Bakery Specialist

Flat Tire Diner LLC is seeking a skilled Bakery Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our scratch kitchen and bakery, you will be responsible for preparing a wide variety of baked goods, including scratch yeast breads, buns, cinnamon rolls, pies, muffins, and cookies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare all variety of scratch bakery items from recipe components to finished products in quantities and within timelines specified on the daily to-do list.
• Safely and correctly utilize a variety of tools, equipment, and appliances, including knives, utensils, measures, scales, thermometers, hand blenders/mixers, stand mixer, food processors, graters, slicers, sheeter, refrigerators, freezers, proofer, ovens, ranges, racks, bins, and bakery cases.
• Ensure all variety of bakery and related food items are prepared strictly according to established recipes, menus, and instructions.
• Comply with portion sizes, preparation, and storage methods, date and product identification, FIFO food rotation, safe temperature, and food allergen rules.
• Ensure all variety of bakery items are prepared, shaped, proofed, baked, cooled, plated, decorated, garnished, packaged, identified, and displayed correctly and with consistently high quality and attention to detail.
• Greet bakery customers, answer questions, explain bakery item composition, take in-person and phone orders, fulfill, and package bakery items to go.
• Utilize the POS with cash drawer to cash-out bakery customers, including accurate money counting or processing credit/debit/gift card transactions.
• Keep walk-ins, food storage, bakery, and prep work areas, equipment, and tools clean and organized.
• Assist in control and stocking of bakery equipment, inventory, and supplies, including occasional use of a stepladder.
• Complete deep cleaning activities and assigned periodic equipment maintenance.
• Daily dispose of trash and maintain floors in clean condition dry using brooms, mops, "wet floor" signs, etc.
• Perform all work in a safe and sanitary manner, according to food handling, sanitation, and employee safety standards.
• Assist COOKS and SERVERS as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• No degree or certificate required; Culinary Degree/Cert preferred; ServSafe or similar food handlers card desired.
• 2 years of experience preferred working in commercial, restaurant chain, grocery store, or small private/home bakery.
• Minimum 18 years of age.

Work Conditions:

• Working hours may include early mornings through evenings Monday through Sunday, including holidays.
• Majority of work involves communicating and interacting with both staff and customers while completing job duties, including occasional dealings with difficult or upset customers.
• Majority of work completed while standing and walking on dry, damp, and potentially slippery or wet floors.
• Work includes activities such as grasping, holding, pushing, pulling, bending, lifting at/above/below waist, scrubbing, scraping, stacking, sweeping, mopping, operating equipment, handling sharp items, handling hot items, handling greasy and dirty items.
• Most work is completed inside the building, but may still involve exposure to moderately hot, cold, and/or humid air conditions both inside and outside.