Bread Baker (Evening Shift)
Summerhill Market is a boutique grocery store chain in Toronto that specializes in scratch-made prepared foods and on-trend ingredients. Our stores go above and beyond a typical grocery store by offering an extensive rotating selection of ready-to-eat gourmet meals, freshly baked goods, and curated hard-to-find groceries.
We are looking for a Bread Baker to join our Bread Production team at our Bakery Production Kitchen on the evening shift starting at 2:00 PM!
Duties & Responsibilities:
As a Bread Baker, you will play a hands-on role in daily bakery operations, ensuring quality and efficiency. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing and baking a variety of bread products for our grocery retail locations.
- Mixing, scaling, proofing, baking, and packaging bread according to established recipes and quality standards.
- Producing bread-based ingredients, such as puff pastry, to be sent to our Commissary for use in prepared foods like pot pies.
- Following ordering and inventory control guidelines to minimize waste and ensure ingredient availability.
- Adhering to food safety and quality assurance standards.
- Maintaining a clean and organized work area, ensuring bakery equipment is properly used and maintained.
- Assisting with troubleshooting baking and production challenges as needed.
- Following company policies, food safety regulations, and health & safety standards.
- Collaborating with fellow bakers, decorators, and kitchen staff to ensure smooth production flow and timely order completion.
- Contributing to a positive team environment by supporting colleagues, sharing knowledge, and assisting in training new team members as required.
- Additional duties as required.
Skillset Requirements:
- Passion for bread baking – you take pride in producing high-quality baked goods!
- 1+ years of experience in bread baking or food production, preferably in a high-volume setting.
- Strong understanding of bread baking techniques, including fermentation, proofing, and shaping.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.
- Experience operating commercial baking equipment.
- Tech-savvy; comfortable using MS Office and inventory/order management systems.
- Flexible availability to work the evening shift, starting at 2:00 PM, including weekends and holidays as needed.
If you are an enthusiastic baker with a passion for artisan bread and quality baking, we’d love to hear from you!
Perks:
Competitive total compensation package, which includes a base salary paid weekly, company paid benefits and a 30% off store discount.
Equity Statement:
At Summerhill Market, we are an equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and Employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability or any other characteristic protected by local law. Should you require accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From $17.20 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Store discount
Experience:
- Baking: 1 year (preferred)
- Bread production: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Food Handler Certification (preferred)
Location:
- Toronto, ON M4W 2E4 (preferred)
Work Location: In person