Pastry Associate/Downtown

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Essential Duties:

• Team: Embody La Farm values through action, example, and communication: Exceed Customer Expectations, Quality, Dignity, Community, Learning, Teaching, and Innovation.
• Product: Ensure bread production adheres to recipe specs, ingredient/product freshness and quality standards. Ensure quality, consistency, and accurate product production.
• Customer Service: Ensure and exude world-class customer service and demonstrate urgency to serve every customer.

Other Essential Duties:

• Assist Head Bakers in bakery production to meet La Farm systems, policies, and procedures.
• Check production schedule to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake.
• Follow La Farms system of pastry scaling, mixing, dividing, proofing, shaping and baking. Adhere to bread recipes.
• Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce all types of pastries and baked goods.
• Perform a daily shift role.
• Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or baking machinery.
• Roll and shape dough.
• Complete checklists and clean lists.
• Develop one new product per quarter.
• Perform the next day set-up.
• Ensure proper rotation and inventory dry goods, cooler and freezer.
• Operate equipment; set time, temperature, and speed control.
• Place items into hot ovens for baking.
• Control inventory levels and ensure proper ordering of supplies and production items.
• Ensure overall unit safety and sanitation goals and policies.
• Check products for quality and identify damaged or expired goods.
• Maintain grade A or better by beating health and sanitation inspection standards.
• Uphold company standards and policies for opening/closing.
• Ensure safe working conditions and comply with all laws.

Other Duties As Assigned : The statements contained herein reflect general details of the jobs principal functions, knowledge and skills requirements, and scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of job requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 2-3 years previous professional culinary experience baking pastries preferred.
• Production skills, technique, consistency, and accuracy.
• Demonstrated creative thinking.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Familiar with utilizing machine mixer, divider, moulder, 5 tier oven.
• Comprehends dough and bread fermentation process; can make necessary adjustments and calls.
• Accurate at scaling dough; efficient mixing and shaping large volumes; proper oven management for consistent product.
• Analytical ability and math proficiency to monitor proper production scheduling of daily operations.
• Ability to solve business related problems quickly and efficiently.
• Great relationship building skills and demonstrated positive demeanor as a team player.
• Ability to work in fast paced environment, multitask and accurately meet deadlines.
• Flexibility required: Weekends required, holiday work required, two days off (not consecutive).
• Desire to experiment to create new products.
• Desire to learn as training will be provided by the Head Bakers.

Essential Physical Demands:

• Ability to bend and lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand on your feet for extended periods of time.

Summary of Benefits:

• Medical Insurance (PPO/HDHP)
• Dental/Vision Coverage
• Long Term/Short Term Disability
• Employee Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Paid Time Off
• Other Great Perks (Free Bread, store/meal discounts)