Pastry Chef

Wet Willie's; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular dining establishment in Charlotte, North Carolina, is looking for an experienced Pastry Chef to manage high-quality food production and presentation. The ideal candidate should have a culinary degree and at least 4 years of experience, preferably in a fine dining setting. Responsibilities include preparing and decorating pastries, maintaining kitchen cleanliness, and ensuring superior customer service. This role emphasizes innovative creativity and leadership in a bustling kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Pastry Chef, ideally in a fine dining setting.
• Experience in menu development is highly desired.
• Ability to decorate cakes and pastries effectively.
• One year supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to stand, bend, and lift 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for high-quality food production and innovative presentation.
• Manages kitchen/shift efficiently and productively.
• Prepares bakery items following written recipes.
• Decorates and finishes cooked cakes and pastries.
• Promotes superior customer service and maintains a clean work area.
• 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

Skills

Food production

Customer service

Cake decoration

Menu development

Education

Culinary institute or technical college degree/certificate

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Graduation from a culinary institute or technical college with a degree/certificate in pastry or baking
• Minimum of 4 years previous experience as a Pastry Chef (prefer fine dining environment)
• Experience in menu development highly desirable
• Cake and pastry decoration experience required
• One year supervisory experience preferred
• Ability to stand, bend, and lift 25 lbs.