Pastry Program Lead & Bakery Chef

One Fifty-Three Management Company LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus based on performance

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Job summary

R365hire in the Washington, DC area is seeking a skilled Baker / Pastry Chef to lead daily pastry production for café, catering, events, and wholesale. You will prepare pastries, breads, cookies, and cakes with passion for quality, consistency, and presentation.

Must have hands-on kitchen experience, ability to work early mornings, and collaborate with front-of-house teams. Competitive wages and growth opportunities are offered, with emphasis on high standards, sanitation, and teamwork in a

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of baking, pastry, café, bakery, or production kitchen experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of baking techniques, pastry preparation, food safety, and kitchen organization.
• Ability to follow recipes accurately and produce consistent results.
• Experience with laminated doughs, muffins, cookies, cakes, breads, or café-style baked goods preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, timing, cleanliness, and presentation.
• Ability to work independently and manage a production list.
• Comfortable working early mornings, weekends, holidays, and occasional events as needed.
• Culinary or pastry training is a plus, but not required with strong hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and bake pastries, breakfast items, breads, cookies, cakes, bars, and other café offerings.
• Execute daily and weekly prep lists with consistency, cleanliness, and attention to detail.
• Ensure baked goods meet standards for taste, texture, appearance, portion size, and freshness.
• Support production for café service, catering, special events, wholesale, and seasonal offerings.
• Assist with development of seasonal pastries, breakfast items, grab-and-go offerings, and special menu features.
• Maintain consistency across recipes, batch sizes, finishing techniques, and presentation.
• Monitor guest feedback, product performance, and waste to improve pastry program.
• Ensure products pair well with the café’s coffee, beverage, and hospitality experience.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient production workspace.
• Follow proper food safety, sanitation, labeling, storage, and rotation procedures.
• Ensure all ingredients, tools, equipment, and finished products are stored properly.
• Complete daily cleaning tasks and help maintain health department readiness.
• Monitor ingredient levels, packaging, and pastry production supplies.
• Assist with ordering needs, inventory counts, receiving deliveries, and checking product quality.
• Help control waste through forecasting, production planning, and portion control.
• Communicate low stock, product issues, or vendor concerns promptly.
• Safely operate ovens, mixers, sheeters, scales, refrigerators, and other kitchen equipment.
• Maintain equipment cleanliness and communicate maintenance issues quickly.
• Follow all safety procedures and ensure a safe working environment.
• Work closely with café managers, baristas, event teams, and leadership for pastry availability.
• Communicate production timelines, shortages, menu changes, and special orders.
• Support training for team members on pastry handling, display standards, and product knowledge.

Skills

Baking techniques

Pastry production

Food safety

Kitchen organization

Quality control

Team collaboration

Production planning

Education

Culinary or pastry training

Tools

Ovens

Mixers

Sheeters

Refrigeration

Job description

R365hire in the Washington, DC area is seeking a skilled Baker / Pastry Chef to lead daily pastry production for café, catering, events, and wholesale. You will prepare pastries, breads, cookies, and cakes with passion for quality, consistency, and presentation.

Must have hands-on kitchen experience, ability to work early mornings, and collaborate with front-of-house teams. Competitive wages and growth opportunities are offered, with emphasis on high standards, sanitation, and teamwork in a