Baker job description template
Bakers turn out the bread, pastries and desserts your customers come in for, usually starting well before sunrise so everything is ready by opening. Good bakers follow formulas precisely and keep quality consistent batch after batch. Your post should say what you bake, what time shifts start and whether you'll train someone with less experience.
Baker
Full-timeYour Company is looking for a baker to help make the breads, pastries and sweets our customers line up for. You'll scale ingredients, mix and shape doughs, manage proofing and oven times, and get everything out fresh for opening. We follow tested recipes and care about consistency, cleanliness and good ingredients. Professional baking experience is preferred, but if you bake seriously at home and want to learn, tell us about it.
What you’ll do
- Scale ingredients by weight and mix doughs, batters and fillings to our formulas
- Shape, laminate and proof breads and pastries, adjusting timing for room temperature and humidity
- Load and rotate ovens, checking color and doneness so every batch comes out the same
- Follow the daily production list so cases are full at opening and special orders are ready on time
- Finish, glaze and decorate pastries, cakes and cookies to our standards
- Package and label baked goods with ingredients and allergens, and keep allergen-free items separate
- Track flour, butter, sugar and other staples, and tell the manager before anything runs low
- Clean mixers, sheeters, sheet pans and benches, and leave the bakery ready for the next shift
What we’re looking for
- Experience baking in a bakery, café or restaurant, or strong home-baking skills you can show us
- Able to follow formulas exactly and measure ingredients accurately by weight
- Available for early-morning shifts, including weekends and the days before holidays
- Able to stand for long shifts, work near hot ovens and lift bags of flour up to 50 lbs
- A food handler card if required in our state, or willing to get one after hire
Nice to have
- Experience with laminated doughs such as croissants or Danish
- Sourdough or other naturally leavened bread experience
- Cake decorating or piping skills
- Experience with deck or rack ovens and dough sheeters
Schedule
Full-time, with shifts that usually start before dawn and end by early afternoon. Weekend shifts are required, and the days before holidays are our busiest.
What we offer
- An early finish, so your afternoons are free
- Day-old bread and pastries to take home
- Paid sick time
- Hands-on training on our recipes and equipment
- Staff discount on everything we bake
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Baker our company is looking for a baker to help make the breads, pastries and sweets our customers line up for. You'll scale ingredients, mix and shape doughs, manage proofing and oven times, and get everything out fresh for opening. We follow tested recipes and care about consistency, cleanliness and good ingredients. Professional baking experience is preferred, but if you bake seriously at home and want to learn, tell us about it. What you’ll do • Scale ingredients by weight and mix doughs, batters and fillings to our formulas • Shape, laminate and proof breads and pastries, adjusting timing for room temperature and humidity • Load and rotate ovens, checking color and doneness so every batch comes out the same • Follow the daily production list so cases are full at opening and special orders are ready on time • Finish, glaze and decorate pastries, cakes and cookies to our standards • Package and label baked goods with ingredients and allergens, and keep allergen-free items separate • Track flour, butter, sugar and other staples, and tell the manager before anything runs low • Clean mixers, sheeters, sheet pans and benches, and leave the bakery ready for the next shift What we’re looking for • Experience baking in a bakery, café or restaurant, or strong home-baking skills you can show us • Able to follow formulas exactly and measure ingredients accurately by weight • Available for early-morning shifts, including weekends and the days before holidays • Able to stand for long shifts, work near hot ovens and lift bags of flour up to 50 lbs • A food handler card if required in our state, or willing to get one after hire Nice to have • Experience with laminated doughs such as croissants or Danish • Sourdough or other naturally leavened bread experience • Cake decorating or piping skills • Experience with deck or rack ovens and dough sheeters Schedule Full-time, with shifts that usually start before dawn and end by early afternoon. Weekend shifts are required, and the days before holidays are our busiest. What we offer • An early finish, so your afternoons are free • Day-old bread and pastries to take home • Paid sick time • Hands-on training on our recipes and equipment • Staff discount on everything we bake
Screening questions for a baker
Ask these on the application form to sort applicants quickly. They’re added automatically when you post this template.
- Can you regularly work shifts that start before sunrise, including weekends?Yes / No · required
- What kinds of breads, pastries or desserts have you baked, professionally or at home?Short answer · required
- Tell us about a batch that didn't turn out right. How did you figure out what went wrong?Paragraph
Baker interview questions
- Walk me through how you'd make one of your favorite breads or pastries, from scaling to baking.
- The bakery is warmer than usual and your dough is proofing too fast. What do you do?
- How do you keep products consistent from one day to the next?
- How would you scale up a recipe for a large special order?
- What steps do you take to prevent allergen cross-contact in a shared bakery?
- You're running behind and the doors open in thirty minutes. How do you decide what gets finished first?
- Which baking techniques would you most like to learn or get better at?
Tips for hiring a baker
- Hold a paid baking trial with one of your recipes. Watch how they weigh, mix and keep their bench clean, not just how the final product looks.
- Put the start time right in the post. Early shifts rule out many applicants, so being upfront saves everyone time.
- Ask for photos of their work. Bakers are usually proud to share pictures of loaves, pastries and cakes they've made.
- Look at line and prep cooks who want daytime hours. They already know kitchen timing and food safety, and baking skills can be taught.