Pastry Cook

sifted-open-jobs; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off (80 hours/yr)

Earned wage access

Free lunch

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Sifted is a Seattle-based workplace bakery partnering with companies to deliver hospitality-forward food experiences.

The Pastry Lead will oversee the pastry program in our all-electric kitchen, producing breads, pastries, cookies, and healthy snacks for production and catering, while coaching staff and ensuring safety and quality. Collaboration on menus, cost control, and sustainability are key facets of the role.

Qualifications

• A.S. degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience.
• Three years of baking or pastry experience with the ability to accurately follow recipes.
• Kitchen management experience.
• Experience with high volume or complex foodservice operations.
• Batch cooking experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the pastry program and coach staff on a wide range of techniques and skills.
• Produce slow fermented breads, pastries, cookies, and healthy snack items that support both production and catering needs.
• Create health conscious offerings that align with the client’s preference for low sugar, better for you baked goods.
• Develop weekly, seasonal, and holiday desserts; support catering events and participate in menu planning and creation.
• Ensure proper food preparation in an all-electric corporate kitchen and maintain strict food safety standards.
• Utilize creativity to repurpose excess product, trim, or byproducts into thoughtful recipes that support sustainability and minimize waste.
• Maintain a clean workstation and thoroughly clean and store equipment at the end of each shift; Receive, inspect, and properly store all incoming products.
• Assist the Executive Chef with cost control, account expenditures, and rollouts of new culinary programs in partnership with culinary and marketing teams.

Skills

Baking experience

Kitchen management

High-volume operations

Batch cooking

Education

A.S. degree in Culinary Arts

Job description

About Sifted

Sifted was founded in 2015 by Kimberly Lexow and Jess Legge with a bold vision — to reimagine office food as an experience rooted in hospitality, sustainability, and intentionality.

What began as a modern take on workplace meals quickly evolved into a nationwide food platform that supports culture, community, and carbon-conscious choices across hundreds of companies.

We’re not a caterer — we’re a workplace food partner.

Our team is our secret sauce — a mix of hospitality pros, culinary experts, technologists, and innovators redefining what it means to build meaningful, stable, and opportunity-filled careers in hospitality.

At Sifted, people stay, grow, and thrive — our team members remain with us three times longer than the industry average.

We offer flexibility, generous perks, and room to grow — hiring builders, operators, creatives, and craftspeople who care about making work (and workplaces) better.

At Sifted, our team culture mirrors the experiences we design for our clients:

• Creative Freedom: Everyone contributes ideas and shapes the future of our service.
• Hospitality-Driven: No matter your role, you’re in service to someone — and that matters.
• Career Growth: We invest in internal mobility, mentorship, and hands-on learning.
• People First: We support flexible work, celebrate wins, and lead with empathy.
• Real Impact: Every day, your work reduces waste, improves lives, and connects people through food.

If you’re passionate about great food, great people, and great purpose — we’d love to meet you.

About the role

• Oversee daily operations of the pastry program and coach staff on a wide range of techniques and skills.
• Produce slow fermented breads, pastries, cookies, and healthy snack items that support both production and catering needs.
• Create health conscious offerings that align with the client’s preference for low sugar, better for you baked goods.
• Develop weekly, seasonal, and holiday desserts; support catering events and participate in menu planning and creation.
• Ensure proper food preparation in an all-electric corporate kitchen and maintain strict food safety standards.
• Utilize creativity to repurpose excess product, trim, or byproducts into thoughtful recipes that support sustainability and minimize waste.
• Maintain a clean workstation and thoroughly clean and store equipment at the end of each shift; Receive, inspect, and properly store all incoming products.
• Assist the Executive Chef with cost control, account expenditures, and rollouts of new culinary programs in partnership with culinary and marketing teams.

Our ideal candidate

• A.S. degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience.
• Three years of baking or pastry experience with the ability to accurately follow recipes.
• Kitchen management experience.
• Experience with high volume or complex foodservice operations.
• Batch cooking experience preferred.

Perks + benefits

• Compensation : $27 per hour
• Company-sponsored health insurance plans, including 100% company-paid HDHP, as well as vision + dental opt-in
• 401(k) program for employees through Human Interest
• 80 hours of PTO with each year of employment; paid winter break from Dec 24 - Jan 1
• Receive earned wages before payday through Earned Wage Access
• Free lunch during meal service
• Opportunities to take on larger roles within our organization + learn with a fast-growing start-up

Eligibility

This position must maintain a ServSafe Food Handler certification

Work environment

This position is based in a commercial kitchen

Physical requirements

This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs

This job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our employees make us better. We strongly encourage people of color, individuals with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary candidates to apply.

Employment at Sifted is considered at will, meaning that either the company or the employee may terminate this employment relationship at any time with or without cause or notice.

Offers of employment and continued employment at Sifted are contingent upon successful completion of trust + safety checks including a criminal history check, a motor vehicle record check, identity verification, food safety certification verification, and at least two reference checks.