Senior Lead Baker: Craft High-Quality Scratch Breads

WASATCH PEAKS RANCH - MASTER CLIENT; Morgan (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wasatch Peaks Ranch in Morgan, UT is seeking a Lead Baker to oversee daily bakery operations, producing scratch-made breads, pastries, desserts, and specialty items for the property's restaurants and food & beverage outlets.

The Lead Baker will collaborate with the Tavern Chef and Executive Chef to plan production, develop new products, and ensure quality, consistency, and presentation across all outlets. Strong organization, creativity, and passion for high-quality baking are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional baking experience in a restaurant, hotel, resort, private club, bakery, or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of bread production, fermentation, dough handling, pastry techniques, and baking fundamentals.
• Experience producing scratch-made breads and baked goods at a professional level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily production and operation of the bakery.
• Produce a variety of scratch-made breads, rolls, sandwich buns, pastries, desserts, and specialty baked goods.
• Provide bakery products for the Market, Tavern, Oaks Lodge, Range House, and other food & beverage outlets as needed.
• Maintain consistent quality, flavor, texture, portion size, and presentation across all products.
• Develop and execute daily and weekly production schedules based on outlet needs, events, reservations, and anticipated business levels.
• Work with culinary leadership to plan production levels and minimize waste while ensuring adequate product availability.
• Prepare specialty breads, desserts, and baked goods for member events, private functions, tournaments, and special requests.
• Assist with recipe development, testing, costing, and implementation of new bakery products.
• Train, mentor, and support other bakery team members in proper baking techniques, recipes, food safety, sanitation, and production standards.
• Ensure proper labeling, dating, storage, rotation, and organization of all bakery products and ingredients.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient bakery workspace.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Monitor inventory levels and communicate ordering needs to culinary leadership.
• Help manage food cost by controlling portions, production levels, waste, and ingredient usage.
• Work efficiently to complete production within scheduled hours and help reduce unnecessary overtime.
• Collaborate with chefs and front-of-house leadership to accommodate changing member needs and special requests.
• Support the culinary team during high-volume periods and special events as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by culinary leadership.

Skills

Baking experience

Bread production

Food safety

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Culinary education

Job description

Wasatch Peaks Ranch in Morgan, UT is seeking a Lead Baker to oversee daily bakery operations, producing scratch-made breads, pastries, desserts, and specialty items for the property's restaurants and food & beverage outlets.

The Lead Baker will collaborate with the Tavern Chef and Executive Chef to plan production, develop new products, and ensure quality, consistency, and presentation across all outlets. Strong organization, creativity, and passion for high-quality baking are required.