Executive Pastry Chef

Executive Pastry Chef

Miami

A refined all-day café, creating the foundation for a multi-unit expansion across South Florida. This is a true ground-floor opportunity for an accomplished Pastry Chef to design, lead, and scale an exceptional pastry program from day one.

This role is built for a chef who thrives in production as much as creativity-someone who can establish systems, mentor a team, and create products that maintain consistency as the business grows. You'll work alongside an accomplished culinary leadership team in a collaborative environment where professionalism, accountability, and respect define the culture.

What You Will Do

• Build and lead the pastry program from concept development through opening and beyond.
• Develop recipes and production systems that can be replicated across future locations.
• Create and execute a bakery-forward menu with exceptional laminated pastries, viennoiserie, tarts, and seasonal offerings.
• Recruit, train, and mentor a pastry team while establishing strong production standards.
• Oversee daily commissary production, quality control, inventory, and food cost management.
• Partner closely with culinary leadership to ensure seamless coordination between pastry and savory operations.
• Implement production schedules and workflows that support both retail café operations and future growth.
• Maintain the highest standards of food safety, cleanliness, and product consistency.

What We Are Looking For

• Formal French pastry training or equivalent classical pastry education.
• Demonstrated expertise in laminated doughs and croissant production is essential.
• Significant experience leading high-volume bakery or commissary production operations.
• Proven ability to build systems, standardize recipes, and scale production without sacrificing quality.
• Leadership experience hiring, coaching, and developing pastry teams.
• Strong organizational skills with confidence managing production independently.
• A collaborative leadership style that values coaching, communication, and accountability over ego.
• Stable employment history demonstrating ownership and long-term commitment.
• Experience preparing for multi-unit growth is highly desirable.

Compensation & Details

• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Ground-floor leadership opportunity with significant long-term growth potential.