Porter

Location: Bourke Street Bakery
Position Type: Part-Time
Reports To: Bakery Manager / Production Manager

Bourke Street Bakery is seeking a reliable, hardworking Part-Time Porter to help maintain a clean, organized, and safe bakery environment. This role is essential to supporting both the production and retail teams by ensuring the bakery, storage areas, and outdoor spaces remain clean and well-maintained while assisting with deliveries and general facility upkeep.

Cleaning & Sanitation

• Perform daily and scheduled deep cleaning of the bakery, production areas, storage rooms, walk-in coolers, and common areas.

• Deep clean bakery equipment, shelving, floors, walls, drains, and other surfaces according to sanitation standards.

• Maintain clean restrooms, break areas, and employee spaces.

• Sweep, mop, scrub, and sanitize floors throughout the facility.

• Empty trash and recycling containers and dispose of waste properly.

Exterior Maintenance

• Keep sidewalks, entrances, loading areas, and outdoor spaces clean and free of debris.

• Sweep and wash exterior walkways as needed.

• Maintain cleanliness around dumpsters and recycling areas.

• Assist with seasonal outdoor maintenance, including snow removal, salting walkways, and leaf cleanup as required.

Receiving & Inventory Support

• Receive incoming deliveries and verify shipments against packing slips.

• Unload and organize deliveries in designated storage areas.

• Rotate inventory using FIFO (First In, First Out) practices.

• Notify management of damaged or missing items.

Warehouse & Organization

• Break down cardboard boxes and prepare them for recycling.

• Organize storage areas to maintain a safe and efficient workspace.

• Restock cleaning supplies and notify management when supplies are running low.

• Move ingredients, supplies, and equipment as needed throughout the bakery.

General Support

• Assist production and retail teams with miscellaneous tasks as directed.

• Follow all food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety procedures.

• Maintain a positive attitude and contribute to a team-oriented work environment.

• Previous porter, janitorial, warehouse, or food production experience preferred but not required.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced bakery environment.

• Strong attention to cleanliness and organization.

• Dependable, punctual, and able to work independently.

• Basic understanding of food safety and sanitation practices is a plus.

• Frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, reaching, and carrying.

• Ability to work in hot, cold, and wet environments.

• Ability to safely operate cleaning equipment and handle cleaning chemicals according to company procedures.

• Part-time (approximately 20–30 hours per week)

• Weekend and holiday availability may be required.

• Flexible scheduling based on business needs.

• Competitive hourly pay

• Employee discounts

• Opportunity for growth within the company

• Friendly, team-oriented work environment

• The opportunity to be part of a bakery dedicated to producing high-quality artisan products

At Bourke Street Bakery, every role contributes to creating an exceptional experience for our customers. The Porter plays a vital role in maintaining the cleanliness, organization, and efficiency that allows our team to produce outstanding artisan breads and pastries every day.