Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking since 1790. Headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, we’re the ultimate baking resource – providing education, inspiration, and the highest quality products, all while fostering connections and community through baking. Our superior flours and mixes are available in supermarkets nationwide, and our direct-to-consumer business – website and retail stores – offers an even wider selection of specialty baking ingredients, mixes, gluten-free products, baking tools, and more. We bring baking education to millions of bakers through our cookbooks, podcast, recipe app, website, and baking school. We’re proud to be 100% employee-owned, which means everyone who works here has a real voice and a shared stake in what we do. This creates a strong sense of community built on trust, teamwork, and love of baking. As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to the best interests of all our stakeholders - employees, our local communities, our broader community of bakers, and our planet. Join us and help spread the joy of baking. King Arthur – where, as an employee-owner, your passion and ideas can truly make a difference.

The Position: The Seasonal Bakery Production Associate supports the from-scratch production of artisan baked goods and breads in a commercial bakery setting during peak seasonal demand. This role contributes directly to daily production of laminated pastries, breakfast pastries, cookies, pies, individual pastries, cakes, and artisan breads. The associate works collaboratively with the bakery team to meet quality, consistency, food safety, and production goals in a fast-paced kitchen environment. Shifts begin at 3:00 AM.

The Benefits: As a seasonal employee, you will be eligible to receive generous discounts in our retail store, including free bread and flour each month. You will also be eligible to receive a 10% retention bonus upon the successful completion of your assignment.

The Location: Norwich, VT; onsite daily.

The Schedule: This seasonal position is a full-time 40 hours per week position and the length of assignment expected to be mid-May through mid-August. The shifts are 3:30am-11:30am, including weekends.

The Pay: $18.21 to $19.14 per hour worked; commensurate with experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with scaling, mixing, baking, and finishing pastry and artisan bread products
• Follow established production schedules, formulas, and bakery workflows
• Maintain food safety, sanitation, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Operate and assist with standard commercial baking equipment
• Support daily production needs during high-volume periods
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient workstation
• Demonstrate punctuality, reliability, and professionalism
• Communicate effectively with bakery leads and team members
• Assist with cleaning, dishwashing, and end-of-shift sanitation tasks

Experience and Education

• Previous experience in a production bakery, kitchen, or food service environment preferred
• Culinary or baking education is a plus but not required
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Enthusiasm for baking and interest in artisan food production
• Flexible availability, including early mornings, weekends, and holidays
• We value candidates who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experience supports success in this role

Competencies & Success Factors

• Attention to Detail – Able to follow formulas and instructions accurately. Possesses a sense of planning and preparation for the day ahead. Keeping tasks on point and on time. You must be able to study formulas, choose exact ingredients, and scale correctly.

• Efficiency & Time Management – Works quickly and effectively to complete tasks, ability to work successfully with minimal supervision while managing multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

• Teamwork & Collaboration – Works well with other team members to support smooth operations and maintain a clean and functional workspace. Follows instructions accurately and proactively seeks clarification to ensure tasks are completed correctly.

• Dependability– Demonstrates reliability, consistency, and a strong commitment to maintaining cleanliness and supporting kitchen operations.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical requirements

• Must be able to work for long periods of time while standing
• Must be physically able to stoop, move quickly
• Use hands to handle, feel objects, tools, and controls
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to operate commercial kitchen equipment
• Repeat the same movements
• Ability to regularly work in a kitchen environment where allergens may be present
• Ability to regularly touch products which may contain allergens

Work environment

• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment where temperatures can vary, often hot and humid. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be loud dependent on specific work site and/or equipment operation as well as customer traffic in adjacent area.

Safety

• Understand that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization
• Responsible for providing a safe and ergonomically sound work environment, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting these conditions immediately
• Engage in safety and compliance training programs and encourage 100% team participation in same

Supervision

• N/A

Travel

• N/A

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position.