Bread Baker - La Boulangerie

linkrestaurantgroup; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid sick days

Paid personal days

In-house dining discounts

Career progression

Job summary

La Boulangerie, part of Link Restaurant Group in New Orleans, is hiring a Bread Baker with at least one year of bakery experience. You will open in the morning, ensure bread quality, and follow recipes for bread items per the Executive Pastry Chef, while keeping BOH areas clean and organized and maintaining health department storage guidelines.

The role requires professional conduct with BOH staff, ability to train new employees, and ongoing skill development in bread production and safety

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of kitchen experience required.
• Basic knife skills.
• Sanitation knowledge.
• Food safety knowledge.
• Passionate about food and hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Ensures products produced in the pastry shop meet quality standards established by the pastry chef and executive chef
• Mixing and baking off bread dough, up to 100# of dough per type of dough.
• Creating new baked goods
• Follow recipes accurately
• Monitoring proper storage, FIFO, and shelf life guidelines for all product
• Completion of daily assigned production duties
• Use all equipment respectfully and carefully
• Clean equipment after every use
• Maintain proper storage procedures as specified by Health Department
• Notify manager of any shortages of ingredients
• Be able to work in a professional manner with fellow BOH employees
• Train new employees on basic procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized station
• Assist in weekly deep cleaning of the BOH
• Be able to taste all food at any required moment
• Follow all proper food safety practices and kitchen safety practices
• Continue to improve upon existing skill set

Skills

Kitchen experience

Basic knife skills

Sanitation knowledge

Food safety knowledge

Passionate about food and hospitality

Job description

Link Restaurant Group was founded by James Beard Award winning executive Chef Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski, with the goal to support the continuous growth of their family of restaurants in New Orleans. Currently that includes Herbsaint, Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Peche Seafood Grill, Gianna, La Boulangerie and Calcasieu Private Dining. Growing up in south Louisiana taught Chef Link about the importance of traditions and the regions unique flavors, which helped define their guiding philosophy to produce honest, simple food.

• competitive wages
• health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
• 401k with company match
• paid sick days
• paid personal days
• in-house dining discounts
• career progression and professional development

La Boulangerie is currently hiring for the position of Bread Baker with at least one year of previous experience at a bakery. Responsible for opening in the morning and ensuring the quality of baked goods. La Boulangerie Bread Bakers are required to execute bread items and recipes as set forth by the Executive Pastry Chef and are accountable for BOH cleanliness and organization.

Responsibilities

• Ensures products produced in the pastry shop meet quality standards established by the pastry chef and executive chef
• Mixing and baking off bread dough, up to 100# of dough per type of dough.
• Creating new baked goods
• Follow recipes accurately
• Monitoring proper storage, FIFO, and shelf life guidelines for all product
• Completion of daily assigned production duties
• Use all equipment respectfully and carefully
• Clean equipment after every use
• Maintain proper storage procedures as specified by Health Department
• Notify manager of any shortages of ingredients
• Be able to work in a professional manner with fellow BOH employees
• Train new employees on basic procedures
• Maintain a clean and organized station
• Assist in weekly deep cleaning of the BOH
• Be able to taste all food at any required moment
• Follow all proper food safety practices and kitchen safety practices
• Continue to improve upon existing skill set

Skills and Requirements

• Minimum of one year of kitchen experience required
• Basic knife skills
• Sanitation Knowledge
• Food safety knowledge
• Passionate about food and hospitality

Physical Demands

• The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 50 pounds, sitting, standing for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. Tasting, seeing, hearing, and smell are also required abilities. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Link Restaurant Group reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of LRG or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

LRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.

Job Type : Full Time

Compensation Type : Hourly