Pre-Dawn Bread & Pastry Artisan (Independent Shift)

Born & Bread Bakehouse; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Born + Bread Bakehouse in Lakeland, FL is seeking a Night Baker to join our team. This role bakes fresh breads and pastries each morning, with shifts starting around 3am.

You will follow a structured bake schedule, monitor quality, keep the bakery clean, and manage ingredients with minimal supervision. Full-time and part-time options are available.

Qualifications

• Experience baking bread and pastries (professional baking experience preferred).
• Strong quality control instincts and attention to detail.
• Able to stay focused and organized during early morning, independent shifts.
• Self-starter who takes initiative and solves problems on the fly.
• Good communication skills, able to coordinate with management and communicate issues clearly.
• Reliable and able to work early morning hours, typically starting around 3am.

Responsibilities

• Bake a variety of breads and pastries to the bakehouse's standards.
• Follow a structured bake schedule, managing dough prep, proofing, and timing so products are ready for opening.
• Monitor quality and consistency of all baked goods, catching issues before they reach the racks.
• Keep the bakery clean and organized during and after shifts.
• Track ingredient levels and flag low stock.

Skills

Bread baking

Quality control

Independent worker

Communication

Initiative

Teamwork

Early morning availability

Job description

Born + Bread Bakehouse Night Baker

Our bakehouse is looking for a Night Baker to join our team. This role is responsible for baking fresh bread and pastries each morning, with shifts starting around 3am most days. Full-time and part-time schedules available.

Responsibilities

• Bake a variety of breads and pastries to the bakehouse’s standards
• Follow a structured bake schedule, managing dough prep, proofing, and timing so products are ready for opening
• Monitor quality and consistency of all baked goods, catching issues before they reach the racks
• Keep the bakery clean and organized during and after shifts
• Track ingredient levels and flag low stock

What we’re looking for

• Experience baking bread and pastries (professional baking experience preferred)
• Strong quality control instincts and attention to detail
• Able to stay focused and organized during early morning, independent shifts
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision
• Self-starter who takes initiative and solves problems on the fly
• Good communication skills, able to coordinate with management and communicate issues clearly
• Reliable and able to work early morning hours, typically starting around 3am

1113 S. Florida Ave. Lakeland, FL 33803

If you're a motivated individual ready to take the next step in your culinary career, apply now and join our wonderful team at Born & Bread Bakehouse!

Each day, our lifework is to make the highest quality product, to maintain excellence, to serve our community with our hands and our hearts and to work as a team with love and empathy. Together we will create, learn, and travel through life. We were made for greatness.
At Born + Bread, we are on a mission to make great products with integrity and joy, but we are only as great as the people who work for it. We’re looking for the ones reaching for excellence with everything they do. We’re looking for the committed, the focused ones, the humble.