Zingerman's Bakehouse Seasonal Pastry and Bread Baking Crew

Description

Job Type: Seasonal

Description: Bakehouse Seasonal Pastry and Bread Baking Crew

Zingerman's Bakehouse is hiring our Seasonal Pastry and Bread Baking Crew to work making and/or packaging hand crafted, artisan pastries and bread to be enjoyed all over the country! Are you the person always bringing baked goods to social gatherings? Do you believe in the power of a brownie to turn someone’s day around? Are you looking for a place where you can be yourself and do good work on a team? Join our experienced and dedicated team to create some of the best baked goods in Michigan. NO BAKING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! We’ll train you.

What can you expect?

• A welcoming workplace where you can bring your whole quirky self to work; it's appreciated and acknowledged.
• An active, physical job. (You’ll easily close those rings on your watch every day!)
• Fun and engaged teammates who support each other.
• Making delicious and beautiful products to be proud of.
• Managing partners working with you side-by-side. (Our two current owners started as hourly staff, so they know your potential for growth.)
• A business education while you work! Learn Zingerman’s nationally-acclaimed business practices and put them into action. Hello resume builder!
• A discount at all Zingerman’s businesses and lots of free food.

Sound like the place you’ve been looking for? Please apply. Need more details? Keep reading!

What does the job pay?

Seasonal positions pay $16.00 per hour.

Where is the job?

Zingerman’s Bakehouse is located at 3711 Plaza Drive in Ann Arbor.

What are the availability requirements?

We are hiring for multiple positions. We have shifts at all times of the day starting as early as 5 am and ending as late as 1 am. As these positions are seasonal, we require availability to work 40 hours for each week in November and December. We are looking for many full time team members, but can make some part time schedules work also. Let’s talk and see what works!

What are the physical requirements of the job?

We require the ability to stand, lift and bend for up to 8-hours, with breaks; the ability to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly and the ability to work with repetitive motion including fine manipulation of hands and fingers.

What kinds of things do you do in this job?

Seasonal Baking Crew members work on our team doing a variety of essential tasks while working with us. A few examples are:

• Measuring ingredients to make our Sour Cream Coffee Cake
• Packaging and labeling our Ginger Jump Up Cookies
• Weighing batter into pans for our Magic Brownies
• Shaping our Better than Sourdough Bread
• Washing and chopping apples for our Apple Pies
• Rolling our Cinnful Cinnamon Rolls

Are there any benefits or perks?

• Up to 5 free loaves of bread each week
• Up to 65% discount on baked goods from the Bakehouse
• 10% discounts at other Zingerman's businesses, 25% at Zingerman’s Mail Order
• Paid training
• Paid lunch breaks
• $1 sandwiches and/or salad made on site for employee lunch

When does this job begin and end?

Some positions can start immediately. Most of the positions will begin in mid-October. These positions will end the last week of December.

Can I apply for year round work after the job ends?

Yes! We encourage it— many of us who work here started as a seasonal holiday crew member. We usually have a limited number of positions at the Bakehouse and elsewhere in the Zingerman's Community of Businesses after the job ends.

Interested?

Submit your application today and you can expect to hear from us within a week by phone. If selected, you will receive a phone interview and an in-person interview. From there, you will hear from us to either offer you a position or let you know we are moving forward with other candidates. Our goal is to keep you informed along the way. There are many positions available, some to begin immediately and others to begin October 19th.