Bakery Shift Lead - Early-Morning Pastries

Side Saddle Wine Saloon & Bar; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid delivery shifts

Job summary

Side Saddle Wine Saloon is hiring a baker to support our pastry production for the cafe, location in Atlanta. The role involves from-scratch pastries, breakfast items, and coordinating with FOH in the mornings.

The baker works in a fast-paced environment starting as early as 5am, with weekend and holiday shifts possible. Strong teamwork, attention to detail, and ability to follow recipes are essential.

Qualifications

• Prior baking experience, from home or professional, is required.
• Basic understanding of baking skills and techniques (measuring, mixing, mise en place, baking).
• Must be clean, organized, and able to perform regular cleaning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes for from-scratch pastries in bulk quantities, producing pastries to FiNCA's quality standards.
• Open the store regularly by baking fresh pastries and preparing breakfast items in mornings.
• Communicate openly and work well in a team environment.
• Complete production and prep lists while managing time and communicating delays.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workspace throughout the shift and complete closing duties.
• Follow food safety standards and properly portion, label, store, and rotate products (FIFO).
• Monitor product quality, identify issues, and escalate to leadership when necessary.
• Assist with delivering pastries to Side Saddle Wine Saloon and catering/wholesale clients around Atlanta.

Skills

Bakery experience

Basic baking skills

Clean and organized

Time management

Teamwork

Effective communication

Education

Food Handler’s certification (Servsafe)

Job description

Side Saddle Wine Saloon is hiring a baker to support our pastry production for the cafe, location in Atlanta. The role involves from-scratch pastries, breakfast items, and coordinating with FOH in the mornings.

The baker works in a fast-paced environment starting as early as 5am, with weekend and holiday shifts possible. Strong teamwork, attention to detail, and ability to follow recipes are essential.