Baker at WireMyCake

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Job Description
Core Purpose of the Job:

• The Baker will be responsible for the overall production of bakery products and the training and oversight of staff.

Specific Responsibilities
The baker will be responsible for: Overseeing daily production fulfilment.

• We are looking for a passionate team player that has an eye for quality and is able to recognize when a product is below the accepted standard.
• The Baker should follow the laid down methods and recipes, and ultimately be able to innovate as required.
• The Baker should be able to inspire his co-workers, and have a friendly but firm approach to them.
• The Baker needs to be very open to the new methods and recipes that they will be learning, which will almost certainly be different from what he they are used to.
• The Baker will oversee all operations of the bakery production.
• The Baker will be in charge of ordering all the ingredients and maintaining adequate stock levels of the same.
• The Baker will be the production manager as well, ensuring that the correct products are produced every day in the required quantities and quality, and in a timely fashion, in order to meet the deadlines of the business.
• The Baker will be required to meet gross profit margins by means of minimizing wastage.
• The Baker will be expected to have a thorough knowledge of all the products and processes.
• The Baker will be responsible for training production staff who may or may not have any bakery or culinary training.

Qualifications
The minimum qualifications for this position are as follows:

• Minimum of 5 years culinary experience and or training.
• Bakery experience preferred.
• Culinary Degree or relevant experience.
• Supervisory experience
• Proven experience training other staff in culinary / baking