Lead Pastry Chef – Seasonal Bakes & Relocation

Daily Coffee News LLC; Vermont; On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Paid time off

CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)

Staff meals

Employee discount

Seasonal bonuses

Job summary

Minifactory is seeking a skilled baker/pastry chef to helm the baking program, leading a morning team and shaping a pastry case with seasonal fruit and aromatics. You’ll collaborate with V Smiley and the Minifactory crew while managing deliveries, staff, and daily kitchen dynamics.

You’ll guide the pastry program, test and develop products, and align production with seasonality, supporting a wide clientele and a collaborative kitchen culture.

Qualifications

• A love of learning (self-teaching and collaboration)
• Wide range of skills from laminated doughs to alternative flours and sweeteners
• Enjoy working with aromatics and herbs/spices
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Love being part of a team with a strengths-based approach
• Highly organized, quick, efficient, and detail-oriented
• Community minded

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily output of biscuits and 14–18 other baked goods and monthly gluten-free breads
• Test and create products for the pastry case
• Coordinate with savory cooks
• Tie output to seasonality

Skills

Laminated doughs

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Multitasking

Team player

Aromatics & spices

Job description

Minifactory is seeking a skilled baker/pastry chef to helm the baking program, leading a morning team and shaping a pastry case with seasonal fruit and aromatics. You’ll collaborate with V Smiley and the Minifactory crew while managing deliveries, staff, and daily kitchen dynamics.

You’ll guide the pastry program, test and develop products, and align production with seasonality, supporting a wide clientele and a collaborative kitchen culture.