Baker 1 - 12 month

About the position:

Join Our Team at Millersville University!

• Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Group Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans – Choose from two excellent options
• Tuition Waiver – Invest in your education or your family’s
• Paid Time Off – Vacation, sick leave, and holidays to recharge
• Full Benefits Summary(PDF)

Why Millersville?

• Strong student-faculty connections
• 70+ undergraduate and 24 graduate programs
• A stunning campus and vibrant community
• Outstanding job placement for graduates

Our Mission & Values:

Equal Opportunity for All:

• Measures, weighs, mixes, and bakes chemically leavened products such as cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, cornbread, biscuits, rolls, dough for pies and cobblers according to standardized recipes. Slices and drops cookies. Ices and glazes cakes, cookies, and sweet rolls.
• Measures, weighs, mixes, divides, proofs, retards, molds and shapes and bakes yeast-leavened products such as bread dinner rolls, doughnuts, and pizza crust according to standardized recipes.
• Mixes fruit and cream fillings.
• Fills cream puffs, doughnuts, éclairs, and turnovers according to standardized recipes.
• Operates baking equipment such as scales, mixers, sheeters, proof boxes and ovens.
• Responsible for directing bake shop activity in the absence of Supervisor 1.
• Check student dessert line and replenishes desserts before leaving for the night.
• Shuts down all equipment and locks all coolers and storage before leaving for the evening.
• Decorates with various piping tips, such as star tips, leaf tips, rose petal tips and round tips.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Work safely by using Personal Protective Equipment, maintaining equipment, following safety procedures and policies, etc.
• Leave the work area clean and functional at the end of shift
• Be aware of and report any potential safety hazards to supervisor or management immediately
• Cooperate with safety investigations and audits
• Attend safety training sessions and maintain licenses, certifications, etc.

• Demonstrated knowledge of:
  • Modern methods, materials, practices, and procedures used in quantity baking.
  • Baking safety standards necessary to prevent accidents.
  • Proper care and use of modern baking equipment.
  • Types and qualities of baking ingredients.
  • Proper methods used in storing baked goods.
• Experience:
  • Preparing ingredients.
  • Baking on a quantity basis.
  • reading and interpreting recipes.
  • performing recipe extensions.
  • operating modern bakery equipment.
  • decorating cakes.
• Basic math skills for recipe and quantity control.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal communication skills.
• Commitment to inclusive practices and working with diverse student populations.
• Successful interview.
• Successful completion of written and demonstrated practical test (cake decorating).
• Successful completion of three background checks.

• Associates degree in Pastry/Baking

• Ability to:
  • work in person on campus.
  • lift up to 50 lbs. without assistance.
  • move over 50 lbs. or less using standard food service industry carts.
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).
• Ability to read ingredient lists, recipes, baking instructions, service & presentation directions, and labels.
• Understanding of written directions.
• Understanding of verbal directions.
• Work as a member of a bakery team.
• Familiarity with baking terminology, baking instructions, baking equipment, sanitation, and bakery safety.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and mouse.

• This position is represented by a labor union and is subject to the terms and conditions of the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Ability to work in person on campus.
• Dining and Conference Services staff may be required to work evenings and weekends. Dining and Conference Services staff, as essential employees, need to arrive at work on a timely basis even when there is a publicly announced delayed opening or closing.