Lead Bread Baker

La Cabra NYC is looking for a driven candidate to join our baking team   focused on sourdough and viennoiserie in the East Village, Manhattan.   With a roster of quality-focused wholesale coffee clients around the world, a reputation for our quality light-roast coffees, three retail locations in NYC, eight locations abroad and more international retail development underway, La Cabra aims to always serve and deliver the best quality possible, while also growing enough to offer lots of opportunity to our employees. Here in NYC, we will be opening a new bakery in the first half of 2026 and expanding our bread program.

Being a baker at La Cabra is about more than just baking. It’s about creating a memorable experience for every guest through the quality of and care put into the items we make. Key areas of focus in this position will include following complex and specific recipes, baking for our cafes, baking for wholesale clients, and working in an open guest-facing bakery. The successful candidate will have a positive can-do attitude, strong interpersonal skills, highly structured working habits, and the desire to work and grow with a dedicated team of bakers.

Bakery Expertise

• Work alongside the bakery team to efficiently weigh, mix, portion, shape, proof, and bake-off multiple types of bread, croissants and pastries.
• Use a variety of industrial kitchen tools and equipment such as : convection / deck ovens, stand mixers, proofers, electric scales, etc.
• Create a motivated and positive bakery environment.
• Has experience with sourdough and other varieties of bread.

Maintenance & Cleanliness

Physical Requirements

Scheduling Needs :

Must be based in NYC

Compensation :

Ideal candidate

About La Cabra :

Since 2013 La Cabra has roasted and served the highest quality, light roast, specialty coffees to our guests in Denmark, as well as wholesale clients around the world. In that time, with many awards, our coffee has become known around the world as some of the best you can find. Our bakery in Aarhus, Denmark has operated for more than five years and has just recently moved to a larger production and retail space. Our local customers have come to appreciate the unique combination of truly special coffees, alongside excellent sourdough bread and pastries.

We invite you to learn more by taking a look at our website www.lacabra.dk and following us on Instagram | @lacabracoffee, @lacabrabakery