Job Details Summerhill Market is a boutique grocery store chain in Toronto that specializes in scratch-made prepared foods and on-trend ingredients. Our stores go above and beyond a typical grocery store by offering an extensive rotating selection of ready to eat gourmet meals, freshly baked goodies, and curated hard to find groceries. We are an industry trend setter and are looking for individuals who are passionate about food and can help us take our brand to the next level!

Summerhill Market is looking for candidates, for the following roles, to join our team:
1. Assistant Pasty Chef
2. Assistant Cake Decorator
3.Assistant Mixer
4.Bakery Production Team Member

Job Descriptions are below - if you are interested in applying, please email your resume to: jobs@summerhillmarket.com, specifying in the subject line the role you are interested in.

Job Description 1. Assistant Pastry Chef:
Duties & Responsibilities:
-Guide and motivate the bakery and packaging team to ensure production needs are met
-Collaborate with the Pastry Chef to inspire innovation, evolving our current baked goods selection; creating new and exciting desserts to update our production selection based on seasonality, best practices, and current market trends
-Decorate baked goods and pastries using different icings, toppings etc., ensuring consistency in quality and standard
-Target efficiencies in our processes; developing and revising production schedules, based on business needs
-Ensure adherence of recipes that correspond with production schedules, preparing a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies etc.
-Oversee quality control of baked goods, communicating any concerns or issues to the Pastry Chef
-Collaborate with Pastry Chef for ordering and inventory control; monitoring stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. ensuring orders are meeting budget
-Ensure proper use of equipment such as mixers, sheeters, pie presses, ovens, and stovetops
-Collaborate with the Pastry Chef to identify staffing needs, supporting with recruitment and training employees on all required safe kitchen practices
-Maintain an orderly kitchen, ensuring the adherence to all health and safety policies and guidelines
-Perform other duties as may be assigned

Skillset Requirements:
-3+ years’ experience in a high-volume bakery production kitchen, overseeing a team
-In depth knowledge of food preparation and baking techniques
-Working knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.), an asset

2. Assistant Cake Decorator:
Duties & Responsibilities:
-Ensuring the highest in product quality;
-Cake decorating, piping and working with design;
-Scooping, measuring and scaling batters, doughs, and mixes into specified portions prior to baking;
-Following recipes provided as well as following specific production schedule;
-Weigh and scale pastry ingredients for specific recipes;
-Proper use of equipment such as mixer, sheeter, pie press, oven and stove top;
-Arrange packaging of products with pastry packaging department;
-Perform other duties as may be assigned

Skillset Requirements:
-2+ years’ experience in a high-volume bakery production kitchen
-In depth knowledge of food preparation and baking techniques
-Working knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.), an asset
-Knowledge of health and safety regulations – uses best practices to create a safe environment

3.Assistant Mixer
Duties & Responsibilities:
-Scooping, measuring, and scaling batters, doughs, and mixes into specified portions prior to baking
-Following recipes provided by the Pastry Chef as well as following specific production schedule
-Weighing and scaling pastry ingredients for specific recipes
-Proper use of equipment such as mixer, sheeter, pie press, oven and stove top
-Unpacking and storing supplies in refrigerators, cupboards, and all other areas
-Performing other duties as may be assigned.

Skillset requirements:
-Proper rotation of ingredients and inventory
-Ability to use scales to weigh foods and proper operation of equipment
-Expert knowledge of products, preparation, and safe handling
-Ability to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push, and pull items weighing up to 50 pounds or less
-Ability to follow written and oral instructions

4.Bakery Production Team Member
Duties & Responsibilities:
-Follow recipes that correspond to specific production schedules
-Scooping, measuring and scaling batters, doughs, and mixes into specified portions prior to baking
-Proper use of equipment such as mixer, sheeter, pie press, oven, and stove top
-Unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, cupboards, and other areas
-Ensure safety hazards are removed and/or reported
Maintain a clean working environment at all times
Perform other duties as may be assigned

Skillset Requirements:
-Proper rotation of ingredients and inventory
-Ability to use scales to weigh foods and proper operation of equipment
-Assist as required with packaging and pricing
-Ensure proper stock is available for customers
-Expert knowledge of products, preparation and safe handling
-Ability to stand, reach, lift, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, push and pull items weighing up to 50 pounds or less

Perks:

If this sounds like the role for you, we offer some pretty cool perks!

Awesome discount on everything we sell!
Benefits for Full-Time Associates after 1 year of Employment
Weekly pay
Easily accessible locations
Note: The purpose of this document is to provide a general summary of essential responsibilities for this position and is not an exhaustive list. Duties, assignments, and other responsibilities may differ for similar positions based on business needs of each location.

EQUITY STATEMENT
At Summerhill Market, we are an equal opportunity employer that values and encourages diversity in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and Employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status, disability or any other characteristic protected by local law. Should you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.