Bread & Viennoiserie Baker Bloom Bake Shop

Ourlivesmadison; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off food on shift

20% off food off shift

Free birthday cake

Anniversary dinner at Lallande

10% off Monroe Street businesses

401K after 1 year (4% match)

Paid time off

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Bloom on Madison’s Monroe Street is seeking an early-morning bread and pastry baker. You will bake French pastries and breads, adhere to quality standards, and support daily wholesale and catering orders.

The role values self-motivation, organization, and a team-first attitude. Training will be provided; willingness to learn is essential in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or equivalent; culinary training or kitchen experience preferred
• Legally able to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Follows all quality standards and safe food handling per regulations
• Scales, mixes and bakes desserts per recipes for quality control
• Uses proper bread shaping and dough techniques for consistent product quality
• Maintains clean displays and restocks as needed
• Engages warmly with customers and coworkers
• Produce items promptly to meet daily wholesale, online orders and catering needs
• Develops knowledge of oven workings to optimize daily baking production
• Keeps kitchen and serving areas clean and sanitized; assists with dish duties as needed
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Self-motivated

Flexible

Organized

Multitask

Attention to detail

Customer service

Team player

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Culinary training or kitchen experience preferred

Tools

Oven knowledge

Job description

Job Description/Primary Duties:

Are you an early bird? Do you love baking and creating? Are you an independent soul with great time management, excited to challenge yourself to meet or exceed standards of efficiency?

Are you interested in being part of a genuine team of kind, passionate bread and pastry artisans? Does creating French pastries and bread before the sunrises get you excited?

The ideal candidate can commit to at least 12 months. All bakes need consistency and attention to detail.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Follows all quality standards, safe food handling to ensure compliance with state, federal, and OSHA sanitation requirements
• Scales, mixes and bakes desserts following recipes for quality control
• Uses proper bread shaping, dough creaming, batter making techniques to ensure a consistent quality of product
• Maintains clean displays in proper order and assists with restocking
• Engages warmly with customers and coworkers
• Has items out of the oven and cooling in a timely manner to facilitate execution of daily wholesale orders, online pre-orders, and catering orders.
• Develops great knowledge of the oven workings and understands how to maneuver efficiently through a daily baking production schedule.
• Ensures cleanliness of kitchen and serving area, adhering to washing and sanitizing of kitchen utensils and equipment according to sanitary standards. Contributes time to the dish pit ensuring equity in cleaning tasks
• Any other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

Our early morning bread and pastry baker must be self-motivated, flexible, conscientious, organized, able to multitask, and have a good attention to detail. Good interpersonal skills and communication with

coworkers, management, and customers is needed. This person should hold themselves to a high standard of excellence and be motivated to regularly replicate excellent products. Friendly and able towork in a fast paced environment. Able to receive constructive criticism feedback on a daily basis, and proactive to ask questions to achieve best results. General interest in baking is a plus.

Education and Experience:

• 18 years of age
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Culinary training or kitchen experience is preferred, but not required. Hardworking, honest, and ready to learn? We will train you!
• Legally able to work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements:

• Regular and predictable attendance
• Ability to stand on feet for entirety of shift
• Ability to lift 50 pounds

Reasons to join our team!

• A fun, happy, and inclusive work environment
• 50% off food on shift
• 20% off food off shift
• Free birthday cake
• Anniversary dinner at our sister restaurant, Lallande
• 10% off many Monroe Street businesses
• Option for 401K after one year, with employer matching 4%
• Paid time off
• Bloom is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to growing our team members.

At Bloom, we look for team members that bring their passion, positive energy, and can hustle! We’re interested in who you are, what you are proud of, how you handle conflict, environments you thrive in, and if you can keep your cool and move with purpose and efficiency with a line out the door.