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SalaryFeast & Fettle is seeking a well-trained PRODUCTION BAKER to join kitchen operations for the overnight baking team at our production kitchen facility located in East Providence. The Pastry team works a consistent Thursday-Monday overnight schedule (9pm-5am). Pastry and Baking Experience required. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST HAVE MINIMAL 2 YEARS OF BAKING OR PASTRY EXPERIENCE. Cooking or line chef is not considered the experience we are looking for.
What is Feast & Fettle?
Feast & Fettle started as a private chef’s business in 2016, and has since scaled into New England’s leading premium, fully-prepared meal delivery service. Our mission is to nourish everyday life.
Each day at our East Providence production kitchen, we freshly prepare, cook, and package our menu items, and then hand-deliver these high-quality meals from our weekly menus to our retail locations and our member base across New England.
In joining us at F&F, you will work alongside a transparent, high-growth team filled with joyful, ambitious people. The culture at Feast & Fettle is what sets us apart from any other organization, and in particular from the common pitfalls of the food service industry. We commit every day to fostering a positive and empowering environment where we all are driven to bring our best selves to work and to make the company better each day. Feast & Fettle is also actively growing, and passionate about providing growth opportunities to our employees.
What does a Production Baker/Cook at F&F do?
Each day of the weekly production cycle, your Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef will work with your team to facilitate preparation of our menu items at the highest possible quality standard for home delivery to our members.
As a Production Baker, your responsibilities include but not limited to preparing and baking a variety of pastries, desserts and baked goods. This role involves measuring and mixing ingredients, shaping dough, operating baking equipment and ensuring the quality and presentation of the final products. Attention to detail, creativity, and knowledge of different pastry techniques are key for success in this role.
This work includes:
- Following recipes and cooking dishes to company standards
- A typical project could be anything from preparing Cookies, Herb Egg Bites, Dark Chocolate Brownies, Matcha pudding, Cran Orange muffins and a growing menu with items like loafs of bread, rolls and buns.
- Recording weights of all finished recipes and seek approval of Executive Sous Chef
- Tasting & ensuring quality of all projects from start to finish
- Working closely with our Executive Chefs to ensure completion of every recipe
- Working with your fellow Production Cooks to produce, set up and breakdown workstations
- Following health and safety guidelines
- Abiding by industry food safety standards including temping food and logging properly
- Assisting with cleaning the kitchen at the end of each shift
- Embodying our values to be an active contributor to the positive and empowered culture we have at Feast & Fettle
- Assisting with organization-wide demands of the weekly production cycle, including: labeling and packaging, pro-actively maintaining the F&F standard of cleanliness and organization of our equipment and storage across the facility, and helping coworkers across teams, with an all-hands-on-deck attitude reflective of our We Got You values.
- Conducting yourself with maturity and respect in all interactions with fellow team members
What does a strong applicant for this position have?
Our most successful candidates are not just talented in the kitchen, but are also deeply motivated and collaborative, and have a growth mindset that thrives on the momentum, commitment to quality, and positive culture that our team members co-create.
- A genuine love for preparing great food
- 2+ years professional baking and pastry experience
- Experience working in a full scaled bakery and/or food production preferred
- In depth knowledge and skills of baking techniques
- Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively in a fast paced environment
- Able to maintain rigorous high quality and safety standards
- Strong attention to detail
- Familiarity with or interest in learning about commercial kitchen equipment (combi ovens, blast chillers, flat tops, convection ovens, mixers)
- Must be able to lift 50+ lbs. Multiple times/day
- Must be able to stand for long periods of time (8+ hours)
- Desire to contribute positively to your coworkers and to the company
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively
- Very strong work ethic and enthusiastic attitude
- Tech savvy is a major plus! We like to integrate tech into all aspects of the business
- Positive attitude; we believe a negative attitude inhibits everything about what we are trying to accomplish as a team.
Consistent Weekly Schedule:
Thurs-Mon, overnight [9pm-5am]
What you get:
- Hourly wage: $22.40/hour
- Competitive benefit package including:
- Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Paid time off
- Free F&F weekly meal plan membership ($149 weekly value)
- 401k
- Wellness Reimbursement
- Education Reimbursement
- Paid Parental Leave
Please refrain from following up on your application via phone call. Our phone lines are exclusively for customer assistance, fielded by our Member Services team, and they are unable to assist with recruiting inquiries. We permit messaging via Indeed or to hiring@feastandfettle.com. Thank you!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.40 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Night shift
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- We are located at 881 Waterman Ave in East Providence. Do you have reliable transportation to commute here?
- This opening is for the overnight team, with a Thursday-Monday schedule [9pm-5am]. Are you able to work this full schedule without conflict? Schedule accommodations are not available.
- This position requires knowledge in baking. Do you have experience in working in a bakery or baking production facility for at least 2 years? This may be a disqualifying factor.
- We are a very tech-savvy company, are you comfortable in using apps on your phone to communicate and utilize on a daily basis?
Experience:
- professional baking: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
