What are the responsibilities and job description for the Baker position at Mothership Coffee?
- Do you feel that your consistency in work is overlooked by your boss?
- Do you feel satisfaction when you make the most perfect pastry?
- Do you love checking things off a list so everything runs smoothly with your team?
About Us
We are not just another coffee brand with an addictive ambiance, trendy lattes, and a thin veneer of culture and community. We ARE a culture-centered community that is focused on the people within and the people we serve. Kindness is at the top of our core values leading the change in our decisions, service, and operations. We are a socially equitable company focused on initiative, self-reliance, cooperation, integrity, and putting our best selves forward every day. At the core, we appreciate each other, support each other, treat each other with respect, and love each other.
Job Summary
We are looking for full-time bakers to join our growing team at Mothership Coffee! As a Baker you will be working alongside a dedicated team of bakers who are focused on having a well run, safe, and thorough pastry program, you will be preparing pastry items with exceptional trained skill, and baking off pastries to be delivered to our locations. In this role you will thrive if you enjoy a consistent schedule, high attention to detail to baking, patient and thorough workplace with a steady increase in skill level over time. The ideal baker is extremely focused on preparing the most excellent pastry with meticulous attention to detail surrounded by the background noise of a happy, busy bakery.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Bake different bread types, like pretzels, baguettes, and multigrain breads
- Clean kitchen equipment and tools before use
- Weigh flour and other ingredients to prepare the dough
- Adjust oven temperatures to ensure proper baking
- Mix various ingredients to create fillings for pastries and pies (e.g. chocolate ganache, caramel sauce and fruits)
- Shape dough to prepare different types of pastries, including croissants, cookies and sweet rolls
- Prepare custom-made pastries based on customers’ preferences (e.g. birthday cakes)
- Recommend recipes to renew our menu and attract more customers (e.g. gluten-free or vegan desserts)
- Track food supplies and place orders, as needed
- Cleans and sanitizes all equipment, utensils, dishes, and work areas.
- Ensures proper functioning of freezers, refrigerators, and heating components by routinely checking temperatures in that equipment.
- Stock supplies or products; may be required to manage inventory orders, or receive products as directed.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to follow all safe food handling procedures and sanitation practices.
- Must be able to perform basic math.
- A good memory to manage multiple recipes simultaneously
- Ability to communicate kindly
Education and Experience
- High School diploma, is preferred
- Worked as a Baker or in food service is a plus.
- Training in food preparation, food service skills, and customer service procedures is a plus.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times.
- Must be available to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Salary : $16