Per Diem Bakery Counterperson

Momentum at South Bay is seeking a Per diem Bakery Counterperson to work in our café-style complimentary Bakery. The Pastry Chef is responsible for providing high-quality baked products for our guests while ensuring a clean, fast and friendly café environment. This is not a kitchen environment. You will bake in our cafe & serve to our residents and guests.

Requirements:

• Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, pastries, or other baked goods
• Familiar with scratch baking, fondant, buttercream and custom cakes
• Able to lift 50lbs
• Can stand for several hours, available to work holidays
• Culinary School Degree of equivalent preferred
• High school diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities:

• Observe and maintain the quality of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, baking time accordingly.
• Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
• Measure and weigh the flour and other ingredients to prepare batters, and icings, using recipes scales and graduated containers.
• Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
• Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.
• Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
• Keeps a record of inventory items needed in baking, and consolidates the orders to be placed on a weekly basis
• Must maintain a clean and sanitary workstation

Job Type: Per diem

Salary: $18 per hour

Schedule: Weekends