PM Lead Baker

Job Title: Lead Baker

Status: Part Time

Customary Days: Sunday - Saturday Customary Hours: Varies to include PM Shift, evenings, holidays, and extended hours as business requires.

Position Summary

The Lead Baker is responsible for assisting in the daily operation of the Baking Kitchen Department as determined by their respective Chef. This includes: providing leadership and training in the creation and production of superior food products; increasing productivity and quality standards; ensuring proper food handling practices; and providing ongoing direction and supervision to all the Baking staff.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist the Chef, in selection, training, and supervising of daily work assignments. Act as a coach and mentor; provide ongoing performance feedback, as needed.

• Oversee daily production from the baking kitchen to ensure proper presentation and preparation to event guidelines.

• Continually research new methods, recipes and products to create cutting edge ideas for implementation. Present new menu items and culinary information to all necessary parties.

• Actively participate in client tastings and reviewing menus with assigned chef.

• Attend events as requested, provide leadership and mentor kitchen employees.

• Participate in management and production meetings as needed to provide updates on operations.

• Report to work in proper uniform as outlined

Education and Experience:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Certification or comparable professional experience.

• Degree in Culinary Arts preferred.

• 2 years of professional baking experience.

• Additional management and supervisory roles preferred.

• Completion of City of Chicago Department of Public Health Certified Food Service Manager certification preferred, or ability to complete the certification within 90 days after date of hire.

Essential Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Impeccable service standards and attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.

• Ability to effectively solve problems and make decisions in a fast paced, high pressure environment.

• Highly organized and able to handle multiple responsibilities. Language Skills Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently. Bilingual skills preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, taste and smell.

• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel or crouch for 6 to 8 hours at a time.

• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 60 lbs.

• Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• May work in extreme heat and cold (non-weather and weather).

• May work in wet conditions (non-weather and weather).

• Noise level is moderate to loud.

• May work near toxic/caustic chemical and with fumes or airborne particles.

• Will work near moving or mechanical parts.

Blue Plate Catering is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment with Blue Plate Catering without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law.