Pastry Chef Instructor: Teach Classes & Drive Results

CSC Generation Enterprise; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

401K after 90 days; must be 21 years

Job summary

Sur La Table in the United States is hiring a Chef Instructor, Pastry to inspire customers on their culinary journey. The role blends pastry expertise with teaching skills to support the Resident Chef in driving store results.

You will deliver engaging classes, maintain product knowledge, uphold sanitation standards, and coach kitchen assistants. Requires 1–2 years kitchen ops, pastry culinary degree or equivalent, and Food Handler/Manager certification.

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years kitchen operations experience.
• Demonstrated successful teaching and training experience.

Responsibilities

• Models and directs employees to ensure customer service standards are met.
• Delivers an exceptional cooking class experience at every class using recipes and game plans provided.
• Stays informed by maintaining product knowledge, accesses available training and seeks out additional resources when necessary.
• Ensures high standards of sanitation and cleanliness are maintained throughout the experience. Keeps work area and guest areas clean and organized.
• Ensures all food items are cooked and served at the correct temperature and under sanitary conditions.
• Works as a part of a high-performing team to achieve store’s sales plan.Strives to achieve individual and/or class sales goals.
• Models and ensures all Sur La Table policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are communicated effectively to employees, maintained and consistently followed.
• Provides coaching in the moment and performance feedback to Kitchen Assistants and communicates performance issues directly to the Resident Chef.
• Seeks opportunities to increase cooking class and retail sales.
• Records time worked, accurately and according to SLT policy.
• Anticipates and solves problems by taking decisive action, follows up with Resident Chef.
• Demonstrates exceptional verbal and written communication skills with employees, customers, field management and corporate office.
• May handle, serve, and pour liquor, wine and beer and/or mix ingredients, such as liquor, soda, water and etc. in order to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by Resident Chef.

Education

Culinary degree in Pastry

Job description

Sur La Table in the United States is hiring a Chef Instructor, Pastry to inspire customers on their culinary journey. The role blends pastry expertise with teaching skills to support the Resident Chef in driving store results.

You will deliver engaging classes, maintain product knowledge, uphold sanitation standards, and coach kitchen assistants. Requires 1–2 years kitchen ops, pastry culinary degree or equivalent, and Food Handler/Manager certification.