Job Description

Job Location: Middlebury - Middlebury, IN 46540
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $16.00 - $19.00 Hourly

Bakery Mixer
We're not just a bakery; we're a family built on tradition and a passion for crafting exceptional baked goods. Our story began in 2001, with a young Amish couple selling delicious family-recipe treats from their front porch. Since then, we've grown but never forgotten our roots. We still believe in doing things the "old-fashioned way," with a commitment to quality and a personal touch with every item we bake.
Our success is a testament to our dedicated team and the core values we hold dear:
Integrity - Teamwork – Respect - Stewardship - Continuous Improvement
If you're looking for a place where tradition meets opportunity and where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love for you to join us.
Job

Summary:
The Bakery Mixer is responsible for the foundational step of the production process: scaling, measuring, and mixing raw ingredients according to recipe formulations to create high-quality doughs and batters. This role requires precision, an eye for consistency, and the physical stamina to keep pace with baking and production schedules.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Accurately measure, weigh, and combine raw ingredients according to established recipe specifications.
- Operating mixers.
- Ensuring quality standards are being met.
- Maintain an organized and sanitary environment.
- Following GMP and PPE policies.
- Adhering to safety protocols.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Ability to follow recipes precisely and maintain consistency in taste and appearance.
- Ability to monitor dough and batter development throughout the mixing process, checking correct temperature, texture, and consistency before releasing to the baking line.
- Demonstrates eagerness and willingness to learn new tasks.
- Availability to work weekends and holidays when needed.
- Strong basic math skills required for accurately scaling, multiplying, or dividing recipe formulas.
- Ability to read, understand, and follow written recipes, safety instructions, and equipment manuals.
Education and

Experience:
- High School Diploma preferred.
- Previous baking or commercial food production experience is preferred.
- Proficiency with commercial mixers, ovens, and high-volume production techniques preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Capability to perform physical activities, including lifting up to 50 lbs. unassisted, bending, standing, walking, reaching, and twisting.
- Comfortable working around large moving machinery and in environments that can be warm and dusty (flour airborne particles).
- Adequate visual and auditory acuity.
- High-heat environments (fire cookers).
- Ability to work in cold temperatures (freezers/refrigerators).
- Fast-paced, team-oriented, and safety-conscious atmosphere.
NOTE: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.