Job Description

Seeking a motivated, ambitious, hard worker with a positive attitude wanting to learn the challenging craft of bagel baking and dough formation!

Bart’s Bagels is a hybrid --- bagel bake house, smoked fish joint and neighborhood coffee shop that elevates the ordinary and raises the bar for Jewish comfort food in Philadelphia. 

Bart’s Bagels is unique because it honors traditional bagel-baking methods by producing handmade, kettle-boiled bagels that are slowly fermented and have a beautiful dark crust and are perfectly chewy with seeds on both sides.

The Bagel Baker is responsible for bagel baking for the retail shop and dough production. In addition to producing a high-quality product in a fast and efficient manner, the Bagel Baker is responsible for inventory, and following procedures and recipes. Bagels are baked continuously throughout the day, ensuring the freshest bagels for our customers.

You will learn techniques that bagel bakers have been using for over a hundred years, preparing the dough, which includes mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing all bagel products, as well as boiling and baking the product.

Responsibilities/Requirements: 

• Reliable and punctual
• Leader who is interested in growing with our company
• Self-starter, able to work efficiently with and without direct supervision
• Great time management and fast and efficient completion of tasks
• Helps maintain consistency and quality
• Must be able to speak clearly and listen attentively to co-workers and management
• Team player and is willing to learn as well as educate team members and customers about bagels and what makes ours so special
• Know the correct mixing order. Must be accurate in mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing to ensure consistency and quality in daily production.
• Mix doughs correctly and weigh/measure accurately using scales.
• Understand and follow all recipes and instructions. 
• Follow the production schedule and maintain efficient timelines - especially in regards to proofing.
• Follow and comply with established procedures, including health and sanitation and adhere to safe work practices
• Daily cleaning includes: wiping down bake area, cleaning kettle, sweeping oven shelves, sweeping and mopping the bagel area, cleaning bagel boards and racks, cleaning and organizing the walk in cooler, restocking seeds
• Restock and set up the next shift; refrigerator product must be rotated for “first in, first out;" communicate to management dough counts and any products that need to be ordered at the end of each shift
• Ability to be on your feet for a long period of time
• Comfortable working with very hot ovens and boiling kettles
• Able to lift 50 lbs
• Early Start Times: 4-4:30AM

This position will include advancement opportunities for the right candidate as well as great pay and benefit package based on experience. We’re looking for someone to grow with us and is interested in making the best bagels. 

The position is Full Time (5 Days Per Week)

Benefits Include: 
- Partially Company Paid Health Insurance
- Company Paid Accident Insurance
- Company Paid access to Vitable
- PTO

***To apply: Please respond to this post with an attached copy of your resume.***

*Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and you will be contacted if we identify you as a potential fit for the position.

*ServSafe Certification is a plus!

Job Tags

Full time, Shift work,

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