Baker and Prep Cook - Albuquerque Sunport

Multi-Unit | Multi-State Restaurant & Hospitality Organization

Summary/Objective: “At Fresquez Companies, we empower the lives of people by providing authentic, impactful and exceptional experiences (one team member and guest at a time.)"

Under general supervision the baker is responsible for performing a variety of duties and assists with the preparation of breads, pastries and other baked goods. This position requires a successful baker to use precise measurements of ingredients and knowledge of how heat affects them to execute recipes perfectly. Innate creativity and the use of tools and techniques to decorate each item to company or customer specifications is required.

Here at Fresquez, we are a customer-focused company. Our bakers play a critical role, as it is his/her responsibility to make sure our food is safe to eat and is consistently served with the utmost quality taste, overall ensuring our guests are delighted in their visit and leave with the best guest experience possible.

Essential Functions:

· Collaborates with restaurant operations team and upper leadership team.

· Protects organization's value by keeping company information confidential.

· Excellent internal and external customer service.

· Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends and/or holidays as needed.

· Ability to multi-task and quickly prioritize tasks.

· Food safety driven and food service/baking experience.

· Responsible for prepping ingredients and assembling baked goods according to restaurant recipes and specifications.

· Reviews production schedules to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake and to assemble supplies and equipment needed for daily baking activities.

· Shapes dough for cookies, pies and fancy pastries either by hand or by using dough rollers and cookie cutters and industrial mixing machines.

· Cuts and weighs dough into uniform portions with knife or divider, molds dough into loaves or other shapes, and places in pans; proofs dough and bakes in oven using peel; inspects product for quality during and after baking and makes adjustments to processes as required.

· Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.

· Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as ovens, grills, deep-fat fryers and/or griddles, slicer, etc. with the ability to use simultaneously at times.

· Read order slips and/or screens or receive verbal instructions to bake to specifications; order and take delivery of product, as needed.

· Verify prepared baked goods meet requirements for quality and quantity.

· Clean, stock and restock workstations, display cases, etc.