Shipboard Rotating Baker

About the role

The Shipboard Rotating Baker ensures the daily operation of the bakery shop on a cruise vessel, delivering high‑quality bread and bakery items for guests and crew while complying with strict food‑safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and control the bakery shop and production daily in line with company policies.
• Produce, present, and maintain the bread assortment for daily menus.
• Assist the Head Baker with production forecasts and record leftovers to minimise waste and control food costs.
• Set up bread displays across shipboard buffets.
• Apply and enforce United States Public Health (USPH) regulations, preparing for both announced and unannounced inspections.
• Maintain bakery cleanliness according to the Executive Chef’s schedule, using proper methods to protect equipment.
• Handle requisition and transport of supplies from main stores to the bakery.
• Ensure recipes, yields, and daily consumption recaps meet company standards.
• Support guest and crew inquiries and attend required meetings and training.

Required profile

• Minimum three years’ experience as a baker in an upscale hotel, resort, cruise ship, or convention banqueting service (shipboard experience preferred).
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of proper cleaning techniques and bakery equipment use.

Required skills

• Bread baking and bakery production.
• Food safety compliance (USPH regulations).
• Recipe scaling and yield calculation.
• Production forecasting.
• Inventory requisition and transport.
• Bakery display set‑up.