Bake for a Viral Bakery — Now Hiring an Experienced, Skilled Baker
Natabelles Desserts – Winston-Salem, NC | Full-Time | Flexible Schedule
This Is a Baking Role, Not a Kitchen Role
We're looking for someone who has spent real time behind a bakery bench — scaling recipes, running a mixer, reading dough, and getting consistent results batch after batch. If your background is line cook, prep cook, or general restaurant kitchen work, this role isn't the right fit — we need hands-on, scratch-baking experience.
About Natabelles
Natabelles Desserts, home of the World Famous Sweet Potato Brownie and Cream Cheese Pound Cake, has gone viral — with fans across the country and glowing reviews from top food influencers. We serve retail customers (open Thurs–Sat), wholesale partners (local stores, restaurants, coffee shops), and online shoppers nationwide through our Shopify store, and demand keeps climbing.
About the Role
We need a skilled, reliable baker to help us scale production without losing the quality that made us go viral in the first place. You'll work from our proven recipes, hit weight and yield targets precisely, and help keep output consistent whether we're filling a wholesale order for hundreds of brownies or fulfilling a wave of online orders during the holidays.
What You'll Do
- Produce our signature brownies, pound cakes, and other baked goods from scratch, following Natabelles' proven recipes with precision — accurately scaling and converting recipes for wholesale, retail, and nationwide-shipping volume.
- Operate commercial baking equipment (mixers, ovens, proofers, sheeters) to produce consistent results batch after batch.
- Decorate, finish, and package baked goods to a consistent, presentation-ready standard.
- Maintain food safety, sanitation, and quality-control standards throughout production.
- Track inventory, deliveries, and production records to keep the kitchen running on schedule.
- Partner with the team and owner on production planning and schedules to fulfill orders accurately and on time.
- Adapt quickly to changing production volume during holidays, large wholesale orders, or promotional surges.
What We're Looking For
Required:
- 1–2+ years of hands-on scratch-baking experience — commercial bakery, pastry kitchen, or high-volume/professional home baking. (General line cook, prep cook, or restaurant kitchen experience alone does not meet this requirement.)
- Comfortable scaling and converting recipes by weight — not just following a plated recipe card.
- Experience operating commercial baking equipment — mixers, ovens, proofers, and similar.
- Ability to decorate and finish baked goods to a clean, consistent, presentation-ready standard.
- Food safety certification (ServSafe or equivalent), or willingness to obtain one shortly after hire.
- Strong communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Comfort with physical demands: standing for extended periods, lifting up to 50 lbs, and working in a warm kitchen environment.
- Flexible availability, including early mornings, some evenings, weekends, and increased hours during holidays.
Preferred:
- Formal culinary or baking/pastry training.
- Experience baking for wholesale, catering, or e-commerce/shipping channels.
What We Offer
- Flexible full-time schedule to support work-life balance.
- Competitive pay, commensurate with experience.
- A chance to grow with one of the fastest-growing bakeries in Winston-Salem and beyond.
- A positive, supportive workplace where your talent and creativity are valued.
Next Steps
Selected candidates will be invited to complete a short video interview (it's easy and can be done from your phone) and an assessment before moving to the in-person interview process. Completing both steps gives you priority in the hiring process.