Commissary Pastry Lead

Do you have a passion for creating delicious sweets? Are you an enthusiastic baker looking for a new challenge? Grand Central Bakery is now hiring a Commissary Pastry Lead to bake our handcrafted mouthwatering pastries! Come join our team!

The Commissary Pastry Lead is directly responsible for working with the Pastry Operation Manager to ensure that accurate quantities of high-quality product are produced in an efficient manner. The Commissary Pastry Lead is responsible for the department and should be actively engaged in all aspects of the pastry commissary. This position requires attention to detail, a desire to continually improve upon one’s skills as a production baker and leader, and an ability to lead a crew while working cooperatively in a production level team environment. This is the third of three Pastry Baker levels.

Location: 714 N Fremont, Portland, OR 97227

Rate of Pay: This position pays $27.00 per hour. 

Schedule: Full-time, Mon- Fri 4:00pm - 12:30am. Schedule flexibility required, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to read, write, and speak English required
• Maintains a valid Food Handler's Card at all times and follows health department guidelines at all times.
• Must demonstrate regular attendance by coming to work on scheduled working days and being on time. May be required to work a variety of days and shifts to meeting business need including weekends and holidays.
• Prior experience leading, training, and coaching preferred.
• Basic math skills required.
• Intermediate computer skills including use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word or comparable programs.
• Prior professional pastry experience or completion of a pastry program required.

Physical requirements include but are not limited to:

• This position works in a building containing a bakery and is constantly exposed to wheat flour dust and other grain dusts (rye, corn, oat).
• Standing for 100% of the shift worked.
• Walking up to the equivalent of two miles per shift.