Head Baker at Colossus Belmont Shore

Colossus Bread in Long Beach, CA is looking for one head baker to join our team. Our open bakery retail space is located on 4716 2nd Street. We specialize in high hydration sourdough breads, whole grain breads, and a seasonally changing menu of croissant pastries.

Our bakery is in open view to the public, and our bakers are encouraged to interact with customers and share their love and knowledge of bread and baking, because of this all hourly employees are part of the employee tip pool. Colossus is a young company, but proudly offers health insurance to our full-time employees (50% employer contribution) in addition to a daily staff meal and discounts across the shop.

Knowledge and Experience

-3 + years professional bread and pastry experience (emphasis on croissant and sourdough bread)

-clear knowledge and firm understanding of fermentation, stages of bread production and efficiencies in a commercial bakery setting

-experience as a shift lead or manager in a bakery setting

-experience training new bakers

-experience with croissant pastries (proofing and baking) and high hydration/whole grain sourdough breads

Responsibilities

operational:

-manage a crew of to 4-6 morning bakers

-ensure timely breaks and timely production

-ensure quality of baked goods and breads on a daily basis, provide feedback to bakers

-provide training as needed to new bakers

educational/creative:

-help plan the bread schedule, coordinate bread specials and test new breads

-edit and maintain bread recipes, tweak formulas as needed to reflect changes in flours and environmental conditions

-communicate with rest of bakery team regarding specials, inventories, and issues using Slack

-communicate with kitchen department/CDC regarding bread usage and specials

administrative:

-meet regularly with Bakery Dept Head to communicate personnel and quality issues

-communicate on a weekly basis with Pastry lead

-scheduling and ordering of ingredients as needed

-inventorying and ordering of bulk flours, nuts and seeds from our suppliers

Early morning availability is required, baking shifts generally begin at 3 AM.

We are looking for humble + passionate baking professionals to join our growing company. We look forward to hearing from you.