Catering Pastry Chef: High-Volume Event Pastry Lead

Compass Group USA; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Wolfgang Puck Catering in Houston is seeking a Catering Pastry Chef to lead pastry and dessert production for Business & Industry accounts and large off-premise events from our Houston Commissary.

You will craft high-quality pastries, collaborate with culinary leadership, ensure food safety, and maintain top presentation standards across all desserts and baked goods. This role offers mentorship and growth within Compass Group USA.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing pastries, desserts, and baked goods in a high-volume culinary, bakery, catering, hotel, restaurant, or commissary environment.
• Knowledge of pastry techniques, baking methods, ingredient functionality, and dessert presentation.
• Ability to manage multiple production priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Understanding of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills; ability to stand for extended periods and lift as needed.
• Culinary or pastry education, certification, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supporting catering operations, commissary production, or large-scale events.
• Familiarity with high-volume production planning and batch preparation.
• Experience creating specialty desserts, plated presentations, and seasonal menu offerings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, bake, and finish a wide variety of pastries, desserts, breads, and specialty baked goods for catering events and B&I accounts.
• Support production needs for large-scale off-premise events, ensuring timely execution and consistent quality.
• Collaborate with culinary leadership to develop seasonal desserts, specialty menu items, and event-specific offerings.
• Maintain established recipes, production standards, and presentation guidelines.
• Assist with production planning, inventory management, and ingredient utilization to minimize waste.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and HACCP standards.
• Monitor product quality throughout preparation, packaging, transportation, and service.
• Support ordering, receiving, and proper storage of pastry ingredients and supplies.
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and team-oriented kitchen environment.
• Assist with training and mentoring team members as needed.

Skills

Pastry techniques

Dessert plating

Production planning

Attention to detail

Inventory management

Food safety & HACCP

Catering operations

Large-scale events

Seasonal menus

Education

Culinary or pastry education

Job description

Wolfgang Puck Catering in Houston is seeking a Catering Pastry Chef to lead pastry and dessert production for Business & Industry accounts and large off-premise events from our Houston Commissary.

You will craft high-quality pastries, collaborate with culinary leadership, ensure food safety, and maintain top presentation standards across all desserts and baked goods. This role offers mentorship and growth within Compass Group USA.