Baker

Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman; Wailea (HI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman in Wailea, HI seeks an experienced Pastry Chef responsible for high-quality bakery production and innovative presentation. You will manage the pastry section during shifts, prepare items from recipes, decorate cakes and pies, and uphold sanitation and health codes.

You will also contribute to menu development, meet production timelines, and assist in ordering raw materials while coaching staff and maintaining equipment readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-quality pastry production and presentation.
• Ability to follow written recipes and measure ingredients precisely.
• Ability to decorate and finish cakes, pies and pastries to standards.
• Commitment to cleanliness, sanitation and health-code compliance.
• Support menu development, budgeting and timely production.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bakery items following recipes and measure ingredients accurately.
• Decorate and finish cakes, pies and pastries with presentation in mind.
• Promote superior customer service while maintaining a clean, sanitary workspace.
• Maintain consistency and quality across food items and meet timelines.
• Assist in recipe development, material orders and waste minimization.
• Keep kitchen equipment clean, sanitary and fully operable.
• Support safety policies and staff development, including coaching.

Skills

Pastry

Bakery Skills

Sanitation Knowledge

Tools

Commercial oven

Cake decorator tools

Job description

Job Description

• The Pastry Chef is responsible for high quality food production and innovative presentation flawlessly executed


• Manages the kitchen/shift efficiently and productively at all times


• Will prepare all bakery items following written recipes, including measuring ingredients and cutting pastry products


• Will also decorate and finish cooked cakes, pies and pastries


• Must promote superior customer service, along with maintaining a clean and sanitary work area throughout the entire shift, complying with all sanitation and health codes


• Responsible for maintaining consistency and quality for all food items in respective areas, ensure menu development timelines are met, and achieve budgetary, food quality and customer service expectations


• Assist in the development of new recipes for current and new products, order all raw materials needed to maintain production of required volume, minimize waste and inspect all raw materials to meet established standards of quality


• Maintain the kitchen and its equipment in clean, sanitary and fully operable condition


• Assist in the implementation of established safety policies and procedures, recommend changes, including hiring, promotion, demotion and release of personnel, and recommend wage and salary adjustments for personnel within established limits


• Committed to employee development, coaching and training

Location: Wailea, HI

Employment Type: Full-Time

Salary: Competitive

Requirements

• Must be able to do the following constantly: stand, walk, use hands/fingers, reach outward, and push/pull 10-25 lbs.


• Must be able to do the following frequently: reach above shoulder, bend, lift/carry 26-50 lbs, and push/pull 26-50 lbs.


• Must be able to do the following occasionally: climb and squat or kneel.


• Must be able to work in a fast paced, high-energy, moderately noisy environment containing multiple personality types. Can become crowded, hot, and can become high-pressure.


• Must have the ability to wear personal protective equipment (non slip shoes, back belt if lifting over 25 lbs, safety glove when using knife, and specific "chef" pants.