Head Pastry Artisan (Cubao)

Private Advertiser; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in the Philippines is seeking a Head Pastry Artisan to lead our pastry kitchen, ensuring quality, efficiency, and food safety while driving team development. You will work with the Founder & Head Chef to bring creative concepts to life and take full ownership of day-to-day kitchen operations.

You will oversee production and finishing, uphold high standards, collaborate on recipe development, plan capacity and schedules, manage costs, and mentor pastry staff.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of senior pastry leadership experience in a production environment.
• Experience in a craft bakery, hotel pastry program, premium pastry brand, or similar environment.
• Strong expertise in pastry production and finishing.
• Proven experience in hiring, training, mentoring, and developing pastry teams.
• Strong knowledge of recipe development and production planning.
• Knowledge of food safety, kitchen safety, and Philippine regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the entire pastry kitchen, including production and finishing.
• Maintain high standards for pastry quality, consistency, presentation, and food safety.
• Work closely with the Founder & Head Chef on recipe development and new product creation.
• Translate creative concepts into production-ready recipes and processes.
• Plan kitchen capacity, production schedules, equipment utilization, and workflow.
• Monitor production output, yields, waste, quality, and on-time completion.
• Hire, train, mentor, and develop pastry assistants and team leads.
• Establish and maintain SOPs, recipes, checklists, and quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Work with Procurement and Operations on ingredient costs, yield improvement, and waste reduction.

Skills

Pastry leadership

Team development

Recipe development

Production planning

Food safety

Kitchen operations

Leadership

Education

Pastry school education or formal culinary credentials

Job description

About the role

Looking for a Head Pastry Artisan to lead our pastry kitchen and ensure consistent quality, production efficiency, food safety, and team development. This is the senior craft leadership role in the kitchen. You will work closely with the Founder & Head Chef to bring creative concepts and new products to life while taking full ownership of day-to-day kitchen operations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the entire pastry kitchen, including production and finishing.


• Maintain high standards for pastry quality, consistency, presentation, and food safety.


• Work closely with the Founder & Head Chef on recipe development and new product creation.


• Translate creative concepts into production-ready recipes and processes.


• Plan kitchen capacity, production schedules, equipment utilization, and workflow.


• Monitor production output, yields, waste, quality, and on-time completion.


• Hire, train, mentor, and develop pastry assistants and team leads.


• Establish and maintain SOPs, recipes, checklists, and quality standards.


• Ensure compliance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements.


• Work with Procurement and Operations on ingredient costs, yield improvement, and waste reduction.

About you

• At least 5 years of senior pastry leadership experience in a production environment.


• Experience in a craft bakery, hotel pastry program, premium pastry brand, or similar environment.


• Strong expertise in both pastry production and finishing.


• Proven experience in hiring, training, mentoring, and developing pastry teams.


• Strong knowledge of recipe development, production planning, and kitchen operations.


• Knowledge of food safety, kitchen safety, and relevant Philippine regulatory requirements.


• Experience managing ingredient costs, yields, waste, and production efficiency.


• Strong leadership and communication skills.


• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with the Founder/Head Chef.


• Pastry school education or formal culinary credentials are preferred, but strong proven hands-on experience and leadership may also be considered.