Job Description
Job Description
Location: 631 Grove St. Jersey City, NJ
Company: Carlo’s Bakery
Job Type: Full Time
About Carlo’s Bakery
Carlo’s Bakery, home of the “Cake Boss,” is a world-renowned bakery known for its high-quality, handcrafted desserts and exceptional customer experience. We take pride in our craftsmanship, creativity, and family-oriented culture. We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable General Manager to join our team and help bring our delicious creations to life.
Position Summary
Our R&D department is a dedicated, experienced team that strives to create the next great bakery product and uphold top-tier standards. Our collaborative goal is to shake up the baking industry with innovation and superior quality. We are looking for a self-motivated and productive baker to assist our R&D Department in recipe testing and documentation. We develop new concepts, as well as improve current product lines for quality and longevity.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Follow directions of a recipe to test recipe formulations, raw materials, and produce samples
- Use basic math skills to scale up recipes as needed
- Assist Food Scientists and Head of R&D with recipe/product development
- Assist with internal shelf-life studies and other lab tests
- Maintain cleanliness, organization and stock of ingredients and tools in R&D kitchen
- Enter recipes into Excel and other R&D/Production databases
- Prepare samples to be shipped to clients as needed
- Follow and uphold GMP standards
- Observe and document pilot runs of new products to record item information and update specs as necessary
- Assist Food Scientists and Head of R&D with other daily tasks as needed
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Some college or culinary school preferred
- Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Drive, Sheets, Docs, etc.)
- Ability to work well in a busy environment
- Must have experience working in a professional kitchen/bakery setting to understand flow and concept
- Experience in nutritional data programs and form standardization are a big plus!
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to work on your feet for extended periods of time (8+ hours a day)
- Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, and lift up to 50 LB
- General understanding of safe and sanitary workplace practices
- A passion for cake!