Pastry Chef Product Development Production Standards

Pastry Chef Product Development Production Standards

Pinkbox Doughnuts Shared Services - Las Vegas, NV

Description

Pinkbox Doughnuts isn't your old-school bakery we're the bold, colorful, made-from-scratch doughnut headquarters serving up 70+ Insta-worthy flavors daily, including icons like Pinky & Pooh. Our signature coffee menu is always rotating too, because we like to keep things fresh, fun, and never boring.

With 14 locations across Las Vegas & St. George, Utah, plus Salt Lake City it's no surprise we've been voted "Best Doughnuts in Vegas" year after year. Tourists flock, locals stay loyal, and our doughnuts keep going viral for a reason.

Pinkbox Doughnuts is a fast-growing, multi-state brand with a clear roadmap toward national expansion. We are seeking an experienced Pastry Chef to lead scratch-based product development, decoration standards, and production consistency across our commissary and retail locations.

This role focuses on scratch-made fillings, glazes, icings, frostings, and decorative execution at scale. Donut production experience is preferred but not required. Strong pastry fundamentals are essential.

Essential Responsibilities

Product Development

• Develop and refine scratch-made fillings, glazes, icings, frostings, and toppings
• Adapt classic and modern pastry techniques into donut applications
• Support seasonal and limited-time product launches
• Maintain visual and flavor consistency across all locations

Production & Quality

• Establish and enforce SOPs for filling, glazing, decorating, finishing, and storage
• Scale recipes while maintaining quality, texture, and appearance
• Conduct tastings, audits, and quality checks at commissary and store levels
• Partner with suppliers to standardize ingredients

Leadership & Training

• Train commissary and shop-level teams on pastry execution and decoration
• Develop training materials and rollout documentation
• Serve as the pastry subject-matter expert across all current markets

Costing & Operations

• Cost all recipes, including fillings, glazes, icings, frostings, and decorative components
• Track ingredient yield, batch scaling, waste, and margin impact
• Partner with operations and supply chain to support efficient production
• Support new store openings with training and product readiness

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as a Pastry Chef, Head Baker, or senior pastry leader in a commercial, retail, hotel, or R&D environment
• Expert skill in scratch pastry production and decoration
• Proven experience costing recipes, including yield and waste considerations
• Experience scaling recipes for high-volume production
• Strong leadership, training, and communication skills
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Donut production experience
• Multi-unit or multi-location operational support
• Culinary or Pastry degree/certification

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive salary based on experience and scope
• Performance-based bonus potential tied to execution, cost control, and launches
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health benefits and paid time off