Bakery Production Team Member - DC Bakery

Tatte Bakery & Cafe; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,485 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Employee Assistance Program

Generous team member discount

Health and dental benefits

401k benefits

Opportunities for training and growth

Job summary

A leading bakery in Washington is seeking a Bakery Production Team Member. The role involves preparing high-quality pastries, breads, and desserts from scratch. Team members must thrive in a fast-paced environment and adhere to cleanliness standards. Competitive pay between $18.50 and $20 per hour, along with health benefits and opportunities for growth, are offered. Ideal candidates should have a passion for cooking, a willingness to learn, and flexibility in shifts, including weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-volume bakery production is helpful, but not required.
• Desire to learn and work as part of a team.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Identify, select, and scale ingredients according to recipes.
• Prepare doughs and build composed desserts.
• Adhere to cleanliness and sanitation standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Passion for cooking

Flexibility in shifts

Spanish or Portuguese language skills

Job description

We seek to provide comfort and joy, to care for, and nurture life by sharing our unique pastries, cake, pies, breads and treats. We bake everything from scratch using high-quality ingredients. As a Bakery Production Team Member you will identify and select ingredients, prepare, form and bake items in our bread, pastry, Viennoiserie, or retail departments. At Tatte Bakery 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 for the entire kitchen and dish area. Most importantly, they must take pride in what they do and be a team player.

Responsibilities

Our talented bakery team members help in all aspects of our product creation process. Responsibilities include:

• Identify and select ingredients to follow recipes
• Scale given recipes to match production needs
• Sheeting, shaping, and preparing doughs in a modern-manufacturing environment
• Building composed desserts
• Making housemade jams, fillings, mousses, etc.
• Topping, finishing, and decorating desserts
• Adhere to cleanliness and sanitation standards (FDA Guidelines)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Your Recipe For Success

• Prior experience working in a high-volume bakery production, banquet production kitchen, restaurant kitchen, or similar environment is helpful, but we are open to training ambitious candidates who have a demonstrated interest in working as a bakery production team member. Prior experience is not a requirement.
• 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)
• Thrive in face‑paced, team‑oriented environment
• Take pride in what they do
• Spanish &/or Portuguese language skills a plus
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts - availability for at least one weekend shift per weekend

Physical Requirements

• 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
• Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, manipulate and carry up to 50 pounds
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours)

We Offer

• Competitive pay (ranging from $18.50‑$20/hour, commensurate with experience and skills)
• Free Employee Assistance Program services
• A generous team member discount
• Health + dental benefits for full‑time team members
• 401k benefits (with a vesting match)
• Opportunities to learn, develop, and grow with us, including training in various pastry and confection processes
• On this team, you can rely on a consistent schedule

Please note that Tatte is an E‑Verify employer.