Company description

Night Moves is a bakery driven by our philosophy of utilizing local, sustainable, stone-milled grain to create delicious, nourishing food for our community.  

We aim to bake your daily bread - a daily bread made from healthy grains, grown by farmers who work to steward the soil.  A daily bread made on a human scale, critically considering the systems that go into its production.  A daily bread reflecting the global traditions of fermentation and intuition that have been handed down for generations.  

After 7 years in business, we are excited to be moving to a new home this spring - 695 Broadway in South Portland, on the Fore River side of the Casco Bay Bridge.  We will be offering expanded bakery retail, coffee, outdoor seating and saltwater views. 

Job description

An Experienced Baker

We are seeking an experienced bread baker to share bread duties as we re-open Night Moves in a new location.  
 

Daily responsibilities include:

Maintaining sourdough cultures
Scaling, mixing, shaping, and baking bread
Milling grain
Flouring baskets/ preparing for next phases of bake process
Prepping seasonal produce
Frequent cleaning of work areas & dishwashing as part of bake process
Light wholesale packaging

Hours:

Workdays are generally 7-9 hours per day, 5 days per week including break time, beginning at 6am.  Subject to some fluctuation depending on seasonality and sourdough cultures. 

Compensation: 

$18/hour plus shared tips (avg $22-24/hr).  

1 hour PTO per 20 hours worked, healthcare stipend, paid holidays, 1 week paid sick leave, complimentary bread and treats, access to bulk buying membership, professional development reimbursement.  


Qualifications: 

We are a very small but mighty team.  Kindness, flexibility, a cooperative attitude and thorough work ethic are most vital to this position.   

A successful candidate will have: 
 

- At least one year experience working with bread, pastry experience a plus.
 

- Love for the bakery flow – the long dance, the heat, the sensory pleasures, the physicality, the generosity, the repetition that teaches.
 

- Ability to complete physical work.  We lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs, work on our feet, and clean as we go, every workday.  
 

- A learning mindset, eager to find the opportunity in a mistake. 

- Strong organizational skills, yet flexibility with the frequent fluctuations sourdough bread baking inevitably provides - particularly as we find a rhythm in a new location. 
 

- A kind and positive attitude. 
 

- Strong communication skills.
 

- Ability to work independently as well as a part of a collaborative team.  Our weekly schedule will provide both. 
 

- A service work ethic, looking for opportunities to contribute to daily tasks.

- Alignment with Night Moves' vision and mission.  

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

Deadline

April 28, 2023