Pastry Cook I: Craft Rustic, Crowd-Pleasing Desserts

Soho House; Michigan; On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care + 401K

Paid Time Off

Career Development

Soho Impact

Learning & Development

Cookhouse & House Tonic

Team Events

Team Meal

Job summary

Soho House is seeking a Pastry Cook I to join our pastry team. You will collaborate with the Pastry Chef to craft rustic, memorable desserts, manage prep-to-plate, and help control costs. A successful candidate has 3+ years in a fast-paced upscale setting and a Food handler’s certificate.

We value creativity, strong communication, and the ability to train junior cooks while maintaining Soho House standards and a positive kitchen culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in a fast pace, upscale and approachable environment of professionals.
• Strong understanding of making pastry dishes from scratch and plating a-la-cate and production.
• Proven ability to execute all menu items and properly prepare and deliver top quality dishes on all stations.
• Food handler’s certificate.
• Strong communicator, able to take direction, team player and motivator.
• Proactive ability to build professional relationships with all leaders and kitchen team and arrive to work prior to scheduled start to ensure you have appropriate time to situate, eat and be briefed on previous service and anticipated service.
• Flexible schedule and ability to work morning, night, weekend and holiday’s (as needed).
• Possess a level of creativity to create recipes from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Prepare delicious, house-made pastries and deliver a-la-carte or production-based pastries across pastry stations in a fast-paced environment.
• Assist Pastry Chef on the line and with inventory, purchasing to ensure sustainable food cost and control wastage.
• Supervise Pastry Cook(s) including onboarding and on-the-job training.
• Adhere to health and safety policy and enforce company policies, procedures, and local, state, and federal law as applicable.
• Create precise, well-plated dishes and family-style meals as needed.
• Support Pastry Chef with end-of-shift reports and handover sheets.
• Maintain Soho House standards and positive team morale under pressure.

Skills

Pastry

Pastry production

Team leadership

Food safety

Communication

Attention to detail

Creativity

Education

Food handler’s certificate

Job description

Soho House is seeking a Pastry Cook I to join our pastry team. You will collaborate with the Pastry Chef to craft rustic, memorable desserts, manage prep-to-plate, and help control costs. A successful candidate has 3+ years in a fast-paced upscale setting and a Food handler’s certificate.

We value creativity, strong communication, and the ability to train junior cooks while maintaining Soho House standards and a positive kitchen culture.