Lamination Lead — Matilda's

About Matilda's

Matilda's is an artisan bakery and café in Santa Monica. We bake baguettes, croissants, brioche and viennoiserie in a fully open kitchen, in full view of our guests. Lamination is at the heart of what we do, and we hold it to a high standard.

The role

The Lamination Lead owns our laminated doughs, from butter block to finished book and shaped pastries. You will laminate 20+ books a day, plan each day's production to hit the volume requested, and lead and train the people around you with kindness.

What you'll do

• Laminate 20+ books a day, cleanly and quickly, to Matilda's standard of lamination.
• Organize the day's production so the volume requested is met.
• Adjust your process as the dough, the butter, the room temperature and the equipment change.
• Manage proofing, including running the proofer-retarder.
• Lead the lamination station and train teammates with patience and kindness.

What we're looking for

• 2 years of experience with lamination MINIMUM.
• The ability to laminate cleanly and consistently meet our standard of lamination.
• Speed: you move quickly through 20+ books a day.
• Adaptability: you adjust to a new dough, a new butter, the temperature of the environment and new equipment.
• A solid understanding of proofing, and of how to use a proofer-retarder.
• Great organizational skills, including planning a day's production around the volume requested.
• An impeccable work ethic.
• Great and gentle leadership skills.
• The ability to train others with kindness.

Schedule and pay

• Schedule: [days and hours to confirm]
• Pay: [hourly rate to confirm] + tips
• Start date: [to confirm]

How to apply

Send your resume and a few photos of your laminated work