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Position Summary:

Hillcrest Senior Living Community is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Baker to join our team. As a Baker, you will play a crucial role in providing our residents with delicious and nutritious baked goods from scratch, creating a warm and welcoming dining experience. You will be responsible for producing a variety of baked items, maintaining a clean and organized kitchen, and adhering to strict quality and safety standards. This position will participate as a member of the food production staff to prepare and serve a culinary experience to our residents and their guests. This position requires advanced culinary experience and creativity.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required

+ High school diploma or equivalent.

+ One (1) years experience as a Baker/Pastry Chef in a commercial kitchen or bakery.

+ Complete ServSafe Certification within four (4) months of start date

Preferred

+ Essential Job Functions:

In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.

+ Baking Expertise: Create a wide range of baked goods, including bread, pastries, cakes, cookies, and more, following established recipes and techniques.

+ Quality Control: Ensure all baked items meet the highest standards of taste, texture, and presentation, meeting the expectations of residents and their guests.

+ Menu Planning: Collaborate with the production team to develop and update menus, taking into consideration dietary needs, seasonal ingredients, and resident and guest preferences.

+ Safety Compliance: Comply with all safety and health regulations, including the proper use of kitchen equipment and tools, maintain a clean and organized work environment, and manage ingredient inventory effectively.

+ Time Management: Handle multiple baking tasks simultaneously, manage preparation schedules, and meet deadlines for meal service.

+ Equipment: Report any issues to the management for prompt repairs or replacements of equipment.

+ Adaptability: Adjust recipes and portion sizes to accommodate needs and other special requests.

+ Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with the culinary team, food service staff, and dietary manager to ensure seamless operations.

+ Customer Service: Interact with residents and guests to understand their preferences and provide a personalized dining experience. Address special requests and feedback with professionalism and courtesy.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Adherence to recipes, standards, health department regulations, and company quality standards.

+ Thrives in a busy and demanding environment.

+ Menu creation based on existing inventory.

+ Flexibility for varied shifts.

+ Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

+ Demonstrates sound judgment and patience and maintains professionalism.

+ Displays creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

+ Detail-oriented with organizational and prioritization abilities.

+ Exercises tact, discretion, and sensitivity and maintains confidentiality.

+ Ability to adjust recipe quantities (upscale/downscale).

+ Proficient with commercial kitchen equipment.

+ Knowledgeable in various baking techniques.

+ Familiarity with adapting recipes to specific needs.

+ Strong attention to detail for high-quality baked goods.

+ Excellent time management and organizational skills.

+ Effective communication and teamwork.

+ Understanding of food safety and sanitation guidelines.

+ Proficient in reading, basic math, writing, and following directions.

+ Physical Requirements

+ Stand, walk for long periods of time

+ Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls

+ Repeat the same or similar movements

+ Bend, twist, and reach to shoulder height or above

+ Lift objects up to 50 pounds

+ Able to work safely around sharp instruments and hot objects

Schedule Requirements

+ This role requires regular and sustained attendance.

+ The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.

+ On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.

Physical Requirements

+ Lifting (Rarely – 30 pounds): Exerting force occasionally and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.

+ Sit (Continuously): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.

+ Stand (Occasionally): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.

+ Walk (Occasionally): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.

+ Climb (Rarely): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.

+ Twist/Bend/Stoop/Kneel (Occasionally): Twisting, bending, stooping, and kneeling require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.

+ Reach Above Shoulder Level (Occasionally): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.

+ Push/Pull (Occasionally): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

+ Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.

+ Vision (Continuously): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.

+ Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.

+ Exposures (Rarely): Bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed. Various chemicals and medications are used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling cleaning products, disinfectants, and other substances. Infectious diseases due to contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses.

*Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to the job classification. They are not to be construed as a contract of any type nor an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by individuals so classified.

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