Baker - 1st Shift (6am-2pm), 2nd Shift (2pm-10pm)

As a baker at Michele's Granola, you would be part of a growing production team of people, helping to prepare our special recipes of granola cereal in addition to properly baking, cooling, and finalizing quality control of the product before it is packaged. Teamwork and open communication are a large part of our operation. The ideal candidate would be comfortable expressing, critiquing, and acting on his/her own ideas as well as others'. This is a creative work environment with a focus on securing and maintaining the highest quality product possible.

All employees are required to follow all food and personal hygiene and safety guidelines outlined by our GMP, FSMA, and OSHA programs. In addition, employees will be expected to fill out any logs or forms for regulatory purposes daily.

Schedule:

Production runs Monday through Saturday. Team members work five days per week with two scheduled days off. Some roles follow a Monday through Friday schedule, while others include a Saturday shift with a weekday off.

Basic Expectations of the Baker include:

Outstanding food safety, food handling, prep and packaging skills, including accuracy, time management, organization, reliability and enthusiasm in the kitchen
Clear, consistent, and respectful communications with all teammates and Supervisors
Meeting all company guidelines with regards to:
Attendance, Punctuality and Break Times
Uniform, Hygiene and Sanitation
Job Knowledge and Individual Work Performance
Organization and Time management
Quality and Consistency of work
Overall Contributions to the team, product and company
Building a positive team and cooperative spirit
Exhibiting a professional demeanor at all times
Applying rigorous Quality Assurance practices throughout our daily production
Pro-actively responding to company’s opportunities for growth

Responsibilities of the Baker include:

Arriving on time for the start of each production shift
Adhering to safe work practices, cleaning, uniform, and hygiene standards
Following all established recipes, food handling, baking, packaging and cleaning procedures, including workflow routines
Ensuring consistency in food quality and upholding our high-quality assurance and sanitation standards
Ensuring the maintenance of a clean, sanitary production facility to control allergens and contamination by performing opening, periodic and closing sanitation and cleaning duties, including but not limited to, cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work surfaces, dishwashing, sweeping, mopping, and trash removal
Promptly notifying management of any issues related to production, facility, or equipment.
Other duties as assigned, e.g., assisting with Quality Control programs and facility maintenance

Specific Duties of the Baker include:

Measuring and mixing raw materials according to recipe specifications
Weighing product onto sheet pans according to recipe specifications
Spreading product across sheet pans according to recipe specifications
Loading and pushing 150lbs oven racks, adhering to all pan and rack Quality Assurance guidelines
Loading and unloading up to four (4) double rotating rack ovens simultaneously
Baking and Cooling product to specifications
Flipping trays of baked product and breaking up product into smaller chunk sized pieces
Other duties as assigned

Workplace perks include:

Medical Plan administered by CareFirst with employer contribution of $350 monthly. Dental and vision insurance plans also administered by CareFirst. Short-term and long-term disability administered by Mutual of Omaha
401(k) administered by John Hancock with employer match of up to 4% of annual earnings, immediately upon hire
Paid holidays, 6 annually
One week of accrued PTO time, available for use following 90 days of employment
Employee discount on all granola products

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $18.50/hr for 1st Shift - $19.50/hr for 2nd Shift