Team Member - Bakery (full-time)

People's Food Co-op; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Staff discount

Job summary

People's Food Co-op in Rochester, MN is seeking a full-time production baker to support a from-scratch operation. Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday 8am–4pm, Thursday and Friday 4am–12pm.

Responsibilities include preparing breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, and other pastries under general supervision. The role emphasizes quality control, equipment care, and teamwork in a fast-paced bakery environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to bake a variety of pastries, rolls and breads
• Maintain quality control standards across products
• Care of culinary equipment and materials
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods

Responsibilities

• Prepare and bake pastries, rolls and other baked goods per recipes
• Monitor and maintain quality standards
• Care for culinary equipment, supplies and materials
• Ensure proper food preparation and presentation

Skills

Baking

Pastry production

Quality control

Teamwork

Tools

Ovens

Dough rollers

Cookie cutters

Job description

We are a from scratch bakery and seeking a full-time production baker to work the below schedule:

Tuesday and Wednesday 8am - 4pm

Thursday and Friday 4am - 12pm

This position pays between $17 - $18 per hour.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, performs a variety of baking duties and assists with the preparation of breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, and other pastries.

Duties And Responsibilities

Position Responsibilities

• Ability to prepare and bake a variety of pastries, rolls and/or other baked goods, including icing and frostings, according to established recipes.
• Ability to monitor and/or maintain quality control standards.
• Knowledge of care of culinary equipment, supplies, and materials.
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards.

General Responsibilities

• Reviews production schedules to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily baking activities.
• Spreads or sprinkles a range of various toppings on specialty bakes items.
• Shapes dough for cookies, pies, and other pastries either by hand or by using dough rollers and cookie cutters.
• Cut and weighs dough into uniform portions with knife or divider, molds dough into loaves or other shapes, and places in pans; inspects product for quality during and after baking and makes adjustments to processes as required.
• Detects and ensures disposition of spoiled or unattractive food, defective supplies and/or other unusual conditions.
• Cleans and maintains work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Ability to prioritize work tasks, multi-task, and maintain focus.
• Operates with a sense of teamwork.
• Reports to work for scheduled shifts on-time.
• Understands and adheres to organizational and department policy and procedures.
• Accepts direction willingly and follows through with delegated tasks.
• Performs tasks consistently at an acceptable rate as outlined by department manager
• Maintains safe work environment according to all department procedures, federal and state regulations.

Benefits

• medical (if working 30 or more hours per week)
• dental
• vision
• life products
• short-term disability
• ancillary products
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• 20% staff discount

People's Food Coop complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at 507-289-9061 Ext. 3007 or email [e-mail].

People's Food Coop has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer and o takes steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Requirements

The physical requirements described here are those that an employee must meet, with or without reasonable accommodation, to Successfully Perform The Essential Functions Of This Job.

• Ability to use computer keyboard, monitor, mouse, telephone, and various office equipment continuously.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds frequently.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 60 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to stand or walk for duration of shift without rest.
• Ability to bend, stoop, squat, kneel, climb stairs or ladder.
• Ability to reach above shoulder height frequently.
• Ability to talk and hear to communicate with customers.
• Finger and hand dexterity with ability to grasp and hold items of different sizes.
• Vision ability - close, distance, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Ability to read register screen and product and shelf labels.