About us
Scratch Bakes Cafe is a small family-run business in Ephrata, PA. We are professional and fast-paced. Our goal is to provide excellent customer service by serving great food with consistent presentation, in a fast-paced cafe/bakery setting.
Our work environment includes:
- Growth opportunities
- Casual work attire
- On-the-job training
- Safe work environment
- Tip sharing
- Evenings off
- 5 day work week | 2 days off
- Sundays off
Our baker's position is responsible for baking all of our scratch-made baked goods (cupcakes, cookies, brownies, muffins, and cakes), as well as frosting all cupcakes each day.
The baker's position is responsible for:
* Prepping and baking all baked goods in-house from scratch recipes on a daily basis.
* Preparing all buttercreams, salted caramels, chocolate ganaches, house-made coffee syrups, etc.
* Frosting all cupcakes for daily sales and specialty decorated cupcake orders.
* Assists barista in all aspects of preparing specialty drink orders during busy hours.
* Helps wash dishes.
* Assists front house manager in all aspects of the baked goods portions of all catering/catered events/corporate orders.
* Ascertain timely opening and closing of the kitchen in accordance with set timetables. This includes keeping track of daily baked good shelves and preparing all daily bake lists to match inventory needed.
* Properly follow standards of hygiene and sanitation, meeting all proper food codes.
* Assist the store manager in the ordering/re-stocking of dry good ingredients and packaging from suppliers and vendors to ensure supply and storage consistency.
* Ascertain that the kitchen areas are left clean and tidy at the end of each shift, by following proper cleaning and sanitization protocols.
This position will be cross-trained to perform most duties required in the bakery. These tasks include, but are not limited to, running register, politely greeting and helping customers, taking phone orders, running deliveries, doing dishes, kitchen help, box folding, cleaning the bakery and other tasks. This position is Monday-Saturday, full-time hours. Varying shifts required but main shifts fall between 7am-3pm | 8am-4pm | 9am-5pm.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR...
* Available Monday-Saturday
* 40+ hours/week
* Flexible hours for the 7am- 5pm shift
* Adhere to Scratch Bakes high standards
* Hard working
* Friendly, EXCELLENT customer service with good communication skills
* Positive, upbeat attitude that works well with others in a small and fast paced environment
* Promptly follows direction
* Good at multi-tasking and simple math
* Prior experience in a bakery/cafe environment
* A focus on quality and efficiency
* Self starter, problem solver, committed, organized
* Punctual & responsible
* Have a passion and enjoyment for creating/serving superior cupcakes, cakes, and other baked goods
* Ability to work very closely with others in a fast paced environment/also work independently
* Flexibility and willingness to learn and take direction
* MUST have Saturday availability
* Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
* Must be 18 years or older
* Must have a valid drivers license and be able to go out on deliveries
* Must want to grow with our company!
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Experience level:
Restaurant type:
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Morning shift
Weekly day range:
- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- Baking: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
Work Location: In person