Baker

About This Role

This role is responsible for producing all baked goods and desserts for dining room menus and catered functions for Brown University, ensuring the highest standards of sanitation, safety, and quality. The Baker will utilize proper culinary techniques and standardized recipes within a production team.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic culinary baking skills including scaling and mixing doughs, batters, fillings, puddings and frostings, using different types of flour, leavening, and thickening agents.
• Practice proper storage of baked or unbaked items, frostings, fillings, creams, glazes, and syrups.
• Perform all bench work tasks with speed and efficiency.
• Understand and follow standardized recipes and procedures; observe proper holding and serving times and temperatures.
• Coordinate the efforts of others in accomplishing simple tasks and assist subordinates.
• Observe maximum safety precautions regarding wet floors, cutting, and all Bake Shop equipment, hot ovens, and food hazards.
• Disassemble, clean, and sanitize all kitchen equipment and maintain an uncluttered and sanitary work area.
• Consistently practice correct food handling procedures to prevent foodborne illness.
• Operate all Bake Shop equipment correctly and safely, perform basic maintenance, and report any malfunctions.
• Observe all policies, procedures, and regulations of the Bake Shop, department, and University.

Requirements

• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to understand symbols of weight and measure, and to mathematically convert volume and weight measures in recipes
• 1 year of experience as Baker's Helper or equivalent scratch baking experience

Qualifications

• One-year experience as Baker's Helper or experience that demonstrates a mastery of all basic scratch baking functions; two years of post-secondary Culinary School attendance preferred.

Nice to Have

• Two years of post-secondary Culinary School attendance