About Us
The Happy Pear exists to inspire people to eat well, feel good, and live better. It started out back in 2004 with Steve, Dave, a tiny shop and a dream of helping people to eat more veg! The Happy Pear now consists of over 60 food products, a suite of online courses, two wholefood retail cafes & shops, a range of bestselling cookbooks, a farm, a roastery and a community of over 1 million people living healthier! The mission is still the same, to create a healthier, happier world and build community!
The Role
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We are hiring a Bakery Assistant to join our bakery team, located in our café in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. This is an exciting opportunity that may appeal to a culinary arts student or enthusiastic baker who is keen to further develop their skills. Experience working in a bakery is a distinct advantage but not essential.
The successful candidate will be an ambassador for The Happy Pear brand. They will take a warm approach to the role, and live our brand values of Passion, Excellence, Authenticity and Relationships.
Your duties will include:
- Baking fresh sourdough bread every morning using organic flours and produce.
- producing fresh pasties such as croissants, Pana Chocolate.
- Mixing large quantities of dough within a set time frame.
- Shaping sourdough loaves within a set time frame.
- Calculate and mix sourdough mother cultures for the following day with impeccable detail.
- Lifting and moving heavy bags of flour and buckets of dough.
- A strong focus on the quality and consistency of baked goods prepared and served at the Happy Pear bakery.
- Keeping the bakery to a very high standard of cleanliness at all times.
- Weighing up of ingredients for doughs, batters, fillings etc. using scales and recipes specifically in grams/ml
- Cleaning and putting away all baking equipment to a high standard at the end of every shift.
- Prepare garnishes and fillings for other baked goods.
- Keeping all stock filled up and ready for every shift.
- This role includes early morning starts and weekend work, candidate needs to be flexible with shift work from Monday – Sunday.
Nuts & Bolts
- Ability to do early mornings.
- Baking experience in a commercial bakery including experience with Sourdough Bread and Pasties.
- Previous experience using a pastry laminating machine.
- Be able and comfortable working alone as well as in a team.
- Flexible and able to manage multiple demands in a highly pressurised environment.
- Planning, problem solving and teamwork.
- Able to understand basic baking mathematics.
- A strong understanding of the sourdough process.
- Excellent oral and written English
- Local or able to travel to The Happy Pear, Church Road for early morning shifts.
- Being highly creative and a positive “can do” attitude
- A love for whole food is important..
- Passion, Energy and Enthusiasm.
Desireables
- Previous experience as a bakery assistant.
- worked with Vegan Pastries in the past.
- A passion for plant based baking.
To apply for this role, please send your CV to [email protected]
All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the EU.
- No relocation assistance will apply.
- The Happy Pear is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.
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