Do you have a desire to develop artisan bakery skills? Would you like to make a career out of baking hand-crafted breads from the highest quality ingredients?
Grand Central Bakery is seeking bakers for our high-volume production bakery
to produce thousands of our flavor-packed rustic breads and savory pastries for our customers!
No experience necessary, we are willing to train!
Applicants for the Bread Baker position should have a passion for baking artisan bread in a high-volume production environment for our community. The Bread Baker thrives in a fast-paced environment with a team first approach and has a desire to develop their artisan bakery skills. This is a physical position that will keep you moving during the entirety of a shift.The Baker Lead is directly responsible for working with the Production Shift Manager to ensure that accurate quantities of high quality product are produced in an efficient manner while adhering to FSMA guidelines.
The Baker Lead is responsible for daily shift operations and should be actively engaged in all aspects of Bread Production during the shift including baker coaching, mentoring, and training. This position requires attention to detail, a desire to continually improve upon one’s skills as a production baker, and the ability to lead a crew while working cooperatively in a production level team environment. This position is the third of three Baker Levels. (This position is represented by BCTGM local 114 and subject to terms of the collective bargaining agreement between Grand Central Bakery and BCTGM local 114. Priority will be given to internal candidates who apply in the first 7 days of the job posting.)Location: 2249 NW York St., Portland, OR 97210
Rate of Pay:
This position pays $25.94 per hour.
Schedule:
Full-time (4-5 shifts per week). Day shift starts promptly at 11:00am. The ability to work weekends and holidays is required along with schedule flexibility.
Grand Central Bakery acknowledges the importance of work-life balance. To the best of our ability, established days off are respected, vacation requests are accommodated to the best of our staffing abilities, and changes to the schedule are clearly communicated in advance.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Ability to read, write, and speak English required; English/Spanish bilingual preferred
- Maintains food handler’s card – new hires are expected to have a valid card by their first date of work.
- Must demonstrate regular attendance by coming to work on scheduled working days and being on time. May be required to work a variety of days and shifts to meeting business need including weekends and holidays.
- Prior experience leading, training, and coaching preferred within the baking industry
- Professional baking experience required
- Basic math skills required
- Intermediate computer skills including use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word or comparable programs
- Intermediate experience with ChefTec, GlobalBake or other ERP systems
- Experience placing orders, signing invoices and checking in inventory required
Physical requirements include but are not limited to:
- This position works in a building shared with production facilities is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat).
- This position walks up to the equivalent of two miles per shift. This position stands for 100% of the shift worked.
- This position works in warm environments.
Company Overview
Grand Central Bakery ignited a bread revolution in 1989 by introducing rustic artisan loaves to Northwest tables. Values are at the heart of our company and sustainability touches everything we do - from where we buy ingredients to how we care for our employees and invest in our communities. A Certified B Corporation, Grand Central Bakery is part of a global movement of organizations using business as a force for good.
Pay Transparency
Grand Central Bakery complies with applicable pay transparency laws in the locations where it does business. All job postings include the rate of pay for the position. For positions that have a range, the full range will be listed along with the expected starting compensation.
Benefits
Grand Central Bakery offers outstanding employee benefits as part of our total compensation package including health insurance, an employer paid Healthcare Reimbursement Account (HRA) for insured employees, paid time off, a 401k with match, employee discount, and bread! Check out our career page for information about our benefit offerings. https://grandcentralbakery.applytojob.com/apply/
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and strive to create a work environment of respect, trust, collaboration, and cooperation. It is the policy of Grand Central Bakery to maintain a workplace free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical, sensory, or mental disability, age, marital status, military or veteran status, family relationship, your or your family’s genetic information, or status in any other legally protected group.
We expect each employee to embrace and apply these principles of equal treatment to each other and to our customers.
Know Your Rights - EEOC
https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal-posterPlease email hr@grandcentralbakery.com with questions or requests for accommodation.
