Baker

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adheres to and exemplifies behaviors aligned with company core values.
• Fosters a sense of teamwork and collaboration among team members.
• Ensures all employees are treated consistently, fairly, ethically, and respectfully.
• Follows departmental directions and adheres to all product specifications, HACCP, GMPs, Food Safety, and Quality Programs.
• Operates production equipment safely following recommended line rate, time, and speed controls.
• Monitors continuous production line, places dough in pans/sheets, and places it in oven racks and conveyors; monitors product to keep weight within specifications and adjusts as needed.
• Accurately measures, portions, and weighs wet and dry raw ingredients following approved parameters to ensure the product is consistent with product standards.
• Checks the quality of products, raw ingredients, and materials for quality deviations. Reports any product anomalies or issues to the lead.
• Stages ingredients according to type and appropriate location, storing items in the appropriate temperature environment.
• Responsible for setting up and pre-running the equipment to ensure proper production start-up. Performs minor repairs using hand tools.
• Ensures the continuous flow of product line, and adjusts machines as needed to assure quality guidelines, weights, and product specifications are met. Corrects problems as needed.
• Assists in the unloading, loading, and transfer of baking pan sheets between the process areas.
• Enters the number of ingredients following batch documenting procedures in the WMS System including verification of lot numbers for traceability purposes using the scanning device.
• Performs periodic cycle count/physical count of raw ingredients and raw materials. Reports discrepancies to lead.
• Preserves the shelf life of perishable ingredients by using proper storage containers and following FIFO rotation.
• Cuts dough to form the right shape on baking sheets using a depositor.
• Organizes racks according to FIFO rotation and maintains continuous order in the oven area.
• Maintains an organized and sanitary production area; assists in daily maintenance and cleaning of the lines. Provides janitorial and maintenance support as needed.
• Attends daily group huddles. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Skills

• 1-2 years of experience in a commercial bakery, food production, or manufacturing environment preferred.
• Represents the company brand image and shares aloha to customers, business partners, and co-workers at all levels throughout the company.
• High level verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work well with others and be a team player.
• Able to understand and follow oral or written work instructions.
• Possesses basic mathematical skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Able to maintain a consistent pace throughout the shift to meet production deadlines.
• Able to work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Wears protective gear (uniform), including gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, hearing protection, hairnets, beard nets.

Physical Demands

• Able to see, read, and understand receipts and measurements on measuring devices and tools.
• Work in a typical industrial facility, work with and around large machinery, varied temperature, sound (decibels), odors, humidity, and elevations.
• Operate equipment that may include but not limited to the following: computer, blending, tempering, cutting and mixing machines, cookie racks, grinder, knives, rack ovens, pan washers, conveyors, vacuum, floor machines, steam washers, weight scales, coolers, and pallet jacks.
• Work in a restricted workspace and stand for long periods.
• Freely lift and/or move up to 5 lbs. each from stacks. Occasionally lift and/or move up to more than 50 lbs. with assistance.
• Must be able to safely pull out and push full baking racks on casters/dollies through the bakery.
• Frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, grasping, bending, stooping, squatting, and some repetitive motions.
• Able to sit, stand, and walk throughout an 8 to 10 hour shift.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision 20 inches or less, distance vision of 20 feet or more, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Specific hearing ability understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds (e.g., forklifts, packaging, machinery alarms), medical codes or alarms, and communication purposes.
• Able to work flexible hours and overtime as required, including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours.