Employment opportunities
If Red Hen Baking Company is where you’d like to make a career, please get in touch! Alternatively, come by the cafe and complete our application.
Wages and Benefits
We have been recognized nationally for providing our employees with a livable wage and a long list of benefits including health care, paid time off and a retirement plan, among other things. We are committed to creating a workplace that is supportive of our staff!
Red Hen is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and a strong sense of belonging in the workplace.
We are seeking passionate bakers to join or pastry and bread teams. See below for more information about these great opportunities!
We’re hiring a pastry baker who will assist in production of everything from cookies and scones, to pies and croissants. Professional baking or cooking experience is required. You must enjoy working independently and with a team. Schedule includes early mornings and weekends. Please e-mail a letter of interest and resume to sabrina@redhenbaking.com
Job Description
Hours: Full-time pastry bakers are scheduled for four 10 hour shifts per week. We have a staggered start time of 4:00 am or 5:00 am and we generally finish between 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm depending on the day and start time.
Summary:
Pastry bakers at Red Hen are responsible for scratch production of all pastries that we produce for our café and our farmers’ market booth. Each pastry baker is required to gain proficiency in the entire process for each product that we produce. Work is executed daily on a team of three to four bakers.
Required Abilities:
- Ability to learn, understand, and develop proficiency in all aspects of the pastry process.
- An understanding of baking principles for viennoiserie as well as chemically leavened baked goods.
- Comprehension and use of basic math skills.
- Ability to learn and perform consistent procedures.
- Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with coworkers.
- Ability to work in a fast paced physically demanding environment while maintaining safe practices.
Specific duties:
*Preparation of dough for all products
*Using sheeter to make laminated products
*Baking of all pastries
*Preparation of fillings and add-ins
Physical Requirements and Demands
- Standing for the entire shift
- Walking up to the equivalent of two miles per shift
- Participating in procedures that require a high level of repetitive motion involving the hands, wrists, arms and back.
- Lifting up to 40 lbs. repeatedly during the course of a shift
- Ability to exercise discretion and safe procedures as outlined in training while performing the above-mentioned tasks.
It is understood that this does not constitute an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of the pastry baker but is offered as a general guideline of minimum expectations involved in this position. It is acknowledged that continued employment is contingent upon the baker’s ability to perform as required by the above outline.
We’re looking for an individual who is interested in pursuing the craft of bread baking at our bakery in Middlesex.
We are well known for our traditional breads and pastries. We are passionate about sourcing the best ingredients and creating a workplace culture that enables you to be the best baker you can be. We offer great pay and a benefits package that is virtually unheard of in the food business. Professional baking or kitchen experience is required. If you are interested, please e-mail a letter of interest and resume to sabrina@redhenbaking.com
Job Description
Hours: Red Hen’s bread production encompasses three different shifts, each with different times and skill sets. In time, all full-time bread bakers are expected to gain proficiency in each of these shifts so that they understand our entire bread baking process. Mixing shifts begin at 6:00 or 7:00 a.m.; forming shifts begin at 9:00 a.m.; baking shifts begin at 4:00 p.m. On certain days we also run a swing shift which begins at 12:00 p.m. and includes aspects of both the forming shift and the baking shift. All shifts run for 10 hours.
Summary:
Bread bakers at Red Hen are engaged in all aspects of making long-fermented breads from scratch. They become familiar with managing natural and yeasted pre-ferments, mixing and fermenting dough, hand-shaping loaves, proofing, scoring and baking bread in a hearth oven. Every Red Hen baker is required to learn the standards of quality that we expect and how to make bread that meets those standards. It is equally important that every baker achieves our standards of efficiency. Bakers at Red Hen are required to work cooperatively in a production level, team environment.
Specific duties
- Mixing pre-ferments and final dough in a spiral mixer.
- Portioning and forming dough into individual loaves.
- Folding dough during bulk fermentation
- Managing the proofing of formed loaves
- Scoring and baking in a hearth oven
- Operating the machinery involved in each of the above processes.
- Performing all of the above in a team environment while meeting quality and efficiency standards.
Physical Requirements
- Standing for the entire shift
- Walking up to the equivalent of two miles per shift
- Participating in procedures that require a high level of repetitive motion involving the hands, wrists, arms and back.
- Lifting up to 50 lbs. repeatedly during the course of a shift
This does not constitute an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of our bread bakers but is offered as a general guideline for the minimum expectations involved in this position. It is acknowledged that continued employment is contingent upon the baker’s ability to perform as required by the above outline.
