Pastry Lead: High-Volume Dessert Production

Big Mamma; Juno Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Potential Bonuses

Dining Discounts

Job summary

The Pastry Lead at Ballyhoo Hospitality Group & Big Mamma Group in Juno Beach, FL, leads a high-volume pastry program under the Executive Pastry Chef, delivering pastries, cakes, ice creams, and specialty baked goods with consistency and exceptional guest experiences.

You will help manage production, sequencing, and quality control while mentoring pastry team members and supporting wholesale and event orders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of professional pastry or baking experience.
• Culinary or Pastry Arts degree preferred.
• Experience in high-volume bakery, restaurant, hotel, or catering environments.
• Strong knowledge of baking techniques, dessert preparation, and cake decorating.
• Ability to read and scale recipes accurately.
• Advanced cake decorating, sculpting, and piping techniques preferred.
• Experience with ice cream production is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, bake, and decorate a wide variety of pastries, cakes, cookies, ice cream and specialty items.
• Ensure all products meet company standards for quality, taste, appearance, and consistency.
• Ensure daily production is met and executed properly.
• Execute recipes accurately while maintaining proper portioning and presentation.
• Assist with seasonal menu changes, specialty desserts, and promotional offerings.
• Maintain production schedules to ensure freshness and product availability.
• Assist in organizing daily production and assigning tasks to pastry team members.
• Monitor product quality throughout production.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient pastry kitchen.
• Ensure proper storage, labeling, rotation, and handling of all ingredients.

Skills

Pastry production

Team leadership

Recipe scaling

Cake decorating

High-volume kitchen

Education

Culinary or Pastry Arts degree

Job description

The Pastry Lead at Ballyhoo Hospitality Group & Big Mamma Group in Juno Beach, FL, leads a high-volume pastry program under the Executive Pastry Chef, delivering pastries, cakes, ice creams, and specialty baked goods with consistency and exceptional guest experiences.

You will help manage production, sequencing, and quality control while mentoring pastry team members and supporting wholesale and event orders in a fast-paced environment.