Baker Job at Great Harvest Bread Company Fairbanks, AK

Great Harvest Bread Company Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks, AK 99701

About us

Great Harvest Bread Company Fairbanks, AK

WE ARE BREAD HEAVEN

The aroma of our fresh baked bread draws people in for a free slice. We make our bread from scratch every day using carefully selected wheat grown in Montana's Golden Triangle. The wheat is freshly milled in each bakery for superior flavor and nutrition. Every loaf is made with simple ingredients in tempting combinations of flavors and textures. We bake bread the slow way, without shortcuts, so it will taste better than any other.

Baker / Kneader / Sweets production
Goodie Production & Kneader

PURPOSE
To provide Excellence in goodie quality by consistently making goodies with precision and mastery. To develop an intuitive sense of goodie and to devote strict attention to detail. To establish and maintain the production pace, by beginning and completing goodies with exactness, according to a strict time schedule. To lead by example, be cross-trained in all positions and to handle minor problems when the owners or managers are not in the store.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
1. Exhibits JOB AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE sufficient to make goodies according to established recipes, yet intuitive enough to compensate for fluctuating variables so that optimum consistency is achieved for every batch.

2. Exhibits ENERGY sufficient to maintain a continuous high-level of productivity and enthusiasm while on duty and possesses the stamina to work the late-night & early- morning shift regularly.

3. Exhibits STRESS TOLERANCE sufficient to perform duties with a positive attitude, even when faced with difficult or unusual pressures or circumstances.

4. Exhibits ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS sufficient to ensure that goodies are completed with accuracy and according to time schedules, without slowing down the production flow.

5. Exhibits INITIATIVE sufficient to perform assigned duties without regular reminders; and sufficient to be actively engaged in improving the atmosphere of the bakery cafe.

6. Exhibits COST CONSCIOUSNESS sufficient to eliminate mistakes that would create non-sellable products.

7. Exhibits COMMUNICATION SKILLS sufficient to effectively give and receive information to customers, co-workers and management; and sufficient assertiveness to make needs and concerns known in a constructive way.

8. Exhibits LEADERSHIP SKILLS sufficient to lead by example, constructively direct the work of fellow employees and handle problems when they arise.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
1. Must be at least 18 years of age and have a phone.
2. Must be dependable and work all scheduled shifts, including early morning shifts, late night.
3. Must exhibit high standards of personal cleanliness.
4. Must be able to lift and carry loads of 60 pounds (the weight of a bushel of wheat) and perform other physically strenuous mixing tasks throughout the production shift, with or without accommodation.

5. Be on time; maintain a positive attitude (so as to encourage a positive impact on bakery atmosphere and morale); maintain positive working relationship with owners and fellow

crewmembers; perform all duties with customer effect in mind and prioritize accordingly; hustle at all times, yet work neatly.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

  • Ensures that all the goodies have ingredients according to Great Harvest recipes and have been mixed properly.
  • Uses measuring devices, thermometers, mixer, product knowledge and intuitive judgment to prepare doughs according to Great Harvest’s standards of quality and consistency.
  • Develop a “single loaf” attitude about sponge and dough work recognizing that every customer judges the entire business on the loaf he or she is eating.
  • Visits the kneading table regularly, to observe and experience the doughs produced, to determine moisture and consistency and ensure the quality of work. Also takes bread home to determine how it ages (all bread tastes great hot!) and to ensure that it maintains an unrefrigerated “shelf-life” of at least a week.
  • Washes used bowls and utensils from sponge and dough and sweets production.
  • Follows all company policies and procedures.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned and takes initiative to enhance the bakery cafe’s quality and consistency.
  • Be available extra hours during holiday seasons (Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas at a minimum).

Essential functions are job duties which are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. The term does not include functions which are performed on an occasional basis, performed by some but not all persons in the position or that are of only marginal importance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EXPERIENCE
Stable work history required. Dough & goodie experience unnecessary; position will receive on-the-job training.

PAY RANGE

15.50 – 21.50

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.50 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off

Physical setting:

  • Bakery

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Tips

Experience:

  • Baking: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location




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