Bakery Cook Job at The Brattleboro Food Co-Op, Brattleboro, VT

  • The Brattleboro Food Co-Op
  • Brattleboro, VT

Job Description

Bakery CookThe Brattleboro Food Co-op is owned by thousands of local shareholders and is committed to improving the quality of life for our community, one meal at a time. We offer competitive wages, great benefits, and an excellent work-life balance.Purpose: To prepare excellent quality breakfast and dessert items in a timely and efficient manner: to accurately follow recipes; to assess and produce what is needed each day; support with catering events on site as needed.Status: Reports to Assistant Bakery ManagerCustomer Service:Assists customers with questions in a prompt and courteous mannerProvide attentive and courteous customer serviceMaintain a polite, friendly and helpful attitude towards internal and external customersProduct Knowledge:Knowledgeable about all bakery products. Continues to learn about new products. Ability to answer questions accurately.Product Presentation and Quality:Ensure quality food preparation, presentation and executionSafety:Handles all equipment in a safe mannerAlert to unsafe equipment and removes any equipment that is unsafe from usageTeamwork:Ensures department teamwork through trust and communicationAccountability:Accepts responsibility for personal decisions and actions. Exemplifies honesty, integrity and ethicsContributes constructively to the morale of the departmentShows initiative in solving issues and achieving the departmental goalsJob Specific Functions:Preparation of all bakery items promptly and efficiently as assignedFacilitating all aspects of service, supporting catering events, and meals as needed including: maintaining the desserts and bakery rack items during store hoursEnsure and facilitate kitchen cleanliness as needed or assignedEnsure that equipment is well maintained, and to notify appropriate personnel of any equipment failures or malfunctions in a timely fashionPut away orders – follow receiving protocols as defined in trainingEnsure high quality of products, and quality standardsAccurately follow recipes using proper measurements with a mind to menu specific alterations as directed by a supervisorMaintain appropriate par levels of productMaintain clean and orderly work stationsPlan and participate in cleaning projects as assignedAdhering to the site's code of conduct as defined during trainingProvide training to new team members as assignedAdhere to established safety and sanitation standardsWash own dishes throughout shift, support dishwasher with bakery itemsAccurately inputting shrink data as neededAble to work in freezing temperatures to hot temperatures. Going from the kitchen to walk in freezer and back to collect ingredients as necessary.Able to stand for long periods of time, on your feet all shift up to 8 hrs a dayOther duties as assignedRequirements:Self-motivated, organized, responsible, flexibleEffective communication skillsProfessional baking experience; 3-5 years practical application. Bread baking, pastry, culinary education, and catering production; large scale food service bakery production experience highly preferredQuick and proficient cooking skills, knife work, and an understanding of large scale productionAbility to lift 50 poundsAbility to understand and follow directionsAbility to understand and meet standards for health, safety, and excellenceAbility to remain alert and focused in an environment that is noisy and fast-pacedAbility to work effectively within a teamDetail-oriented and thoroughAt Brattleboro Food Co-op, we do not just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Brattleboro Food Co-op is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Job Tags

Local area, All shifts, Shift work

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