PM Bakery Production Team Member- DC Bakery

Tatte Bakery & Cafe; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 25,485 - 30,996; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Employee Assistance Program

Generous team member discount

Health + dental benefits for full-time members

401k benefits with vesting match

Opportunities for training and development

Job summary

Tatte Bakery & Cafe in Washington, DC is seeking a Bakery Production Team Member to prepare and bake a variety of pastries, cakes, and breads. Key responsibilities include identifying ingredients, scaling recipes, and ensuring cleanliness. The ideal candidate will have prior baking experience, be a team player, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. The role offers competitive pay ($18.50-$22.50 per hour), employee discounts, and health benefits for full-time members.

Qualifications

• Experience in a bakery production or restaurant kitchen.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment.
• Take pride in quality of work.

Responsibilities

• Identify and select ingredients for recipes.
• Scale recipes according to production needs.
• Prepare doughs and build desserts.

Skills

Prior experience in high-volume bakery production

Desire to work as part of a team

Passion for cooking and quality

Basic Spanish or Portuguese skills

Job description

We seek to provide comfort and joy, to care for, and nurture life by sharing our unique pastries, cake, pies, breads and treats. We bake everything from scratch using high-quality ingredients. As a Bakery Production Team Member you will identify and select ingredients, prepare, form and bake items in our pastry, bread or Viennoiserie departments. At Tatte Bakery we bake everything from scratch and use high quality ingredients. Our bakery production team members must thrive in a fast-paced work environment while adhering to cleanliness and sanitation standards for the entire kitchen and dish area. Most importantly, they must take pride in what they do and be team player.

Responsibilities

• Identify and select ingredients to follow recipes
• Scale given recipes to match production needs
• Sheeting, shaping, and preparing doughs in a modern manufacturing environment
• Building composed desserts
• Making house‑made jams, fillings, mousses, etc.
• Topping, finishing, and decorating desserts
• Adhere to cleanliness and sanitation standards (FDA Guidelines)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in a high‑volume bakery production, banquet production kitchen, restaurant kitchen, or similar environment
• Desire to help where needed and work as part of a team
• Passion for cooking with a keen eye for freshness, quality and cleanliness
• An appetite for learning (and delicious pastries, cakes, and confections)
• Thrive in face‑paced, team‑oriented environment
• Take pride in what they do
• Spanish & or Portuguese language skills a plus
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts – availability for at least one weekend shift per weekend

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with federal, state, and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift, manipulate and carry up to 50 pounds
• Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours)

Benefits

• Competitive pay (ranging from $18.50-$22.50+/hour, commensurate with experience and skills)
• Free Employee Assistance Program services
• A generous team member discount
• Health + dental benefits for full-time team members
• 401k benefits (with a vesting match)
• Opportunities to learn, develop, and grow with us, including training in various pastry and confection processes
• On this team, you can rely on a consistent schedule

Please note that Tatte is an E‑Verify employer.