2nd Shift Bakery Production Associate (M-F 1pm-9pm)

Job Description

Position Title: Bakery Production Associate M-F 1pm-9pm

Type of Position: Hourly, 40 hours/week

Benefits:

Medical Plan administered by CareFirst with employer contribution of $350 monthly. Dental and vision insurance plans also administered by CareFirst. Short-term and long-term disability administered by Mutual of Omaha

401(k) administered by John Hancock with employer match of up to 4% of annual earnings, immediately upon hire

Paid holidays, 7 annually

One week of accrued PTO time, available for use following 90 days of employment

Employee discount on all granola products

Job Description:

As a Bakery Production Associate at Michele’s Granola, you are a key member of our small-batch production team. In this role you will have several distinct and central roles in our kitchen facility including preparing product, baking product, packaging product, and cleaning and dishwashing.

As part of our team, you will have clearly defined tasks to complete during the daily shift. The position involves standing for extended periods of time, repetitive motion, moving at a steady pace, lifting to 50lbs, and pushing up to 150lbs.

Basic Expectations of the Bakery Production Associate include:

Outstanding food safety, food handling, prep and packaging skills, including accuracy, time management, organization, reliability and enthusiasm in the kitchen

Clear, consistent, and respectful communications with all teammates and Supervisors

Meeting all company guidelines with regards to:

Attendance, Punctuality and Break Times

Uniform, Hygiene and Sanitation

Job Knowledge and Individual Work Performance

Organization and Time management

Quality and Consistency of work

Overall Contributions to the team, product and company

Building a positive team and cooperative spirit

Exhibiting a professional demeanor at all times

Applying rigorous Quality Assurance practices throughout our daily production

Pro-actively responding to company’s opportunities for growth

Responsibilities of the Bakery Production Associate include:

Arriving on time for the start of each production shift

Adhering to safe work practices, cleaning, uniform, and hygiene standards

Following all established recipes, food handling, baking, packaging and cleaning procedures, including workflow routines

Ensuring consistency in food quality and upholding our high-quality assurance and sanitation standards

Ensuring the maintenance of a clean, sanitary production facility to control allergens and contamination by performing opening, periodic and closing sanitation and cleaning duties, including but not limited to, cleaning and sanitizing equipment and work surfaces, dishwashing, sweeping, mopping, and trash removal

Promptly notifying management of any issues related to production, facility, or equipment.

Other duties as assigned, e.g., assisting with Quality Control programs and facility maintenance

Specific Duties of the Bakery Production Associate include:

Measuring and mixing raw materials according to recipe specifications

Weighing product onto sheet pans according to recipe specifications

Spreading product across sheet pans according to recipe specifications

Loading oven racks, adhering to all pan and rack Quality Assurance guidelines

Baking and Cooling product to specifications

Filling, weighing, labeling and sealing bags of granola to specifications

Packing, labeling, and stocking cases according to specifications

Pre, Mid and End of shift Cleaning and dishwashing

Other duties as assigned

Full-time