French Pastry Chef: Macarons, Cakes & Custom Desserts

So-Sweet-Lebanese-; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

So Sweet Lebanese & French Pastries in Toledo is seeking a skilled French Pastry Chef to lead our pastry department. You will craft French macarons, cakes, and signature desserts with precision, beauty, and flavor, while maintaining high production standards.

The ideal candidate combines creativity with reliability, thrives in a busy kitchen, mentors others, and contributes to seasonal menus and wedding desserts for our local community.

Qualifications

• Previous professional pastry, bakery, or culinary experience.
• Knowledge of French pastry techniques.
• Strong cake decorating and piping skills.
• A good eye for detail, consistency, and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Prepare French pastries, desserts, cakes, and specialty items according to So Sweet’s recipes and standards.
• Complete daily production assignments provided by the General Manager.
• Prepare mousses, custards, pastry creams, caramel, meringues, ganache, and buttercreams.
• Produce consistent, high-quality French macarons.
• Demonstrate strong piping skills, including filling macarons and mousse cups, creating rosettes and borders, and writing on cakes and éclairs.
• Prepare and finish tarts, choux pastry, éclairs, cream puffs, tortes, petits fours, and French butter cookies.
• Decorate buttercream and fondant cakes, including custom celebration cakes and wedding cakes.
• Cut, portion, assemble, and finish products neatly and accurately.
• Understand proper proofing methods and timing for yeasted products.
• Follow correct baking temperatures and times.
• Follow recipes carefully and maintain consistency in flavor, appearance, and portion size.
• Keep track of ingredients and communicate production or inventory needs.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary workspace.
• Follow all food safety, labeling, storage, and temperature-control procedures.
• Reduce waste and use ingredients responsibly.
• Support the pastry, kitchen, and front-of-house teams as needed.
• Assist with seasonal products, catering orders, weddings, and special events

Skills

French pastry techniques

Cake decorating

Piping

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Job description

So Sweet Lebanese & French Pastries in Toledo is seeking a skilled French Pastry Chef to lead our pastry department. You will craft French macarons, cakes, and signature desserts with precision, beauty, and flavor, while maintaining high production standards.

The ideal candidate combines creativity with reliability, thrives in a busy kitchen, mentors others, and contributes to seasonal menus and wedding desserts for our local community.