Tri State area. While each café has its own unique personality, all are rooted in the same original spirit of Tatte: a welcoming place to gather, feel at home, and find inspiration, comfort, and joy.

DREAM & GROW WITH US

At Tatte, we seek to provide comfort and joy, to care for, and nurture life by sharing our unique pastries, cakes, pies, breads, and treats. We bake everything from scratch using high-quality ingredients.

We are a team of people from diverse backgrounds working together to inspire, care for, and nurture life every day. We welcome individuals who are passionate, ambitious, genuine, and love people, food, pastry, and coffee. If you are excited to be part of our journey, there are many ways to join our team and opportunities to grow for those who want to learn and build a career with us.

THE ROLE

As a Baker, you will identify and select ingredients, prepare, form, and bake items in our Pastry, Bread, or Viennoiserie departments. At Tatte, we bake everything from scratch and use high-quality ingredients.

Our bakery production team members must thrive in a fast-paced work environment while adhering to cleanliness and sanitation standards. Most importantly, they must take pride in what they do and be team players.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and select ingredients to follow recipes
• Scale given recipes to match production needs
• Sheet, shape, and prepare doughs in a modern manufacturing environment
• Build composed desserts
• Make house-made jams, fillings, mousses, and more
• Top, finish, and decorate desserts
• Adhere to cleanliness and sanitation standards, including FDA guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Prior experience working in a high-volume bakery production, banquet production kitchen, restaurant kitchen, or similar environment
• Desire to help where needed and work as part of a team
• Passion for cooking with a keen eye for freshness, quality, and cleanliness
• An appetite for learning (and delicious pastries, cakes, and confections)
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Take pride in what you do
• Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills are a plus
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, with availability for at least one weekend shift per weekend

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS / WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, manipulate, and carry up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time, up to 8 hours

OUR BENEFITS & PERKS

• Competitive Pay: $18.50-$22.50+/hour, depending on experience and skills
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for full-time team members
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation for full-time team members
• 50% meal discount and 2 complimentary beverages per shift
• Free mental health support
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities to learn, develop, and grow, including training in various pastry and confection processes
• An inclusive community that offers potential for growth

Learn more about us at tattebakery.com

Join us on our journey to create something special!

Please note that Tatte is an E-Verify employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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