Minifactory in Bristol, VT is hiring a skilled, creative baker / pastry chef to helm the baking program at Minifactory. Our location has homed a bakery for almost 5 decades and the community's appreciation for pastry and baking is immense. 16 Main St is also the home of the Good Food Award winning V Smiley Preserves.

You'll step into a well-organized system built by a veteran pastry chef who is moving on after four years at Minifactory. The system is yours to learn and gradually morph around your strengths and interests while working with V Smiley to craft a pastry case that emphasizes seasonality and fruit and aromatics especially

Our ideal candidate likes to work independently but understands themselves to be a part of the V Smiley Preserves / Minifactory organization and enjoys ancillary roles. You are the morning time lead in the space, setting the tone in the kitchen, greeting/checking in deliveries, keeping counterfolks informed about menu, etc. You are a pivotal part of our leadership team at Minifactory.

Who You’ll Work With:

• Baker's assistant
• VSP Production Lead – head jammer at VSP
• Minifactory Cooks
• V Smiley (Head Cook of Minifactory, Owner of VSP)

You manage:

• Assistant baker

You report to:

• V Smiley

ROLE

Overseeing and fulfilling upon daily output of biscuits and 14-18 additional baked goods (tea cake, danish, cookies, scones, brioche, potentially croissants) and monthly bakes of gluten free bread for the kitchen

• Testing + creating products for the pastry case
• Coordinating with savory cooks
• Tying output to seasonality

RESULTS

• A baking program that speaks to a large clientele from grain free or gluten free to folks who don’t like super sweet to traditional bakeshop offerings - we want to make sweetness available to as wide a group as possible
• Foster communicative and upbeat work environment
• Stimulates excellence in both the individual and group
• Minimizes food waste

REQUIREMENTS

• A love of learning (both through self teaching and co-workers)
• Wide range of skills and interests from laminated doughs to keenness for working with alternative flours and sweeteners
• Likes working with aromatics and herbs/spices
• Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• A love for being part of a team and using a strengths based approach
• Highly organized
• Quick, efficient, multi-tasking and attentive to detail
• Community minded

Some of our baking influences: Charlie Dunmire, Nigel Slater, Pam Corbin, Tandem, Thalia Ho, Camilla Wynne, Magnus Nilsson, Claudia Roden, Aran Goyoaga, Fany Gerson.

Compensation

• Wages are based off an hourly wage + tips. Pay range is 58,000-70,000/yr + $2,000 signing bonus
• Two weeks paid time off, 3 weeks after 2 years
• Employee CSA
• Staff meals
• Employee discount
• Seasonal bonuses

Apply at vsmileypreserves.com/jobs