Bread Baker Base Camp Bakery
- Date Posted January 14, 2021
- Location San Mateo, CA
- Category Culinary
- Job type Full-Time
We are a bread bakery committed serving our community the highest-quality products we can make. Our mission is to use only organic ingredients, to support our local grain economy by featuring CA grown grains, and to use the sourdough process to leaven all of our breads. Currently we bring our breads to the Oakland and Berkeley community through Farmer’s Markets. We are working towards opening a retail bakery in the Oakland area.
Job descriptionBase Camp Bakery is Hiring an Experienced Bread Baker!
Who We Are:
Base Camp Bakery is an all organic, all sourdough bread bakery sourcing grains from local California farmers. We believe we can improve the health and well-being of our community through good bread and local sourcing. We currently sell our bread at 3 farmer’s markets a week in Oakland/Berkeley area.
Position Purpose:
The baker functions as an artisan with direct impact on the quality of bread they are handling, and is responsible for ensuring the highest quality bread is produced within their power.
Essential Job Functions:
- Accurately scaling ingredients
- Mixing bread doughs
- Maintaining sourdough cultures
- Monitoring dough development and fermentation
- Accurately and consistently dividing, preshaping, and shaping bread dough
- Baking various breads in multiple forms
- Packaging bread for delivery
- Loading bread into delivery vehicle
- Washing dishes, general cleaning of equipment, work surfaces, and surrounding areas
- Performing other duties as assigned
Essential Physical Functions:
The baker must be able to understand and communicate clearly in English. They will be required to work an entire shift while standing. The ability to lift and carry 50 pounds is a must. The baker will often be exposed to wet conditions, extremely hot surfaces and equipment, cleaning chemicals, fumes, gases, and odors. Information regarding hazardous chemicals in the workplace is available.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- At least 1 year of professional bread experience
- Valid Food Handlers Card
- Proficiency in scaling, mixing, shaping, and baking of sourdough bread.
- Availability to work full-time
- Good communication skills
- Drive to work clean, efficiently, with a sense of urgency, and make the best quality bread possible
- Good interpersonal skills, able to maintain a positive and healthy work environment under stressful situations
- High level of personal and professional integrity and ethics, as no corners will be cut
- Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time and lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly
Benefits:
- Free Bread
- 2 weeks paid vacation
Check us out online: www.basecampbakery.com or on Instagram: @basecamp.bakery
Job Type: Full-time
Pay is DOE: Starting at $20/hour
Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $20.00 - $24.00 Application instructions