Baker / Apprentice Baker — Unicorn Baking Company
We’re looking for a Baker or Apprentice Baker to join the team at Unicorn Baking Company in Gibsons.
We’re a small, busy bakery making naturally leavened breads, buns, cakes, cookies and other good things from scratch. We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with food, likes getting stuck in, and wants to learn more about baking.
You do not need to be an experienced baker. We’re very happy to train the right person or take on someone looking to develop their skills as an apprentice baker. However, some professional kitchen or food-service experience is essential — you need to be comfortable working quickly, cleanly and efficiently in a busy kitchen.
Early starts are a must. Our baking starts well before the doors open, so you need to be someone who’s genuinely comfortable getting up and getting going while most people are still asleep.
What you’ll be doing
- Mixing, dividing, shaping and baking bread
- Preparing buns, cakes, cookies and other baked goods
- Weighing and preparing ingredients and following recipes accurately
- Learning our sourdough processes, fermentation and production schedules
- Preparing products for the shop and our wholesale customers
- Packaging and organizing finished products
- Keeping the bakery clean, organized and food-safe
- Helping with general prep and production
- Working front of house when needed, serving customers and talking confidently about what we make
We’re a small team, so this isn’t a job where you stand at one bench doing the same thing all day. Everyone gets involved.
What we’re looking for
- Some professional kitchen or food-service experience
- Baking experience is an asset, but not essential
- Comfortable with very early morning starts
- Reliable and punctual
- Able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Good attention to detail and able to follow recipes and processes accurately
- Comfortable working independently as well as alongside a small team
- Comfortable working with customers and helping front of house
- Good understanding of cleanliness, food handling and kitchen safety
- Physically comfortable with bakery work, including standing for long periods, lifting flour bags, moving racks and handling dough
- Most importantly, a good attitude and a genuine interest in making really good food
About us
Unicorn Baking Company is an independent bakery in Gibsons, BC. We make our bread and baked goods from scratch, with a big focus on sourdough, long fermentation, good ingredients and making things we’re genuinely excited to sell.
We’re not looking for someone who already knows everything. We’re looking for someone reliable, curious and keen to learn. If you’ve got solid kitchen experience and want to become a better baker, we’d love to hear from you.
Send us your resume along with a little bit about yourself, your experience and why you’d like to work with us.
Pay: $18.25-$26.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
