Pastry Cook

French Truck Coffee; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

French Truck Coffee in New Orleans, LA is seeking a Pastry Cook to join the commissary production team, focusing on pastries, baking, assembling, and packaging while adhering to sanitation standards.

You will bake laminated pastries, decorate with a consistent style, maintain ingredient inventory, label storage properly, and help keep the kitchen clean and safe per company policies.

Qualifications

• Pastry-making experience with laminated pastries required.
• Apprenticeship or culinary training preferred.
• Proven pastry skills and operations.

Responsibilities

• Bake pastries according to recipes and package per guidelines.
• Prepare, assemble, and present pastries for service.
• Decorate pastries with consistent style.
• Maintain inventory of prepped ingredients.
• Label and store ingredients properly.
• Keep workspace clean and comply with ServSafe and safety standards.
• Perform dishwashing to ensure clean tools are available.

Skills

Pastry baking

Laminated pastries

Food safety

Packaging

Education

Culinary training certification

Job description

Description

Our Pastry Cooks function as a part of the commissary production team with a focus on pastries. This position is responsible for preparing, assembling, and packaging food items while adhering to food safety, food handling, and sanitation procedures. They will also focus on daily cleaning tasks and upkeep of the commissary space.

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrating skill in baking pastries, desserts, cakes, cookies, sweets, and pies.
• Applying classic pastry baking techniques when preparing traditional pastries, including laminated pastries.
• Monitoring equipment and ensuring all specialized pastry baking tools are in working order.
• Bake pastry items according to pre-established recipes and package products according to commissary guidelines.
• Decorate pastries in a consistent style.
• Maintain inventory of prepped ingredients.
• Properly label and store ingredients.
• Help maintain a clean and safe work environment to comply with sanitation, ServSafe, and safety requirements.
• Adhere to the details of the operation, including all operating standards, food standards, service standards, and policies and procedures as outlined in the company handbook.
• Perform dishwashing duties to ensure clean and sanitized kitchen tools are available for use.

Requirements

• Pastry-making experience, including laminated pastry production (viennoiserie) required.
• Certification of culinary training or apprenticeship preferred.
• Demonstrates adequate pastry skills and operations.