Artisan Bread Baker Position

Jess Bakeshop is a popular artisanal bakery focused on artisanal sourdough, pastries and sweets with a creative twist. Our bakeshop is all about our craft, respect, compassion, and building a supportive community. We’re excited to welcome a team player who wants to grow with us as our bakeshop expands.

We are seeking a reliable, fast-moving, and proactive Artisan Bread Baker to support daily production at our popular and busy artisanal bakery. Pay to be determined based on skills and experience. Initial two-month trial period, with potential for long-term employment and benefits for full-time employees.

The Artisan Bread Baker must be able to work independently and proactively to produce a variety of sourdough breads, focaccia, ciabatta, baguette, pizza, sourdough bagels, brioche and pastries at volume, following Jess Bakeshop recipes.  Ability to work evening and early morning shifts and weekends is a must.

Required skills include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • be able to precisely and consistently mix various doughs (sourdough, brioche, etc.)
  • possess knowledge and capability to manage dough status under realistic conditions across every season of the year
  • develop or recommend new recipes that expand the Jess Bakeshop menu while maintaining the same quality and flavor profile
  • divide/portion, shape, roll various doughs
  • work with a variety of ingredients
  • bake using a variety of ovens - deck oven experience is a must
  • work independently with minimal guidance
  • maintain a clean workspace which includes cleaning surfaces, cleaning equipment, cleaning dishes, cleaning floors
  • ability to lift heavy items is a must
  • our bakery is small operation and the Artisan Bread Baker should be able to adapt and multi-task as needed
  • maintain ingredient inventory, stock ingredients 
  • 1+ years working in commercial kitchen required
  • must possess a professional attitude and strong work ethic with integrity, have ability to use downtime productively (cleaning, prepping, organizing—not chatting, scrolling or idling)
  • punctuality is a must

Please submit your resume with detailed experiences and references.

Pay rate dependent on skills and experience

Work Location: In person

If you're interested and have the required experience, we'd love to hear from you.  Please email us with your resume at jessbakeshopteam@gmail.com.  Thank you!

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