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Responsible for creating, preparing and improving recipes for baked goods such as pastries, breads, and plated desserts. Assists in overseeing and/or instructing Assistant Baker in baking and cleaning equipment and facilities. Ensures quality controls and recipe standardization are in compliance with approved standards. Monitors and enforces food sanitization and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures proper training, knowledge and compliance with recipes and standards.
• Preps and properly prepares ingredients for use following proper food handling and safety guidelines.
• Arranges presentations of desserts, platters and pastry products.
• Maintains levels of daily production assignments.
• Ensures food quality through tasting.
• Maintains and operates equipment according to approved safety standards.
• Reports issues with production, equipment, personnel or products to management.
• Maintains daily sanitation standards and logs per established guidelines.
• Determines amount and types of items and supplies required for food preparation.
• Completes food temperature checks before service and as needed per established guidelines.
• Accepts ownership and responsibility for success of pastry shop and team.
• Stores food properly and safely, following established guidelines marking the date and item, etc.
• At the direction of leadership, acts as a lead in the absence of the lead role.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Vacation.
• Generous retirement plans.
• Tuition waiver.
• Wellness options.
• Much more!

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• ServSafe certified or obtains certification within twelve (12) months of hire.
• One (1) year of experience working in food handling at a retail, food service, bakery, or grocery establishment.
• Culinary degree or certificate from a culinary arts program (preferred).
• Experience baking in an institutional operation and catering operation (preferred).