A Career You Knead
The commercial baking industry creates and supports more than 785,000 careers across the country.
Our industry’s most important ingredient is the skilled workforce that consistently provides safe, nutritious, and delicious baked goods to America’s families.
YOU DON’T NEED PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE TO FIND A FULFILLING CAREER IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY
SEEKING EMPLOYEES OF ALL SKILL SETS TO HELP FEED THE COUNTRY
A PEOPLE-CENTRIC CULTURE
The baking industry prioritizes the health and safety of employees in the workplace.
Mixing tradition and innovation to feed the world.
Baking Careers
Working in baking means finding a fulfilling career with growth potential. With a focus on providing hands-on training, supporting career development opportunities, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, bakeries create fulfilling careers that last a lifetime.
Joining the industry means becoming an essential part of producing and distributing the beloved household-name baked goods that feed families across the country.
Learn more below about some of the career paths available to you and click on the company logos above to explore current openings.
Sanitation
The sanitation path is responsible for ensuring and maintaining the highest cleaning standards of the bakery equipment and building.
Engineering and equipment maintenance
The engineering and equipment maintenance path helps keep bakery operations running smoothly. The careers in this path maintain machinery and equipment to maximize the bakery’s production time.
Food safety and quality assurance
The food safety and quality assurance path ensures the highest quality product is created. The careers in this path implement food safety and quality programs consistent with corporate policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
Sales
The sales path handles the selling of products to existing and potential grocery stores and foodservice customers in the bakery’s marketing area.
Shipping and distribution
The shipping and distribution path handles the finished packaged baked goods and prepares them for shipping and distribution to grocery stores and foodservice customers.
Baking production
The production path is where baked goods are made. The careers in this path are responsible for executing the necessary steps to create delicious and consistent baked goods.
