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.

Celebrating 10 years in business, we are thrilled to call 695 Broadway in South Portland, on the Fore River side of the Casco Bay Bridge, home. We offer bakery retail, coffee, pizza, outdoor seating and saltwater views in the Pleasantdale community.

Job description

Part-time Prep Baker

We are seeking a prep baker to join our talented team.

Responsibilities include:

Milling

Baking focaccia

Prepping and assembling breakfast sandwiches

Prepping and assembling lunch sandwiches

Collaboratively creating sandwich specials

Scaling bread mixes

Assisting bread shape

Prepping seasonal produce

Scaling, mixing, and packaging granola and baking mixes

Frequent cleaning of work areas & dishwashing as part of collective bake process

Communicating throughout workflow as part of bread and pastry teams

Hours:

Workdays are expected to be 5-8 hours per day, beginning at 5am. This position is a joint role, with a schedule Sun-Tues or Thurs-Sat.

Compensation:

$17/hour plus shared tips (avg $22-25/hr). Guaranteed $21/hour.

1 hour PTO per 40 hours worked, complimentary bread and treats, access to bulk buying membership, professional development reimbursement.


Qualifications:

We are a 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 in a food service/ agriculture/ retail context.

- 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 fluctuations baking inevitably provides.

- A kind and positive attitude.

- Strong communication skills.

- Ability to work independently as well as a part of a collaborative team. Our 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, $20/hr +

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Deadline

October 16, 2026