Overview
Leena's Cookies is looking for a motivated, dependable, and detail-oriented Junior Baker to join our growing bakery team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys baking, takes pride in producing high-quality products, and thrives in a fast-paced kitchen environment. As a Junior Baker, you will assist with preparing our signature cookies and other baked goods while maintaining the highest standards of quality, cleanliness, consistency, and food safety. You will work closely with the Head Baker and bakery team to ensure fresh products are available throughout the day.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Accurately scale and prepare ingredients while following company recipes and baking standards
- Mix, portion, shape, and bake cookies according to daily production needs
- Prepare doughs, fillings, frostings, and other bakery components
- Package cookies and wholesale orders with care to ensure freshness and presentation
- Restock ingredients and supplies, and notify team leads when inventory is low
- Help organize storage areas and rotate inventory using FIFO (First In, First Out)
- Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe kitchen, including washing dishes and cleaning equipment
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, quality control, and equipment operation procedures
- Report any product quality or equipment concerns to the Kitchen Leader
- Work closely with the bakery team to keep production running smoothly and efficiently
- Assist with general bakery tasks and support teammates wherever needed
- Take pride in producing high-quality cookies and maintaining the standards of Leena's Cookies
Qualifications
- Valid Food Handler Certificate (or willingness to obtain one upon hiring).
- Previous baking, kitchen, bakery, restaurant, or food production experience;
- Passion for baking and producing high-quality food. Strong attention to detail and commitment to consistency. Ability to accurately follow recipes and instructions.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Flexible availability, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to stand for extended periods and safely lift up to 50 lbs.
- Comfortable operating commercial kitchen equipment after appropriate training.
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly wage starting at $19.50 per hour
- Employee discount on cookies, coffee, and beverages
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- A fun, supportive, and team-oriented workplace
- Ongoing training and development
Job Type: Part-time, Full-Time
Pay: From $19.50 per hour
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Complimentary food and beverages during shifts
- Flexible scheduling
- Opportunities for career advancement
If you are interested in applying, please email your resume and availability to [email protected]
If you are on a visa or permit in Canada, please include the expiry date of your work authorization.
Confidentiality
Leena's Cookies' recipes, baking methods, product formulations, operating procedures, supplier information, customer information, pricing, and other proprietary business information are confidential and constitute valuable intellectual property of the Company. As a condition of employment, the successful candidate will be required to sign a Confidentiality and NonDisclosure Agreement (NDA) and must maintain the confidentiality of all proprietary information both during and after their employment with Leena's Cookies.
Pay: From $19.50 per hour
Work Location: In person
