The Secret is Time and Care
At Borealis Breads, we hand-craft authentic artisan breads, pastries, and daily specials across our Wells and Waldoboro locations. Rooted in Maine, we prioritize quality by using locally sourced ingredients, including Maine-grown wheat.
As an employee-owned bakery, our culture is built on passion, community, and investing in our team. We offer great benefits!
Employee Ownership
Share in the company’s success and growth.
Health & Wellness
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
Work-Life Balance
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, and flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle.
Perks
A free loaf of bread at the end of every shift and 20% off in our retail bakeries.
Come Work With Us
At Borealis Breads, we believe good bread starts with good people. We’re a Maine bakery built around the idea that great food should be made with care, quality ingredients, and pride in the work behind it. Every loaf we make represents the people who mix, shape, bake, pack, deliver, sell, and support our products every day.
Employee-Owned
Since 2022, Borealis Breads has been an employee-owned company. That means the people who come to work every day and help make Borealis successful have the opportunity to share in the company’s ownership and its future.
Employee ownership is about more than having a stake in the business. It’s about building a workplace where everyone’s contribution matters and where we can work together toward the long-term success of Borealis.
Borealis is part of a growing network of employee-owned small businesses through Teamshares Inc. This allows us to maintain the character and identity of a local small business while being connected to a larger community of companies committed to creating opportunities for employee ownership.
More Than a Bakery
Working at Borealis means being part of a team that makes something real. Whether you’re working in the bakery, helping get our products where they need to go, serving customers, or supporting the business behind the scenes, every role contributes to what we do.
We value people who show up, work hard, help their teammates, and care about doing things well. Experience is valuable, but so are reliability, a willingness to learn, and a positive attitude.
Grow With Us
We want Borealis to be a place where people can learn new skills, take on more responsibility, and build a future. As our company grows, we want the people who help us grow to have opportunities to grow with us.
Benefits & Perks
Our benefits and perks include health, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; paid holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Labor Day; a 401(k) plan; flexible schedules; one free loaf of bread per shift; and a 20% employee discount.
If you like working with good people, taking pride in what you accomplish, and being part of an employee-owned Maine company that cares about the food it makes, we’d like to hear from you.
Positions at Borealis Breads
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The Production Shaper is responsible for shaping and preparing artisan bread dough, maintaining quality standards, and assisting with slicing, bagging, and general bakery production. The position requires reliability, attention to detail, good hand skills, physical stamina, and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced team environment. The job starts at 12:30 PM, offers approximately 8-hour shifts with Tuesdays and Saturdays off, and includes benefits such as health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
The Retail Team Member is responsible for providing excellent customer service, serving fresh-baked breads and pastries, making sandwiches, operating the register, and keeping the retail area clean and stocked. The position requires a friendly and dependable personality, strong customer-service skills, the ability to multitask, and comfort working in a busy food-service environment. The job has a flexible schedule and includes benefits such as health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
The Bodacious Sweets Baker is responsible for creating a variety of baked goods, including bars, cookies, pies, and specialty treats while maintaining consistent quality and following recipes and food-safety standards. This position requires previous baking or pastry experience, strong attention to detail, creativity, reliability, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced bakery environment while occasionally assisting the retail team. The position starts at 6:00 AM, offers approximately 8-hour shifts and a flexible schedule, with benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
The Production Mixer is responsible for mixing dough for Borealis artisan breads, accurately measuring ingredients, operating commercial mixers, and monitoring dough consistency, temperature, and quality. The position requires reliability, attention to detail, physical stamina, and the ability to follow recipes and production schedules while working safely and efficiently as part of a team. The position starts at 6:00 AM, averages 6–8 hour shifts, and offers Tuesdays and Saturdays off, along with benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
The Production Supervisor is a hands-on leadership role responsible for overseeing and supporting the production team while becoming proficient in all areas of artisan bread production, including mixing, shaping, baking, slicing, and packing. The position requires professional baking and sourdough experience, strong communication and organizational skills, and a patient, supportive leadership style focused on training, teamwork, quality, and food safety. The regular shift is 12:30 PM until the end of production, with Tuesdays and Saturdays off, a flexible schedule, and benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
The Delivery Driver is responsible for loading and organizing fresh bakery products, delivering wholesale orders safely and accurately, and providing friendly, professional customer service. The position requires a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, reliability, good communication skills, and the ability to work independently while lifting and carrying bakery products. Drivers start at 2:30 AM and receive benefits including health, dental and vision insurance, PTO, company shares, a flexible schedule, and a free loaf of bread each shift.
