Head Pastry Chef – Creative Desserts & Banquets

Barberry; San Antonio (TX); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Barberry is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry program across Barberry, Flamingo Bar, and event services. You will set creative direction, oversee production, and manage staffing, costing, and quality from breakfast through dinner and seasonal offerings.

You will collaborate with culinary leadership to ensure desserts reflect Barberry’s seasonal, farm-to-table ethos, while maintaining profitability, inventory control, and impeccable guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Five+ years of progressive pastry and baking experience in a full-service restaurant, hotel, resort, or similarly high-volume culinary operation.
• Previous Executive Pastry Chef, Pastry Chef, Pastry Sous Chef, or comparable leadership experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of plated desserts, breads, viennoiserie, cakes, custards, chocolate, and high-volume production.
• Experience leading restaurant, banquet, wedding, Prado Provisions, amenity, and special-event pastry programs is strongly preferred.
• Ability to establish a pastry vision, develop, test, document, cost, and scale recipes.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory, labor management, and food-cost control.
• Proven ability to recruit, train, lead, and retain high-performing pastry team members.
• Excellent organizational, communication, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple production timelines and outlet needs simultaneously.
• Deep knowledge of health department regulations, HACCP, allergen controls, sanitation, and food safety standards.
• Experience with recipe-costing, inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and payroll systems preferred.
• ServSafe Manager certification, or ability to obtain it within required timeframe.
• Degree or certification in baking and pastry arts preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.

Responsabilités

• Lead pastry production across all outlets, banquet operations, and special events.
• Develop and maintain pastry recipes, yields, plating specs, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with culinary leadership to align pastry program with brand and service style.
• Direct budget, cost control, and inventory for pastry operations.
• Oversee safety, sanitation, and compliance with health regulations.

Connaissances

Leadership

Menu development

Food safety

Communication

Time management

Formation

Degree in baking and pastry arts (preferred)

Description du poste

Barberry is seeking an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the pastry program across Barberry, Flamingo Bar, and event services. You will set creative direction, oversee production, and manage staffing, costing, and quality from breakfast through dinner and seasonal offerings.

You will collaborate with culinary leadership to ensure desserts reflect Barberry’s seasonal, farm-to-table ethos, while maintaining profitability, inventory control, and impeccable guest experiences.