Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Production Bread Baker - Flour Breadquarters - 1 Design Canter Place, Boston, MA

Do you love working in a bustling kitchen with a great team environment?

Are you a fanatic about baking and making perfect pastries?

If so, we have the opportunity for you! Flour Bakery + Cafe is now hiring for a BREAD FOCUSED PRODUCTION BAKER at our state-of-the-art Big Kitchen in the Seaport!

This is a full-time position with potential to grow with Flour Bakery. Bakers have the opportunity to work every station to get a well-rounded perspective on the pastry operations in the bakery.

The shift time for this position is generally 11am-7pm with 4 shifts during the week and requires the availability to work Sunday is a must.

Day-to-day Performance Expectations:

Arrive at work for your scheduled shift on time (Flour time = 5 minutes early!)

Help to maintain an overall positive team environment

Provide open communication with your managers about the bakeries on-goings, changes, the team, and ideas for improvement

Maintain proper communication with your fellow team members

Demonstrate the ability and self awareness to know when you need your manager or fellow employees to help you

Ability to keep calm while trouble-shooting

Maintain the Flour standard of quality (MOM test) for all items produced

Maintain the organization and sanitation standards of the Flour kitchen

Ensure that your station and work areas are clean, tidy, and properly set up for the next day before leaving the premises

The shift is very physically active, you are constantly on your feet and moving through the kitchen

Bread Focus Requirements:

Work in a fast-paces, high volume environment with a small team learning all elements of our bread profess during the time of day your shift is, which includes: how to mix/shape/bake our various from scratch bread types daily

Proper execution of the bread proofing and troubleshooting process based on temperature changes

Know the vision of our entire bread life cycle including when the dough is mixed, when it gets baked/sliced, how it is packaged to travel to locations

Mixing/process/shape our laminated doughs such as croissant or other viennoiserie

Mixing/process/shape our enriched doughs such as brioche

**Once you feel like you are excelling in a focus area, we can cross-train our bakers on as many projects as they are interested in, as long as the kitchen can accommodate at that time! (Cake decorating, pastry production, etc.) **

Work Environment/Essential Physical Requirements:

Able to work at least 6-10 hour shifts

Able to grasp, reach over and under a counter and overhead

Ability to move, lift, push, and handle equipment, supplies, and other objects weighing up to 50 lbs

Skills for Qualification:

At least 1 year of professional baking experience required

You must enjoy a fast paced, high volume kitchen environment, be driven and have self motivation, and an eye for detail.

Possess a strong work ethic, be well-organized and positive

Be extremely enthusiastic about pastry and working as part of a fun-loving team

Demonstrate an active passion for Flour and our mission

Be prepared to be on your feet your entire shift. This is a physically active job.

Excellent attendance, reliability, communication and interpersonal skills

Readily adaptable to change, embraces new information and learns quickly

Actively problem solves using sound judgment

Must be available to work nights, weekends and holidays as required

We ask for a minimum 1 year commitment to the position

Compensation:

The starting wage for this position is $17-$19 per hour ($17 per hour + a shared percentage of the sales known as the BOH appreciation, which on average adds around $2 per hour).

Additional Information:

Flour offers a fantastic work environment, an unparalleled commitment to training to make you a better team member (plus all the pastries you can eat)! We offer benefits such as health/dental/vision insurance, 401k with a generous match, paid vacation/sick time, and a great staff meal policy. We offer a real commitment to growth – both in your skill/knowledge and growing into more senior positions if that is an interest of yours!