Pizza Baker

Mellow Mushroom; Columbus (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Mellow Mushroom is seeking a pizza baker to craft high-quality dough, sauces, cheeses, and toppings in a lively open-kitchen area. You will spin dough confidently, monitor temperatures, and collaborate with teammates to deliver stone-baked pizzas with consistency.

You’ll help maintain a fun, welcoming atmosphere for guests while following precise recipes and strict sanitation standards that define our brand experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in dough prep and pizza assembly.
• Ability to follow recipes exactly and weigh ingredients.
• Commitment to food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality dough, sauces, cheeses, and toppings.
• Spin dough in an open kitchen.
• Monitor exact temperatures and cooking times for stone-baked pizzas.
• Talk with coworkers and guests to promote the Mellow vibe.
• Innovate the menu by trying new recipes—yours and ours.
• Follow recipes to exact detail; weigh and measure ingredients.
• Clean and sanitize all work surfaces and utensils/equipment.

Skills

Pizza dough prep

Dough spinning

Temperature monitoring

Guest & coworker communication

Menu innovation

Following recipes

Food safety & sanitation

Job description

• Prepare the highest quality pizza dough, sauces, cheeses, and toppings (tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, onions, who else is hungry)
• Becoming a master at spinning dough in an open kitchen; our customers love this, they will cheer for you (not really), but you can wink or smile
• Monitor exact temperatures and cooking times for our notoriously delicious, stone-baked pizzas
• Be comfortable talking to coworkers and guests; we need your commitment to furthering the Mellow vibe with everyone
• Help us continually innovate our menu by trying new recipes—ours and yours
• Follow our recipes to exact detail; weigh and measure ingredients to proper specifications
• Clean and sanitize all work surfaces and utensils/equipment; we pride ourselves on strict standards for food safety

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers was founded in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. The franchise, operated under Home-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc., is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For over 40 years, Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers has been serving up fresh, stone-baked pizzas to order in an eclectic, art-filled, and family-friendly environment. Each Mellow is locally owned and operated and provides a unique feel focused around great customer service and high-quality food.