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The Baker position is responsible for preparing food for clients, students, kitchen staff in a college campus
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Prepares food as indicated by par level sheets and in accordance with both Nutritional Services and Health Department standards.
- Follows standardized recipes to meet nutritional needs.
- Attractively presents all items with appropriate garnish and correct portion size if applicable to product.
- Participates in daily temperature and taste panels to assure quality and provide suggestions for continuous improvements.
- Prepares and produces a wide variety of bakery products in a general food service area.
- Assists with pastry preparations including mixing, baking, and frying as indicated by production sheets.
- Portion control on all items produced.
- Assists in the preparation of bakery and specialty products such as pastries, bread, rolls, biscuits, and may also prepare cakes, pies, muffins, breads, puddings, parfaits, frosting, cookies, rolls etc.
- Communicates any adjustment that need to be made to the bakery production records or sheets.
- Coordinates with supervisor personnel for ordering products.
- Responsible for a clean, neat storeroom area, with all products appropriately labeled and dated and rotated.
- Adheres to proper sanitation, safety, and operational procedures for assigned area. Cleans personal work area.
- Must be able to operate dish-washing machine to clean pots, pans and baking sheets if needed.
- Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities. May assist coworkers during staffing shortages.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
- This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
- Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit's success also may be assigned.
Minimum Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Alaska Food Workers Card or ServSafe Certification contingent upon 30 days of hire.
- At least two (2) years of work experience or documented vocational training.
- Must be able to follow standardized written recipes.
- Must have knowledge/training of usage of food production equipment.
- Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.
Preferred
- Cake decorating experience preferred.
Working Conditions and Physical Requirements
Weather: Indoors, environmentally controlled.
Noise level: The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate.
Description of environment: This is a cafeteria environment located on a University Campus setting.
Physical requirements: Frequently required to stand, walk, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, stoop, kneel, talk/hear, see, taste/smell, and carry weight/lift. Infrequently required to sit, crouch or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs.
Competencies
NMS Core Values
Safety guides our behavior.
Honesty and integrity govern our activities.
Commitments made will be fulfilled.
All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.
The environment will be protected and sustained.
