Baker

02-Apr-2024

Yale Hospitality - Auxiliary - Culinary Support Center

86264BR

University Job Title

Baker

Bargaining Unit

L35 - Local 35 (Yale Union Group)

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade 10

Wage Ranges

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Searchable Job Family

Dining Halls, Dining Services

Total # of hours to be worked:

40

Work Days/Hours (Other than Standard)

ROUNDS SCHEDULE
Mo-Fr 5:30a-2p

Work Week

Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)

Work Location

Central Campus

Worksite Address

344 Winchester Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511

Position Focus

Yale University offers award-winning hospitality and culinary experiences as an industry-leader in innovative and sustainable food systems. A focus on health and wellness is reflected throughout its residential, retail, catering, and auxiliary services. Candidates with the highest standards of professionalism and customer service are encouraged to apply.

Yale Hospitality is currently recruiting for a Baker to fully utilize skills and knowledge with bakery equipment and ingredients.

Is this a rounds position?

Yes

Essential Duties

Produces bakery menu items, catering items, and special events/requests.
1.  Baking Fundamentals: Production knowledge of yeast products, quick breads, cookies, and cake batters. Selects appropriate ingredients and equipment for baked products. Operates all bakeshop equipment and tools, including, but not limited to, rotary ovens, mixers, sheeters, cutters, extruders, tempering machines and ranges. Is capable of calculating baker’s percentages and conversion factors. Understands operation procedures for standard tools and bakeshop equipment.
2.  Pastry Fundamentals: Production knowledge of laminated doughs, pie and tart doughs, creams, custards, and sauces. Knowledge of ingredients and procedures to prepare selected creams, custards, and sauces, American traditional cakes, and buttercreams, icings, and glazes. Produces, assembles, and decorates cakes.
3.  Job Knowledge:
a.  Understands and is capable of executing all phases of daily work including production, cleaning and shipping.
b.  Supports and guides the baking team in quality control in accordance with departmental standards, follows recipes in accordance with production software.
c.  Supports the head baker to create theme, regional, seasonal, and/or sustainable menus to reflect current industry standards.
d.  Determines and works with alternative, seasonal, and sustainable ingredients to accommodate health and wellness and special diets and acceptability of products/allergens.
e.  Participates in product innovation, recipe testing, and production efficiency.
f.  Evaluates and recommends appropriate changes in material or procedures to improve quality, productivity or to reduce costs.
g.  Has awareness of new baking technologies.
h.  Contributes to a positive work environment through role modeling, motivating, and supporting the baking team.
4.  Safety and Sanitation: Executes established safety and sanitation plan to prevent contamination in baking production and distribution. Monitors food temperatures in food storage areas to ensure food safety. Cleans and sanitizes all relevant tools, equipment and work stations related to baking production.
5.  Supports food cost control through adherence to established recipes. Provides head baker with food and supplies needs list.
6. Record daily production, tracking waste, left overs and daily challenges.
7. Performs related duties as required or assigned within job classification.

Required Education and Experience

High school diploma or equivalent. Three or more years as a commercial baker of which two years are within Yale Bakeshop, or 5 years’ experience as a commercial baker with production and managerial supervisory experience, with two years or more experience in a high volume environment.

Required Skill/Ability 1:

Proven ability understanding baking fundamentals with ability to accurately read recipes and calculate baker's percentages and conversion factors.

Required Skill/Ability 2:

Demonstrated ability with pastry fundamentals including production knowledge and ability to laminate doughs, pies, and tart doughs, creams, custards, and sauces.

Required Skill/Ability 3:

Experience working in a high volume production bakery with an understanding of operating procedures with bakery equipment as well as safety and sanitation plans.

Required Skill/Ability 4:

Proven ability to produce, assemble, and decorate cakes.

Required Skill/Ability 5:

Ability to read, write, follow written instructions, and to handle mathematics pertinent to the job.

Required Licenses or Certifications

Serve Safe Certification or comparable food safety training Certification accepted by the State of Connecticut Health Department.

Weekend Hours Required?

Occasional

Evening Hours Required?

Occasional

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

The University maintains policies pertaining to COVID-19. All faculty, staff, students, and trainees are required to comply with these policies, which may be found here:
https://covid19.yale.edu/health-guidelines

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments.

EEO Statement:

University policy is committed to affirmative action under law in employment of women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Additionally, in accordance with Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment, and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale’s Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

Note

Yale University is a tobacco-free campus