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AM Pastry Baker/FT

SusieCakes • Costa Mesa, CA 92627 • Posted 15 days ago

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In-person • Full-time • $20.00-$21.00/hr • Entry Level

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The Pastry Baker at SusieCakes is responsible for managing and producing a wide variety of standard and custom baked goods according to recipes. This role involves mixing, baking, building, decorating, and inscribing products efficiently, ensuring all food is prepared, handled, and stored according to food safety code standards. The position offers a chance to be part of a lively team in a neighborhood bakery, connecting through celebration and creating delicious desserts from scratch.

Responsibilities

  • Manage production and prepare a wide variety of standard and custom baked goods according to recipes
  • Mix, bake, build, decorate, and inscribe products in an efficient manner (as applicable)
  • Ensure all food is prepared, handled, and stored according to all required food safety code standards
  • Operate and maintain bakery equipment

Qualifications

Required

  • One year of previous culinary experience, pastry/baking experience strongly preferred
  • Ability to work in cross functional roles as needed (front-of house & back-of-house)
  • Must have reliable transportation
  • Frequent walking, kneeling, bending, and reaching overhead
  • Able to stand for extended periods of time
  • Must be able to lift, move and carry up to 50 pounds
  • Must be able to taste product for quality assurance

Preferred

  • Culinary degree

Full Job Description

AM Pastry Baker/FT

Department: BOH

Location: Costa Mesa, CA

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In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position is between $20.00 and $21.00 an hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Tips: average +$2-$3 per hour

Full time: 32-40 hours a week

The shifts can start as early as 3 am and during the holidays as early as midnight.

At SusieCakes, we make old-fashioned, sentimental dessert favorites - just like you may remember from your childhood! Our bakeries are filled with the delicious tastes and sweet smells of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, and bars- all baked from scratch, on-site daily, using the freshest and finest ingredients. Our signature Celebration Cake is a birthday staple on tens of thousands of tables. Our bakeries mix the nostalgia of the past with the warmth and feel of a modern, neighborhood bakery. -Connecting through Celebration- is our purpose and what we strive for every day with our team members, our guests, and our community.

Our bakeries are lively and bustling with genuinely friendly people who have the -hospitality gene.- They understand the importance of what they do every day and are empowered to make days better. Their connections to our guests and to each other are what separates SusieCakes from other bakeries.

The pastry baker assists in the culinary operations by managing and producing of all the baked goods along side other culinary team members.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Manage production and prepare a wide variety of standard and custom baked goods according to recipes

+ Mix, bake, build, decorate, and inscribe products in an efficient manner (as applicable)

+ Ensure all food is prepared, handled, and stored according to all required food safety code standards

+ Operate and maintain bakery equipment

BENEFITS & PERKS:

+ Predictable work schedule

+ Free non-slip shoes (annually!)

+ Birthday month PTO with complimentary cake

+ Company holidays off (Thanksgiving, December 25th-27th, and New Year-s Day)

+ Medical, dental, vision insurance

+ Vacation, 401k, FSA - Paid Sick Time

+ Referral Program

+ Pet rescue reimbursement and pet insurance

+ Flexible return to work schedule for maternity leave

+ Generous 50% discount on all our delicious desserts!

QUALIFICATIONS:

+ One year of previous culinary experience, pastry/baking experience strongly preferred

+ Ability to work in cross functional roles as needed (front-of house & back-of-house)

+ Must have reliable transportation

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

+ Frequent walking, kneeling, bending, and reaching overhead

+ Able to stand for extended periods of time

+ Must be able to lift, move and carry up to 50 pounds

+ Must be able to taste product for quality assurance i.e buttercream(s), cake(s) and cupcake(s)batter, cookie dough and other recipes as assigned.

EDUCATION:

+ Culinary degree preferred

+ High school diploma or GED

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

+ Must be able to speak, read, and write English

OTHER:

+ Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays, as needed

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