Lead Baker

Village Ice Cream is on an exciting journey to find our next Lead Baker to support inclusion production and distribution at our Victoria Park location! As a recognized member of, and advocate for the communities we serve, we’re looking for someone who is collaborative, efficient, and has a passion for food and cooking. As Lead Baker, you will work alongside our Bakery Manager producing high volumes of ice cream inclusions including cakes, cookies, and brownies, and driving our Company van to distribute the production across our shop locations. In the summer months, you will be responsible for supporting training and task delegation to our team of seasonal bakers. You’re amazing at this role if the people in your life would describe you as someone who goes above and beyond, organized, adaptive, and intuitive. If this sounds like you, we’d love to meet you (over an ice cream of course!)

This is a year-round role with a schedule of 25-40 hours per week based on season and demand.

As Lead Baker with Village Ice Cream, you will:

• Independently follow recipes and work with a small team to produce between 160kg-420kgs of inclusions every week.
• Prepare ingredients and produce homemade bases, and inclusions such as brownies, cookies, marshmallows, caramel sauces, and praline.
• Accurately weigh, pack, and label inventory of inclusion production and seasonal ingredients to be delivered to our other shop locations.
• Ensure inclusion consistency in size and quality.
• Independently operate commercial ovens, commercial mixers, and a commercial chopping machine.
• Transfer seasonal product to and from other store locations using our Company van.
• Take day-of leadership over bakery operations when the Bakery Manager is not present.
• Delegate and monitor tasks to Seasonal Bakers during summer months.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with all members of the team including the Back of House, Front of House, and Leadership Team.
• Thoughtfully complete daily cleaning tasks to ensure all areas of the kitchen are clean and organized.
• Take care in following applicable traffic laws while driving the Company van, as well as proper food health, safety, and sanitation guidelines.

We think you will thrive in this role if you:

• Have at least one (1) year of baking experience.
• Have a valid driver’s license and clean drivers abstract.
• Have a passion for food and cooking.
• Value cleanliness and organization.
• Are both self-motivated and a dedicated team player.
• Have great communication skills and a professional, friendly attitude.
• Are willing to learn and follow instructions with precision as well as give great attention to detail.
• Can stand up to eight hours and can lift 50lbs repeatedly.

Our compensation offer for this role includes:

• $18.00/hour + tips starting wage with incremental, hour-based raises.
• Company subsidized mental health benefits from date of hire.
• Career advancement opportunities in our growing company.
• All the free ice cream you can eat while on shift!
• Employee discount to be used on product and merchandise.

If we reach out, please expect an interview process which includes:

• An initial screening interview with our Head of People and Culture.
• A more comprehensive interview with our Head Chef and Bakery Manager.
• 1 hour unpaid stage in our Victoria Park kitchen.
• Reference chats with past employers or other contacts.

While we’d love to meet everyone who applies, we unfortunately do not have the capacity to do that, so only those who are short-listed will be contacted.

Thank you for taking the time to apply!

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Village Ice Cream is an independently owned, local, premium small-batch ice cream producer and retailer in the heart of Calgary. Founded in 2012, Village has grown into five scoop shops in Calgary’s most energetic neighbourhoods, from University District to Bridgeland, Victoria Park, Marda Loop and Britannia Plaza.

Our mission is to turn our scoop shops into the best beer-free parties in town, and we won’t rest until we do. We are also focused on ‘doing good in our ‘hood’, and we’re committed to making a valuable impact in our city by pursuing partnerships with incredible community partners like Kids Cancer Care, Centre for Sexuality, and Pawsitive Match to mention a few.

Village is a company where people who are creative, hard-working, friendly, honest, and open come to do great work. Every person at Village is here because their role is necessary. We do not have anyone twiddling their thumbs – every team member has a direct impact on our business. Lastly, we only hire people we can count on, so you can be certain that you’re joining a team of happy and competent team members.

At Village Ice Cream we are committed to being powerful allies in celebrating and supporting diversity and inclusivity. We continue to learn and evolve how we create meaningful, safe, and equitable employment opportunities for the many different groups of people that exist in our world. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all steps of our hiring process.