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The Hotel Baker position is responsible for preparing and baking bread, pastries and a variety of other baked goods. This position will support food service operations at the Qavartarvik Customer Lodge in Bethel, AK.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares food as indicated by par level sheets and in accordance with both Nutritional Services and Health Department standards.
• Follows standardized recipes to meet nutritional needs.
• Attractively presents all items with appropriate garnish and correct portion size if applicable to product.
• Participates in daily temperature and taste panels to assure quality and provide suggestions for continuous improvements.
• Prepares and produces a wide variety of bakery products in a general food service area.  
• Assists with pastry preparations including mixing, baking, and frying as indicated by production sheets.
• Portion control on all items produced.
• Assists in the preparation of bakery and specialty products such as pastries, bread, rolls, biscuits, and may also prepare cakes, pies, muffins, breads, puddings, parfaits, frosting, cookies, rolls etc.
• Communicates any adjustment that needs to be made to the bakery production records or sheets.
• Coordinates with supervisor personnel for ordering products.
• Responsible for a clean, neat storeroom area, with all products appropriately labeled and dated and rotated.
•  Adheres to proper sanitation, safety, and operational procedures for assigned area. Cleans personal work area.
• Must be able to operate dish-washing machine to clean pots, pans and baking sheets if needed.
• Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities. May assist coworkers during staffing shortages.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success may also be assigned.

• Prepares food as indicated by par level sheets and in accordance with both Nutritional Services and Health Department standards.
• Follows standardized recipes to meet nutritional needs.
• Attractively presents all items with appropriate garnish and correct portion size if applicable to product.
• Participates in daily temperature and taste panels to assure quality and provide suggestions for continuous improvements.
• Prepares and produces a wide variety of bakery products in a general food service area.  
• Assists with pastry preparations including mixing, baking, and frying as indicated by production sheets.
• Portion control on all items produced.
• Assists in the preparation of bakery and specialty products such as pastries, bread, rolls, biscuits, and may also prepare cakes, pies, muffins, breads, puddings, parfaits, frosting, cookies, rolls etc.
• Communicates any adjustment that needs to be made to the bakery production records or sheets.
• Coordinates with supervisor personnel for ordering products.
• Responsible for a clean, neat storeroom area, with all products appropriately labeled and dated and rotated.
•  Adheres to proper sanitation, safety, and operational procedures for assigned area. Cleans personal work area.
• Must be able to operate dish-washing machine to clean pots, pans and baking sheets if needed.
• Actively supports and participates in performance improvement activities. May assist coworkers during staffing shortages.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Management Team.
• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
• Other duties that are pertinent to the department or unit’s success may also be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• At least two (2) years of demonstrated baking experience or vocational training.
• Must be able to follow standardized written recipes.
• Must have knowledge/training of usage of food production/baking equipment.
• ServSafe certification required contingent upon 30 days of hire.
• Contract requires employees to speak, understand, read and write English.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cake decorating experience preferred.
• Associate's degree in Baking and/or Culinary Arts.
• Candidates with extensive baking management, knowledge and experience preferred.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Weather: Indoors

Noise level: Moderate

Office conditions: Pace of work environment: Medium

Customer Interaction: High

Description of environment: Hotel restaurant

Constantly required to stand; frequently required to walk; occasionally required to lift, pull and push.

Physical requirements: Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Travel: None

Competencies

NMS Core Values

Safety guides our behavior.

Honesty and integrity govern our activities.

Commitments made will be fulfilled.

All individuals are treated with dignity and respect.

The environment will be protected and sustained.