Baker

About Phillips Farms LLC

Phillips Farms is a 300 acre, family-operated farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. We produce a wide range of fruits and vegetables. We also grow a variety of ornamental plants in our greenhouses. During the summer months, we invite customers onto our farm to pick their own fruit and enjoy a day outside with their families.

Summary/objective

The baker is responsible for completing the assigned baking list daily, ensuring the quality of all baked goods for sale at the Market, correctly using and maintaining kitchen tools and equipment, following all food safety protocols and ensuring that food safety standards are met, assisting with preparing scratch items, correctly following recipes, completing inventories of bakery items, correctly storing food and ingredients, maintaining a clean and safe work environment, and completing tasks assigned by the Assistant Bakery Manager and Farm Market General Manager as needed.

Essential functions

• Bake items on assigned baking list efficiently and to criterion
• Ensure quality, quantity, and variety of baked goods produced meets predetermined standards
• Follow recipes accurately and consistently
• Comply with all food safety standards
• Meet productivity standards set by management
• Prepare, store, and inventory baked goods to criterion

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Competencies

• Teamwork
• Consistency
• Time Management

Daily Responsibilities

The baker will complete the daily baking list as assigned, as well as assist in any other assigned tasks in the bakery, including but not limited to helping prepare homemade baked goods and ice cream, using kitchen equipment, completing inventories, and storing and organizing food and ingredients.

Work environment

This position primarily requires working in the kitchen at the Phillips Farms Market. Work will take place inside, though will occasionally require going into a cooler or freezer.

Physical demands

• Handling hot food items
• Lifting up to 40 pounds
• Using kitchen equipment as needed
• Climbing ladders to reach items in storage

Required education and experience

• Must have at least three months’ experience working in a kitchen

Work authorization/security clearance requirements

Must be authorized to work in the US

EEO statement

Phillips Farms, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.