Pastry Chef

Baku; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A popular dining establishment in Charlotte is seeking a skilled Pastry Chef to oversee high-quality food production and innovate presentation. The ideal candidate should have a culinary degree and at least 4 years of experience in a fine dining setting, with strong skills in cake decoration and menu development. This role includes managing kitchen operations, ensuring customer satisfaction, and adhering to health and safety standards.

Qualifikationen

• 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 in a fine dining environment.
• Experience in menu development is highly desirable.
• Cake and pastry decoration experience required.
• One year supervisory experience preferred.

Aufgaben

• Responsible for high quality food production and innovative presentation.
• Manages the kitchen/shift efficiently.
• Prepares all bakery items following written recipes.
• Decorates and finishes cooked cakes, pies, and pastries.
• Promotes superior customer service and cleanliness.

Kenntnisse

Food production

Customer service

Team management

Recipe development

Cake decoration

Ausbildung

Culinary degree/certificate in pastry or baking

Jobbeschreibung

• 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.