Pastry Cook: Fast-Paced NYC Bakery & Career Growth

DO & CO AG; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) eligibility

Career development opportunities

Global leader in luxury hospitality

Job summary

DO & CO AG in New York seeks a skilled Pastry Cook to join a high-volume bakery team. You will prepare pastries, desserts, and confections using standardized recipes, maintain quality and presentation, and ensure food safety across production stations.

This role offers meals, benefits, 401(k), and opportunities to work with a global luxury hospitality leader on a diverse set of events.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year pastry or bakery experience in high-volume production.
• Strong knowledge of baking ingredients, measuring, mixing, temperatures and times.
• Experience using commercial pastry equipment.
• Ability to follow standardized recipes and production specs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and bake pastries, desserts, confectionery items, and other bakery products according to standardized recipes and specifications.
• Accurately measure, scale, mix, shape, portion, and finish ingredients and pastry products.
• Apply proper mixing, baking, cooling, assembling, and decorating techniques.
• Monitor baking temperatures and times to ensure consistent quality, texture, flavor, and appearance.
• Complete assigned production tasks across multiple pastry stations while meeting strict deadlines.
• Inspect ingredients and finished products for freshness, quality, consistency, and presentation.
• Follow proper portion-control procedures and accurately monitor food waste.
• Maintain sufficient ingredients, tools, and supplies at assigned production stations.
• Properly label, date, rotate, and store ingredients and finished products according to food safety standards.
• Safely operate and maintain mixers, ovens, scales, and other commercial pastry equipment.
• Keep workstations, equipment, utensils, and storage areas clean, sanitary, and organized.
• Follow all food safety and hygiene regulations outlined in the Food Safety Management System handbook.
• Report food safety, product quality, equipment, or operational concerns to management and the Hygiene and Food Safety team.
• Support the training of new team members when assigned.
• Perform additional duties as directed by the Pastry Chef or management.

Skills

Pastry/Bakery experience

Baking ingredients knowledge

Equipment operation

Attention to detail

Tools

Commercial pastry equipment

Job description

DO & CO AG in New York seeks a skilled Pastry Cook to join a high-volume bakery team. You will prepare pastries, desserts, and confections using standardized recipes, maintain quality and presentation, and ensure food safety across production stations.

This role offers meals, benefits, 401(k), and opportunities to work with a global luxury hospitality leader on a diverse set of events.