Artisan Pastry Chef — Precision, Flavor & Craft

La Cabra; Comunidad de Madrid; On-site; EUR 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

La Cabra in Madrid is seeking a Pastry Chef to join our team. You will work closely with the Head Baker to prepare a range of bakery pastries, ensuring high quality, consistency and presentation across all products.

You will lead daily pastry production, maintain recipes, follow food safety standards, and contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative bakery environment. Prior experience in quality pastry production is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in pastry production, quality-focused bakery environment.
• Experience with laminated pastry fillings, creams, choux, tarts, cakes and related desserts.
• Strong understanding of ingredients, flavours, textures and presentation.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a team.
• Excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain consistent quality in a fast-paced bakery setting.
• Solid knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Comfortable following standardised recipes and production procedures.

Responsibilities

• Be part of daily bakery operations, ensuring production meets demand and quality standards.
• Assist head baker in maintaining standards and quality control of all bakery products.
• Execute dough mixing, fermentation, shaping, proofing and baking with attention to timing.
• Oversee daily pastry production, ensuring consistency in flavour, texture and presentation.
• Maintain La Cabra's quality standards across pastry products.
• Work with a range of pastry techniques including creams, mousses, fillings, choux pastry, cakes and tarts.
• Ensure proper handling, storage and rotation of ingredients and finished products.
• Monitor production processes and identify opportunities to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

Skills

Pastry production

Laminated pastry

Dessert composition

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Food safety

Job description

La Cabra in Madrid is seeking a Pastry Chef to join our team. You will work closely with the Head Baker to prepare a range of bakery pastries, ensuring high quality, consistency and presentation across all products.

You will lead daily pastry production, maintain recipes, follow food safety standards, and contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative bakery environment. Prior experience in quality pastry production is essential.