Now Hiring for: bread baker

Please send resume to: jessica@breadbyus.com

Application Deadline: December 15th 2024

Overview:

  • This is a permanent position

  • Start date is flexible, but sometime in late December/early January is ideal

  • Hours: 40 hours/week

  • Saturday availability is required

  • Shift start time: 4am

  • Shifts are typically 10 hours/4 days per week

  • Extended medical & dental benefits are available to full time employees

  • Starting wage: $22/hour + paid breaks & paid sick days

  • Please Note: Bread by Us is in the process of planning a move for 2025. This is a very exciting but challenging time for us. We have a small but dedicated team helping usher us into this new chapter. If the idea of helping us grow and being a part of a lot of newness is exciting to you, then keep reading!

As a bread baker, you would be taking on the following responsibilities:

  • Executing all aspects of bread baking, including: mixing, fermenting, dividing, shaping, proofing, and baking

  • Displaying breads & organizing orders

  • Maintaining a clean work environment. The baking team is collectively responsible for all aspects of cleaning, including: dishwashing, sanitizing, sweeping and mopping, and cleaning equipment.

The ideal candidate for this position:

  • Has at least 1 year of experience with bread baking through education, work, or a combination of the two. Candidates with strong professional baking or cooking foundations are encouraged to apply as well, but priority will be given to candidates with experience in bread baking.

  • Has strong communication skills; you will be working alongside another bread baker most of the time.

  • Enjoys an environment that compels you to constantly learn and tinker

  • Enjoys routine and repetition

The following is a list of physical and psychological demands of the job:

  • Lifting up to 25kg at a time

  • Working in a warm environment

  • Repetitive motion

  • Working with potentially hazardous equipment

  • Squatting, bending

  • Working with a time-sensitive production schedule

  • Complex multi-tasking

The following training certification is required for this position, and must be completed by the time of hiring:

  • Food Handlers Certification

  • WHMIS 2015

  • Ontario Ministry of Labour Health & Safety at Work

Bread by Us prides itself on being a supportive learning environment. We value the physical and psychological safety of our team. Supportive training will be provided in the first weeks and months of the job.

Equity

We strongly encourage people to apply who face barriers to, or challenges with employment based on historic and ongoing forms of oppression, including ableism, racism, misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia. We recognize the importance of practicing principles of de-colonization and anti-racism within our workplace, from the hiring process onward.

In recognition of these and other barriers to employment, we will prioritize applications from people who come from marginalized communities. Please feel free to self-identify, if you feel comfortable doing so.

We recognize that there is no end point to learning how to create a more just workplace. We strive to address the areas in which we are falling short with an open mind and a sense of urgency.

Bread by Us welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.