LEAD AM PASTRY BAKER Position Available In DeKalb, Georgia

Lead AM Pastry Baker
Colette Bread & Bakeshop +2 more
Date Posted May 05, 2025
Location Atlanta, GA
Category Culinary
Job type Full-Time

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Colette Bread & Bakeshop is a young, busy, colorful, rustic neighborhood bakery in the heart of walkable Poncey Highlands. We offer our products to a growing list of wholesale clients. We are open for retail 6 days a week and offer fun intimate baking classes in the evenings. We specialize in naturally fermented breads and traditional pastry that evolve with the seasons. We have a loyal clientele who sometimes come everyday to get their bread and pastry and we love drawing on that neighborhood vibe. We are looking for positive folks who want to grow their skills and are interested in being a part of a team.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Lead AM Baker to help lead this team into the next step of our existence! Colette opened with a bang, with long lines everyday we are open and we are looking for someone who wants to join this fast paced, high standards, fun operation. We are looking for folks with previous bakery/restaurant/pastry experience, with an eye for detail and a desire to grow the team professionally and positively. The daily responsibilities of our Lead Baker/ Manager include but are not limited to: leading the team in it’s daily bakes, completing daily pars for wholesale and retail, managing quality, recipe testing and menu growth, scheduling, inventory control, and general daily delegation of day to day tasks. Applicant must have previous bakery experience. Must have a background in missing ingredients, knife work, and is highly preferred they have an understanding of basics like scones, muffins, flaky dough, etc… In general, this role is responsible for making sure our wholesale orders get out on time, our retail shelves our stocked with high quality pastry, and our staff is staying on task throughout their shifts.

Traits of the position include:

early riser and timely, efficient and into a morning hustle, positive, communicative, self motivated, an eye for excellence, comprehension of general basic baking skills, motivated to learn and grow, strong leadership skills and ability to delegate and teach others effectively. Also must be clean, organized, and have a strong desire to think ahead and anticipate. We are a small team and value kindness, inclusion and diversity.

COMPENSATION

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $18.00 – $22.00
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