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Morning Production Baker

  • Date Posted February 04, 2019
  • Location Portland, ME
  • Category Culinary / Production
  • Job type Full-Time

Company description

Tandem Coffee Roasters is a busy, little (mostly) wholesale coffee roaster located in Portland, Maine's East Bayside neighborhood with an intimate cafe in the front building. We also have a bustling bakery location called Tandem Coffee + Bakery on Congress St. in Portland's West End neighborhood! This bakery is housed in a beautiful old body repair shop and is always bursting at the seams with pastries and pies. This second location has been in operation for over 4 years and has a loyal following, and a fun team atmosphere.

The Tandem bakery team is a small yet mighty group that works in close quarters. Our team works together with a sense of urgency and desire to pay it forward yet ultimately has a great time. We always say that we take what we do seriously without taking ourselves too seriously. We feel so lucky that we get to do what we love in a place that we love with people we genuinely consider to be family.

Job description

Tandem Bakery is looking for an enthusiastic full-time morning baker to join our team. We are a small shop with a team of five bakers, as well as baristas and counter staff! We are always busy, and working as a team to make a wide range of pastries, cakes, some breads, and savory things as well. We bake from scratch every day, and we have high standards for taste, presentation, and quality. We are looking for candidates with an interest in pastry, pies, scones, and in general, classic American style baking.
3-5 years experience is a MUST.
 
We are relatively high volume, and need someone who is willing to work hard, be efficient, and be ready to hustle.
This position requires a fair amount of experience.

Important aspects of this position include:
-positive, friendly attitude
-strong sense of urgency and an interest in working hard
-excellent communication skills
-good time management 
-pride in making honest and interesting food
-willingness to work in a busy and bustling environment 
-interest and passion for baking

Specific duties include but are not limited to:
-preparing all pastries and recipes each morning to the highest standard possible
-planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing self and others during busy production shifts. ie: understanding the flow of the day and working to acheive daily and weekly goals.
-estimating needs of the team and the day in regards to inventory and supplies
-assisting in development and testing of new recipes
-maintaining a clean, tidy, organized, and efficient workspace.
-standing, bending, lifting, cleaning, and other physical tasks.

Here at Tandem we strive to make exciting, unique, and surprising pastries. we look for people who take joy in process and final product. We seek to create a joyous work environment with people who love to serve our community good food every day. We need passionate, dedicated and hard-working individuals, ready and willing to learn. Cleanliness and professionalism is a must. 
 
 

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15/hr +

Work visa

This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants

Application instructions

This job expired on April 05, 2019

Deadline

November 16, 2018