Head Pastry Chef
Minifactory
We’re hiring a skilled, creative baker / pastry chef to helm the baking program at Minifactory. Our location has homed a bakery for almost 5 decades and the community's appreciation for pastry and baking is immense.
You'll step into a well-organized system built by a veteran pastry chef who is moving on after four years at Minifactory. The system is yours to learn and gradually morph around your strengths and interests while working with V Smiley to craft a pastry case that emphasizes seasonality and fruit and aromatics especially
Our ideal candidate likes to work independently but understands themselves to be a part of the V Smiley Preserves / Minifactory organization and enjoys ancillary roles. You are the morning time lead in the space, setting the tone in the kitchen, greeting/checking in deliveries, keeping counterfolks informed about menu, etc. You are a pivotal part of our leadership team at Minifactory.
Who You’ll Work With
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Baker's assistant
VSP Production Lead – head jammer at VSP
Minifactory Cooks
V Smiley (Head Cook of Minifactory, Owner of VSP)
You manage: Assistant baker
You report to: V Smiley
ROLE
o Overseeing and fulfilling upon daily output of biscuits and 14-18 additional baked goods (tea cake, danish, cookies, scones, brioche, potentially croissants) and monthly bakes of gluten free bread for the kitchen
o Testing + creating products for the pastry case
o Coordinating with savory cooks
o Tying output to seasonality
RESULTS
o A baking program that speaks to a large clientele from grain free or gluten free to folks who don’t like super sweet to traditional bakeshop offerings - we want to make sweetness available to as wide a group as possible
o Foster communicative and upbeat work environment
o Stimulates excellence in both the individual and group
o Minimizes food waste
REQUIREMENTS
o A love of learning (both through self teaching and co-workers)
o Wide range of skills and interests from laminated doughs to keenness for working with alternative flours and sweeteners
o Likes working with aromatics and herbs/spices
o Have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
o A love for being part of a team and using a strengths based approach
o Highly organized
o Quick, efficient, multi-tasking and attentive to detail
o Community minded
Some of our baking influences: Charlie Dunmire, Nigel Slater, Pam Corbin, Tandem, Thalia Ho, Camilla Wynne, Magnus Nilsson, Claudia Roden, Aran Goyoaga, Fany Gerson.
Compensation
- Wages are based off an hourly wage + tips. Pay range is 58,000-70,000/yr + $2,000 signing bonus
- Two weeks paid time off, 3 weeks after 2 years
- Employee CSA
- Staff meals
- Employee discount
- Seasonal bonuses
$58k - $70k
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