Pastry Chef Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Pastry Chef to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, or other products;
- Work in a team environment with a high degree of professionalism while handling multiple priorities to produce efficient service;
- Other duties as assigned;
- Plate items as requested during meals and suggest pairing desserts with wines, cocktails, and other dessert beverages;
- Create desserts based on themed events;
- Responsible for/in charge of the pastry program in its entirety. “Pastry” includes all baked items, dessert, breakfast, and brunch;
- Supervises to maintain superior cleanliness and organization of kitchen and equipment;
- Be Proficient in Cake Making;
- Ensure all safe food-handling procedures are being demonstrated at all times;
- After receiving each week’s BEO, responsible for creating detailed production lists and assigning tasks to pastry cooks each day;
- Ensures all food is prepared and served in a timely, organized, and efficient way;
- Creation and production of CLE shelf stable food for retail sale;
- Responsible for establishing a labor budget and sticking to it weekly;
- Responsible for streamlining and scaling all recipes, new and old;
- Performing stages at restaurants chosen by herself and Owner.
Requirements:
- Experience working as a pastry chef or similar role;
- Minimum 4-years supervisory or culinary management experience preferred;
- Must have a passion for farm-to-table cuisine, a love for the kitchen, and a strong desire to lead our pastry team;
- Experience working as a assistant pastry chef or similar role;
- Attention to detail in all aspects of the kitchen area. Prepping, cooking, baking;
- Must be meticulously clean and aware of all food safety standards;
- Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler cards as required by local or state government agency;
- Must have an extraordinary palate and strong interest in food trends and quality;
- Self-motivated and self-sufficient;
- High volume;
- Must be available to work on different shifts, weekends, and holidays;
- Dependable and hard-working;
- Working in a time efficient manner to ensure oven schedule is adhered to;
- Must have excellent knife skills and cooking techniques, ideally with experience in cooking exceptional pastry for very large groups;
- A genuine passion and knowledge for food and pastries.