We are seeking a skilled Baker to join our team at Scripps College. As a Baker, you will be responsible for preparing a variety of food products, including breads, rolls, muffins, biscuits, pies, cakes, cookies, pastries, and other desserts.

• Prepare breads, rolls, muffins, biscuits, pies, cakes, cookies, pastries, and other desserts according to recipes and product directions
• Mix cream cheese/butter for bagels and breads
• Use measuring devices to mold ingredients into loaves/shapes, place product in correctly prepared pans, and remove them when baked
• Regulate oven temperatures and draft
• Prepare fresh cookies during dinner meal periods
• Decorate cakes, cookies, pastries, and other baked goods
• Set up food lines, including filling water and/or ice containers, placing food on serving lines, and garnishing food
• Check production and maintain accurate records to plan production requirements
• Requisition supplies and equipment as needed
• Maintain cleanliness of work area, cleaning and sanitizing workstations and equipment
• Assist in the kitchen as needed
• Participate in training sessions and assist in training other staff members

• Any combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to function in a general Food Service position
• Current California Food Handler's Card
• Ability to read and follow recipes
• Ability to follow Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HAACP) guidelines, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements, and California Health & Safety Code requirements
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, push, pull, stoop, twist, stretch, and lift boxes and break down up to 50 pounds without assistance
• Ability to communicate orally and/or in writing with co-workers and patrons in English
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
• Ability to work a rotating schedule as needed and work overtime, including weekends and holidays as needed

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The noise level in the work environment varies
• Bakers are routinely exposed to high temperatures when working around hot ovens

• Ability to maintain good concentration level while dealing with interruptions
• Attention to details with emphasis on accuracy and precision
• Basic math skills, especially knowledge of fractions as needed to adjust recipes
• Capable of giving, receiving, and analyzing information, formulating work plans, and articulating goals and action plans
• Standing for extended periods
• Occasional sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods
• Reaching and extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than the whole hand(s), or arm(s)
• Whole hand and arm dexterity required to perform skills such as kneading dough, stirring batter, and inserting and removing baked goods from ovens
• Communication skills using the spoken word
• Ability to see within normal parameters
• Ability to hear within normal parameters
• Ability to bend and stoop, for example, to place or remove items from ovens, and to pick up supplies from low shelves or the floor
• Ability to move about
• Ability to lift and carry short distances up to 50 lbs.