cafe/baker/owner Arizmendi Bakery
- Date Posted July 25, 2014
- Location San Rafael, CA
- Category Culinary / Production
- Job Type Full-Time
Who we are: We're part of an association of worker-owned bakeries that includes Berkeley's Cheese Board and other Arizmendi bakery-pizzerias in San Francisco, Emeryville, and Oakland. We've won multiple "Best of the Bay" awards.
How we're different: Arizmendi bakers own and run their stores. Potential worker-owners will be trained as artisan bakers and will also receive training in business practices, cooperative organization, and democratic decision-making.
Qualifications for worker-owners: Applicants should love working with food, enjoy physically demanding work, have enthusiasm for cooperating as a group, be motivated to work hard, and be willing to take the initiative and responsibility for co-managing their business. Baking and restaurant experience is valued but not necessary. Business or cooperative experience is also a plus.
Compensation and investment: $13/hour plus tips. After 3 months, health insurance premiums 100%-business paid. Trainees become eligible for worker-owner status after a 6-month introductory period; buy-in of $250 for those voted into ownership. Owners divide any financial surplus evenly based on hours worked. Compensation this position is How to apply