Baker

Posting Number: req24234

Department: Arizona Student Unions

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

Discover exciting opportunities in food service and facilities management and meet our team! The kitchen and living room of the University of Arizona, where everyone can eat, play, relax, and get involved!

The Arizona Student Unions is looking for a talented Baker to join our team.

YOUR ROLE

As a Baker, you are an integral part of the production kitchen team. In this position you will prepare a variety of baked goods for food service units and catering services. You will assist in developing new recipes. Your role involves ensuring high-quality standards in all baked products and contributing to the overall success of the unit.

This position requires early mornings and/or late evening hours and holiday work.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Produces
  high quality, fresh products – baked goods, decorated cakes, and pastries.
• Decorates, designs, and finishes cakes and pastries for restaurants and
  catering.
• Preps and bakes dough and batter according to recipes. Helps to
  ensure orders are prepared accurately.
• Ensures recipes are accurate,
  recommends changes and corrections within established production time
  frames. Bakes, proofs, and stores baked items.
• Mixes
  items and scales product according to recipes.
• Bakes a variety of items
  such as pies, breads, muffins, and cakes.
• Sets up catering and restaurant
  orders. Coordinates bakery requirements with other departments.
• Follows
  opening procedure for bakery area. Turns on all equipment. Distributes job
  assignments and follows up to ensure quality and completion of
  assignments. Pulls Catered Event pre-costs and batches recipes.
• Follow
  proper food handling, sanitation and personal hygiene procedures. Weighs,
  labels and dates all food items, stores in designated areas. Cleans
  countertop, plexiglass windows, walls, shelves, drain screens and floor
  mats. Sends all utensils to be washed and when returned, checks to see
  that all utensils are properly stored.
• Provides
  suggestions and input to supervisor.
• Actively solves problems wherever
  possible. Works harmoniously with coworkers.
• Additional
  duties as assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• General
  knowledge of weights and measures.
• Knowledge
  of methods and materials used in large scale food preparation.
• Knowledge
  of institutional food service operations.
• Skill
  in operation of institutional baking equipment such as ovens and mixers.
• Skill
  in adjusting recipes according to quantity desired.
• Ability
  to wash food service utensils and equipment.
• Ability
  to effectively communicate.
• Ability
  to work early mornings and/or late evening hours including weekends.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently
  reaches, lifts, shakes, stirs, pours, carries, and pushes.
• Often
  withstand large workload under high heat.
• Ability
  to occasionally transport/move up to 50 pounds.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or high school diploma equivalency is required.
• Three years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Must
  be able to work early mornings and/or late evening hours including
  weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three to five years experience in the baking field.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Academic

Job Category: University Operations

Benefits Eligible: Yes – Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: 16.50 – 18.75

Compensation Type: hourly rate

Grade

2

Compensation Guidance

The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

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Career Stream and Level

OC2

Job Family

Culinary & Food Services

Job Function

Culinary

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Manja Blackwood

[email protected]

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume

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