R&D Pastry Chef

Originaldesserts; Minnesota; On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented R&D Pastry Chef to join its innovative team. This role involves creating prototype samples and gold standard products, supporting the Executive Chef, and collaborating with the Culinary Innovation Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in pastry arts, exceptional attention to detail, and a passion for dessert innovation. You will contribute to the development of new products while maintaining quality and cleanliness in the kitchen. This exciting opportunity offers a chance to work with a leading dessert company known for its premium offerings and commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Retirement contribution

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in Baking/Pastry Arts required.
• Associate’s Degree in Pastry Arts/Baking is essential.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality dessert samples for customer presentations.
• Maintain quality in existing products and assist on the production floor.
• Support innovation and sales with proof of concept samples.

Skills

Attention to detail

Baking/Pastry Arts

Customer service

Sensory skills

Team building

Photography

Food styling

Education

Associate’s Degree in Pastry Arts/Baking

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

R&D Pastry Chef
Salary Range: $65K to $75K

Dessert Holdings is looking for an R&D Pastry Chef to join our team based out of our Aurora, CO facility. This role is for a results and detail-oriented Pastry Chef with a strong creative pastry background. The R&D Pastry Chef will create prototype samples with direction from customer briefs and culinary leads for customer review and approval. They will create gold standard products for production floor use during testing and scale-up. This position will assist and support the Executive Chef and Culinary Innovation Team, including design and finishing work, travel (when needed), documentation, meetings, vendor and customer visits, conference calls, testing raw materials, maintaining retain samples, and kitchen sanitation and cleanliness. This role is expected to represent the Culinary Innovation Team with the highest degree of professionalism and expertise.

The typical hiring range for this role is $65,000 to $75,000 annually and is based on several factors such as education, work experience, skills, certifications, location, etc. In addition to pay, Dessert Holdings offers benefits such as a choice of comprehensive medical plans, dental and vision insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and retirement contribution to all eligible employees.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exceptional attention to detail and precision in decoration and assembly
• Support customer and chef on the production floor
• Maintain quality in existing products in production
• Travel to support Executive Chef and customer when required
• Prepare high-quality samples for customer presentation and sign off
• Construct proof of concept samples for new desserts to support innovation and sales
• Stay current on trending desserts and baked goods
• Assist with development of new products within time, cost, and processing requirements
• Provide data for the design and development of product specifications
• Exceptional palate and sensory skills
• Maintain and organize refrigerator and freezer retains, purging on a regular basis
• Help maintain a clean and sanitary kitchen and office area
• Perform other duties and projects assigned
• Continuous improvement and team building skill mindset

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Associate’s Degree in Pastry Arts/Baking
• 3-5 years hands-on experience in Baking/Pastry Arts
• High volume kitchen production experience desired
• Photography and food styling are an asset
• Requires intermediate skill level of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

About Dessert Holdings
Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest-growing premium dessert company, bringing unparalleled dessert experiences to both retail and foodservice customers. The company, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands: Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Dianne's Fine Desserts, and Kenny's Great Pies. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, employing more than 3,200 people across nine North American manufacturing facilities.

EEO Statement
Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.