We are looking for a Lead Pastry Chef to invigorate our pastry operations, driving creativity while upholding the highest standards of excellence and innovation. The perfect candidate will be skilled at managing daily tasks, overseeing production, and ensuring seamless operations. Your role will be to consistently deliver pastry creations that exceed client expectations and bring joy to our customers.
You possess the unique ability to balance artistic creativity with efficient time management, thriving in both collaborative environments and during independent work. As a strong leader, you foster a positive and productive atmosphere, aligning your work ethic with our core values: "do what it takes," "love what you do," and "leave it better." You are innovative, self-driven, and maintain a positive outlook, ensuring the pastry department runs smoothly and efficiently with passion and purpose.
Our ideal candidate:
- Is independent yet thrives as part of a collaborative team
- Can handle multiple responsibilities with calmness and focus
- Enjoys working with others but values personal time for creative work
- Demonstrates excellent time management and organizational skills
- Is inventive, always looking for opportunities to surprise and delight customers with new pastry creations
If you are searching for a role where you can make a meaningful impact and be recognized for your contributions, we'd love to talk to you!
Responsibilities
The primary job of the Lead Pastry Chef is to produce and pack out according to menu specifications. This includes but is not limited to:
- Manage Pastry Production: Lead the preparation of a wide range of baked goods, including cakes, cookies, pies, and bread, using both traditional and modern recipes to maintain the highest quality standards.
- Menu Development & Collaboration: Work closely with the executive chef, sales, and marketing teams to design dynamic, seasonal menus that reflect the brand and excite clients. Create innovative, health-conscious, and dietary-friendly dessert options to keep offerings fresh and enticing.
- Pastry Order Fulfillment: Manage the execution of pastry and dessert orders for client events and company-sponsored marketing initiatives.
- Pastry Skills & Techniques: Display expertise in crafting a wide variety of pastries, desserts, cakes, cookies, and pies, with a focus on both traditional recipes and alternative, healthier baking methods.
- Leadership & Staff Development: Oversee, train, and support pastry staff and other team members with pastry-related duties. Ensure that the entire team is well-versed in both traditional techniques and alternative methods of baking.
- Pastry Decoration & Visual Appeal: Use various icings, toppings, and decorating techniques to create visually stunning pastries that capture the attention and excitement of customers.
- Compliance with Health & Safety Standards: Ensure full compliance with all food industry regulations, maintaining strict hygiene, sanitation, and safety protocols within the pastry department.
- Maintenance of Equipment: Regularly inspect, clean, and maintain pastry tools and equipment, ensuring everything is in top condition and operational to support production.
- Bulk Production Management: Track and manage inventory levels of key baking production items based on Sales volume and seasonality.
- Collaborative Kitchen Support: Work alongside other kitchen departments as necessary, contributing to an efficient, cohesive workflow and ensuring all operations run smoothly.
