Pastry Helper

DO & CO; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Healthcare benefits

Daily meals

Career development

Job summary

DO & CO in Boston is seeking a Pastry Helper to join our vibrant pastry team. You will assist with mixing pastry products, plating fruit salads and pastries, and support the kitchen across multiple stations.

This full-time role includes daily meals, healthcare benefits, and opportunities for career growth within a luxury hospitality group, with potential for national and international assignments.

Qualifications

• Proactivity and self-organization.
• Ability to manage substantial workload.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to monitor wastage and apply food safety standards.
• Flexible shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assist pastry production team, chefs, and cooks with mixing pastry products.
• Plating cold meals such as fruit salads and pastries.
• Use knife skills for cutting and peeling fruit.
• Work at multiple stations (fruit cutting, economy packing, juice, basket, assembling and plating).
• Store ingredients and food items according to safety standards and follow chef guidance.
• Assist kitchen staff to unload supplies from delivery trucks.
• Maintain a cooperative, smooth working environment.

Skills

Proactivity

Self-organization

Teamwork

Time management

Food safety awareness

Wastage monitoring

Job description

We have an incredible opportunity for a dynamic, energetic, and eager Pastry Helper in Boston.

About DO & CO:

We have a passion for hospitality culinary delights on every banquet floor and in the sky. With the three business segments of Airline Catering, International Event Catering, and Restaurants, Lounges & Hotels, we offer gourmet entertainment all over the world. We operate in 32 locations, 12 countries and 3 Continents, maintaining the highest standard of quality in both our products and services. We refine the classics, develop the unknown and grow constantly – sometimes beyond our own expectations.

What we offer:

• Competitive Pay: $19.75 Hourly
• Full-time employees are eligible for 401K and healthcare benefits; Medical, Dental & Vision.
• Daily Complimentary Meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
• An organization dedicated to fostering innovation; in pursuit of cultivating creativity, embracing new ideas and leveraging our impeccable standard for hospitality.
• Genuine career development opportunities, both nationally and internationally.
• The chance to collaborate and represent a leading force in the luxury global gourmet entertainment industry.

Responsibilities:

• Assist pastry production team, chefs, and cooks with mixing pastry products, plating cold meals such as fruit salads and pastries.
• Use knife skills for cutting and peeling fruit.
• Perform tasks in different station such as (Fruit cutting station, economy packing station, juice station, basket station, assembling and plating food etc.).
• Ensure adequacy of supplies at the cooking stations Store ingredients and food items according to food safety standards and follow the guidance of the executive or sous chef Assist kitchen staff to unload food supplies from delivery trucks
• Help to maintain a climate of smooth and friendly cooperation Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Proactivity and self-organization
• Ability to manage through a substantial workload
• Capability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to complete assigned tasks within the given time in order to meet strict deadlines
• Ability to accurately monitor wastage Flexibility (different shifts - night, weekends, holidays)

Diversity & Inclusion statement

DO & CO provides equal employment opportunities. Applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other protected characteristic.