Campus Bakery Lead – High-Volume Food Production

University of California - Merced; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Merced seeks a Baker to join its campus dining operations. Under supervision, Bakers perform journeymen-level baking duties, weighing, mixing, and baking a wide range of items from bread to pastries, while ensuring safety and sanitation.

Responsibilities include following recipes, maintaining quality standards, operating bakery equipment, serving customers, and coordinating with other food service staff to guarantee an excellent guest experience across dining venues.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of experience in bakery or kitchen environment.
• Ability to read recipes and menus and estimate ingredient requirements.

Responsibilities

• Weigh, sift, measure, and mix baking ingredients. Add shortening, yeast, leavening agents, seasoning, water, milk, and other ingredients.
• Prepare various bakery items, such as cookies, cake, jello, pies, muffins, cobblers, croissants, Danishes, bread, rolls, brownies, biscuits, and pudding.
• Follow recipes, portion guidelines, production requirements, and quality standards to produce and present daily menu items.
• Place prepared food items in proper food storage containers, seal them, and label them for distribution to assigned locations.
• Safely and appropriately operate bakery equipment to prepare large quantities of items.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Culinary experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

University of California, Merced seeks a Baker to join its campus dining operations. Under supervision, Bakers perform journeymen-level baking duties, weighing, mixing, and baking a wide range of items from bread to pastries, while ensuring safety and sanitation.

Responsibilities include following recipes, maintaining quality standards, operating bakery equipment, serving customers, and coordinating with other food service staff to guarantee an excellent guest experience across dining venues.