AM Pastry Sous Chef

Blackberry Mountain; Walland (TN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackberry Mountain is seeking a Pastry Supervisor to lead the line-level pastry team under the Pastry Chef, ensuring high quality and morale. The role involves maintaining a clean bakeshop, coordinating pastry supplies, and monitoring product rotation and costs.

You will contribute to dessert production, assist in menu development, and train staff to advance through skill tiers. This is a hands-on leadership position in a fully equipped kitchen.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in restaurant and pastry or culinary education
• Minimum 1-year experience in restaurant and pastry
• Ability to write and speak clearly and compose recipes
• Understand weights, measures, and batch conversions

Responsibilities

• Lead the line-level pastry team under the Pastry Chef
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of bakeshop
• Order pastry supplies and equipment
• Rotate and monitor raw and finished products
• Manage dessert production and food cost goals
• Assist in menu development under Pastry Chef guidance
• Train pastry team to progress through tiers
• Complete monthly inventories

Skills

Team management

Food cost

Training

Inventory

Communication

Menu development

Education

Culinary education

Restaurant/Pastry experience

Job description

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

1471 W. Millers Cove Rd Walland, TN 37886

Responsible for managing the line-level pastry team under the Pastry Chef's direction to ensure high quality, high morale, and proper food cost levels.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Managing the team to execute the vision of the Pastry Chef
• Cleanliness and organization of bakeshop
• Communication and ordering of all pastry specific supplies and equipment
• Proper rotation and monitoring of raw and finished products
• Managing dessert production and rotation to ensure food cost and BEST goals are achieved.
• Assisting in menu development under guidance from Pastry Chef
• Training of all pastry team members to ensure the movement of the team through the tiered system
• Completing monthly inventories

Must comply with all company policies and procedures.

Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform the essential functions of this position.

Must be able to work well with other Team Members, Managers, and interact with our guests.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Up to 10 pastry cooks
• This position is considered a member of the kitchen management team.

EDUCATION And EXPERIENCE

• 3 Years Experience in Restaurant and Pastry or Culinary Education
• Minimum of 1-year experience in Restaurant and Pastry

Language Skills

• Must be able to write and speak clearly and effectively.
• Must be able to compose effective recipes.

Mathematical Skills

• Must be able to convert recipes into larger and smaller batches.
• Must thoroughly understand weights, measures, and conversion of both.

REASONING ABILITY

• Must be able to exercise judgment and make decisions based on job knowledge and awareness of company goals.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Requires heavy lifting of up to fifty pounds.
• Requires constant bending, stooping, and reaching.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Fully equipped bakeshop staffed by as many as six people at one time. Requires working as part of the overall kitchen team and sharing of equipment, supplies, and product.
• May occasionally be asked to go outside in all weather conditions