Baker

Baker – Scratch Bakery | $20–$23/hr + Approximately $10/hr Tip Share

Farmer & the Bell | Woodstock, Vermont

$20–$23/hour based on experience + approximately $10/hour in tip share
Full-time | 40 hours/week | 4-day schedule

Do you love baking from scratch and want to be part of a growing bakery where you can actually have a voice?

Farmer & the Bell is looking for a Baker to join our team in Woodstock, Vermont. We make our breads, pastries, donuts, focaccia, croissants, and savory baked goods from scratch using high-quality ingredients, including products from local Vermont farmers, producers, and makers.

This is a hands-on position in our open, theater-style kitchen where you'll learn across our baking stations, contribute to seasonal menu development, and play an important role in building our growing wholesale bakery program.

What We Offer

• $20–$23/hour based on experience
• Approximately $10/hour in tip share, in addition to your base wage
• Equal tip share among team members
• 40 hours per week
• Current schedule: Thursday–Sunday, approximately 4:00 AM–2:00 PM
• Supplemental medical, dental, vision, and accident insurance through Aflac
• Free shift meal
• Scratch baking and high-quality ingredients
• Teaching kitchen with opportunities to learn and develop your skills
• Opportunity to contribute to seasonal menu development
• Opportunity to help build our growing wholesale bakery program
• A collaborative, inclusive team environment

About the Role

As a Baker, you'll be right in the center of Farmer & the Bell's kitchen, producing the breads, pastries, donuts, and savory baked goods our guests love.

You'll be trained across our baking stations and production areas, allowing you to become a versatile member of the bakery team. You'll also have the opportunity to contribute ideas, help develop seasonal products, and take on additional responsibility as our bakery and wholesale program grow.

We're looking for someone who takes pride in their craft, cares about quality, and enjoys working with a team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Produce our daily menu of French crullers, breads, focaccia, croissants, pastries, desserts, and savory baked goods
• Follow established recipes while maintaining consistency, quality, and presentation
• Learn and work across multiple baking stations and production areas
• Manage daily prep and production while staying organized and on schedule
• Participate in developing and producing seasonal menu items
• Help produce larger-volume orders as our wholesale program grows
• Help develop efficient and consistent production systems for wholesale
• Taste, test, and evaluate products throughout the production process
• Bring creativity and ideas to new products and seasonal offerings
• Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe open kitchen
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and production procedures
• Communicate clearly with the bakery and kitchen teams
• Jump in wherever needed to help the team succeed

What We're Looking For

• Experience working in a bakery, pastry kitchen, or similar culinary production environment
• A genuine interest in baking and a desire to continue developing your craft
• Strong attention to detail and consistency
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced kitchen
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Creativity and an interest in seasonal baking and product development
• Commitment to cleanliness and food safety
• Dependability and flexibility
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs
• A positive, welcoming, hospitality-minded attitude

Formal culinary training is not required. We're a teaching kitchen and believe passion, curiosity, work ethic, and a willingness to learn matter just as much as experience.

A Little About Us

At Farmer & the Bell, we believe great food starts with great people.

Our team brings together different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and we work hard to create a kitchen where people can learn from one another, share ideas, and grow.

We care deeply about what we make and where our ingredients come from. Whenever possible, we work with local farmers, growers, producers, and makers throughout Vermont and New England.

We also believe a good kitchen should be a place where you can work hard, laugh, learn, and take pride in what you're creating.

Farmer & the Bell is growing, and we're looking for someone who wants to grow with us.

If you're passionate about baking, good food, good people, and making things from scratch, we'd love to meet you.

Come bake with us.

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Food provided
• Opportunities for advancement
• Store discount

Work Location: In person