Production Baker - Morning Crew

Job Description:

Do you have a desire to develop artisan bakery skills? Would you like to make a career out of baking hand-crafted breads from the highest quality ingredients? 

Grand Central Bakery is seeking bakers for our high-volume production bakery to produce thousands of our flavor-packed rustic breads and savory pastries for our customers! 

Applicants for the Bread Baker position should have a passion for baking artisan bread in a high-volume production environment for our community. The Bread Baker thrives in a fast-paced environment with a team first approach and has a desire to develop their artisan bakery skills. This is a physical position that will keep you moving during the entirety of a shift.

The Baker 1 is responsible for learning to produce high quality artisan baked goods while maintaining efficiency and adhering FSMA requirements. This position requires an attention to detail, a desire to continually improve upon one’s skills as a production baker, and an ability to work cooperatively in a production level team environment. We are willing and able to train enthusiastic candidates with no or limited baking experience!

(This position is represented by BCTGM local 114 and subject to terms of the collective bargaining agreement between Grand Central Bakery and BCTGM local 114. Priority will be given to internal candidates who apply in the first 7 days of the job posting.)

Location: Portland Wholesale, 2249 NW York St., Portland, OR 97210

Rate of Pay: This position pays $20.75 per hour. Opportunity for advancement at 180 days upon successful completion of a training program.

Schedule: Part-time, 2-4 days per week. Shifts start at 5:00AM. Schedule flexibility and the ability to work weekends and holidays is required. Specifically looking for availability on Tuesday through Thursday.

Grand Central Bakery acknowledges the importance of work-life balance. To the best of our ability, established days off are respected, vacation requests are accommodated to the best of our staffing abilities, and changes to the schedule are clearly communicated in advance.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Maintains food handler’s card – new hires are expected to have a valid card by their first date of work
• Working knowledge of and ability to speak and understand basic English preferred
• Basic math skills required
• Ability and readiness to stand for eight-hour shifts and lift up to 50 pounds regularly
• 1+ year(s) professional baking experience preferred (not required) 
• Must have reliable transportation

Physical requirements include but are not limited to:

• Bakers are required to stand for 100% of their shift.
• Walking up to the equivalent of two miles per shift and may require carrying up to 30 lbs.
• Working in warm environments. The production facility is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat).