Do you have a desire to develop artisan bakery skills? Would you like to make a career out of baking hand-crafted breads from the highest quality ingredients?
Grand Central Bakery is seeking bakers for our high-volume production bakery
to produce thousands of our flavor-packed rustic breads and savory pastries for our customers!
No experience necessary, we are willing to train!
Applicants for the Bread Baker position should have a passion for baking artisan bread in a high-volume production environment for our community. The Bread Baker thrives in a fast-paced environment with a team first approach and has a desire to develop their artisan bakery skills. This is a physical position that will keep you moving during the entirety of a shift.The Baker 1 is responsible for learning to produce high quality artisan baked goods while maintaining efficiency and adhering FSMA requirements.
This position requires an attention to detail, a desire to continually improve upon one’s skills as a production baker, and an ability to work cooperatively in a production level team environment. We are willing and able to train enthusiastic candidates with no or limited baking experience!(This position is represented by BCTGM local 114 and subject to terms of the collective bargaining agreement between Grand Central Bakery and BCTGM local 114. Priority will be given to internal candidates who apply in the first 7 days of the job posting.)
Location:
Portland Wholesale, 2249 NW York St., Portland, OR 97210
Rate of Pay:
This position pays $21.58 per hour. Opportunity for advancement at 180 days upon successful completion of a training program.
Schedule:
Full-time, 5 shifts a week. Schedule flexibility and the ability to work weekends and holidays is required. Night Shift begins at 6pm.
Grand Central Bakery acknowledges the importance of work-life balance. To the best of our ability, established days off are respected, vacation requests are accommodated to the best of our staffing abilities, and changes to the schedule are clearly communicated in advance.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Maintains food handler’s card – new hires are expected to have a valid card by their first date of work
- Working knowledge of and ability to speak and understand basic English preferred
- Basic math skills required
- Ability and readiness to stand for eight-hour shifts and lift up to 50 pounds regularly
- 1+ year(s) professional baking experience preferred (not required)
- Must have reliable transportation
Physical requirements include but are not limited to:
- Bakers are required to stand for 100% of their shift.
- Walking up to the equivalent of two miles per shift and may require carrying up to 30 lbs.
- Working in warm environments. The production facility is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat).
Company Overview
Grand Central Bakery ignited a bread revolution in 1989 by introducing rustic artisan loaves to Northwest tables. Values are at the heart of our company and sustainability touches everything we do - from where we buy ingredients to how we care for our employees and invest in our communities. A Certified B Corporation, Grand Central Bakery is part of a global movement of organizations using business as a force for good.
Benefits
Grand Central Bakery offers outstanding employee benefits as part of our total compensation package.
- Medical/dental/vision coverage
- Medical/dental/vision coverage the first of the month following 60 days of employment for all employees working 25+ hours per week
- Employer paid Healthcare Reimbursement Account (HRA) for insured employees
- Paid Time Off
- Vacation
- Sick
- Personal Holiday
- Community Time
- Other benefits
- 401k with match at 1 year
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for healthcare, dependent care, and transportation
- Life/disability insurance
- Company paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Reimbursement for bike commuting expenses
- Training and opportunities for growth
- Free bread!
- Employee discount
Pay Transparency
Grand Central Bakery complies with applicable pay transparency laws in the locations where it does business. All job postings include the rate of pay for the position. For positions that have a range, the full range will be listed along with the expected starting compensation.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and strive to create a work environment of respect, trust, collaboration, and cooperation. It is the policy of Grand Central Bakery to maintain a workplace free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical, sensory, or mental disability, age, marital status, military or veteran status, family relationship, your or your family’s genetic information, or status in any other legally protected group.
We expect each employee to embrace and apply these principles of equal treatment to each other and to our customers.
Know Your Rights - EEOC
https://www.eeoc.gov/know-your-rights-workplace-discrimination-illegal-posterPlease email hr@grandcentralbakery.com with questions or requests for accommodation.
