Senior Production Baker — Lead the Bake Team

Salt & Straw; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Health/dental/vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Team member discount

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Salt & Straw is hiring a Production Baker at our Central Kitchen in Portland, OR. This full-time role supports daily production planning, leads a Bake team, and ensures safety, quality, and efficiency across shifts.

The ideal candidate can follow recipes precisely, operate kitchen equipment, and maintain GMP standards while training teammates and reporting production data in NetSuite. Salaried at an hourly rate with comprehensive benefits.

Responsibilities

• Review daily production schedules and work orders to support production planning, prioritization, and project assignment.
• Lead and support the Bake team throughout the shift to meet production goals safely, efficiently, and accurately.
• Follow recipe specifications accurately including ingredient weighing, sequencing, and equipment operation.
• Provide hands-on guidance during production to support high-quality and consistent product output.
• Observe and evaluate products from raw ingredients through finished inclusions to ensure quality standards are met.
• Monitor organization, sanitation, and adherence to GMPs across the Bake team while correcting deviations as needed.
• Identify production flow, efficiency, or ergonomic concerns and adjust workflows or
• Ensure ingredients, tools, and equipment are clean, organized, and production-ready at the start of each project.
• Communicate clearly regarding ingredient status, lot codes, expiration dates, and production-impacting concerns.
• Train and retrain team members on equipment operation, production methods, organization, and safety best practices.
• Reinforce updated policies and procedures to support operational consistency.
• Communicate personnel or production concerns promptly to the Bake Supervisor.
• Support meal and rest break compliance while serving as backup to the Supervisor as needed.
• Accurately enter production completion and quantities into NetSuite.

Skills

Production scheduling

Team leadership

Recipe following

Quality guidance

Quality inspection

GMP compliance

Process improvement

NetSuite entry

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Salt & Straw is hiring a Production Baker at our Central Kitchen in Portland, OR. This full-time role supports daily production planning, leads a Bake team, and ensures safety, quality, and efficiency across shifts.

The ideal candidate can follow recipes precisely, operate kitchen equipment, and maintain GMP standards while training teammates and reporting production data in NetSuite. Salaried at an hourly rate with comprehensive benefits.