Pastry Chef

The Indigo Road Hospitality Group; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Dynamic growing team

Fast-paced environment

Job summary

The Indigo Road Hospitality Group is seeking a Pastry Chef in Charlottesville, VA, to lead dessert development and pastry staff across multiple concepts. You will craft menus that align with our brands, train cooks, and ensure consistent, high-quality desserts that delight guests.

We value creativity, leadership, and meticulous sanitation as core strengths, with growth opportunities across 30+ locations. This full-time role requires being flexible for days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a successful Pastry Chef.
• 3+ years of experience in a pastry kitchen handling preparation and cooking.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Creative with a problem-solving approach.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Extensive knowledge of food preparation, sanitation principles, baking techniques and nutrition.

Responsibilities

• In charge of expertly crafting a dessert menu, fitting with the concept and locale while partnering with the Executive Chef on fit with the menu.
• Prepare detailed recipe cards and ensure team uses them consistently.
• Develop future pastry chefs by sharing inspiration and guidance to maintain a positive culture.
• Communicate openly with other chefs and adapt recipes based on feedback and needs.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary workstation, adhering to health regulations.
• Report shortages, equipment issues, or quality concerns to the Executive Chef.
• Participate in scheduled meetings and contribute improvement ideas.
• Ensure guest experience remains the top priority in everything we do.

Skills

Pastry chef experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Pastry Chef

Hospitality Starts Here:

Welcome to The Indigo Road Hospitality Group (IRHG), where hospitality is more than a job; it’s a family, a lifestyle, and an exciting journey. We believe that by taking care of you, you’ll best take care of our guests. It’s working. In addition to generous benefits and job openings across 30+ locations, we have internal growth opportunities for everyone who wants it. But most of all, we have heart!

Why Us:

Founded in 2009 by Steve Palmer,IRHG sets itself apart in the industry by fostering an environment where our people come first. We want to meet you. Come join us in our mission to change the hospitality industry, forever.

THE ROLE

You spend your days off crafting the perfect recipe based on your grandmother’s pecan pie while whipping up homemade ice cream for the top. Simply put, you’re passionate about sweets and you always have been. As the Pastry Chef, you’ll be in charge of executing our restaurants dessert offerings and ensuring that your pastry cooks are as excited about diligently creating them as you.

What we will ask of you:

• You will be in charge of expertly crafting a dessert menu, fitting with the concept and locale while partnering with the Executive Chef on fit with the menu.
• While you’re excited to have talented pastry cook’s working with you, you recognize the importance of consistency in the kitchen, so you’ll prepare detailed recipe cards and ensure that your team uses them every time.
• You love to help develop future pastry chefs, so you’ll share inspiration and ideas with your team to motivate, teach and maintain a positive culture.
• You know that communication is key to a successful pastry program; because of that you are receptive to feedback and making changes to your recipes, and always communicate freely with the other chef’s to ensure things are jiving.
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work station, adhering to all DHEC regulations; this includes tables, shelves, walls, ovens, pastry/dessert equipment and refrigeration equipment.
• Promptly report all product shortages, equipment problems or food quality issues to Executive Chef.
• Participate in all scheduled employee meetings, offering suggestions for improvement.
• Ensure that the guest experience is the number one goal, at the end of all we do.

Requirements for Success:

• Proven experience as a successful Pastry Chef.
• 3+ years of experience in a pastry kitchen handling preparation and cooking.
• Strong attention to detail
• Creative with a problem-solving approach
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of food preparation, sanitation principles, baking techniques and nutrition.
• Must be available to work days, nights, weekends and holidays.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing hospitality team.
• Fast-paced and rewarding work environment.

The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position, nor should it be construed as a contract.

The Indigo Road Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any basis prohibited by federal, state, or local laws. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.