NOW HIRING: PASTRY SOUS CHEF

Written By Courtney Robinson

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Pastry Sous Chef at Deeper Roots Coffee is tasked with carrying out efficient execution of daily pastry, time and organizational management of the kitchen and support our Pastry Chef in quality control and creation of new products. Their role will support daily operations in the bakery, guiding the team to efficient practices and managing daily workflow to keep up with changing bakes. They should be able to answer technical questions, manage a busy bake schedule and be able to identify and problem some quality issues.
The Sous Chef will also support the Pastry Chef in the trial, testing and execution of new bakery products and have a keen eye to efficient kitchen management.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Manage bake staff in day to day bake and prep schedules

  • Follow and reproduce café menus, ability to remain consistent and stick to protocols

  • Identify and quality control issues, be able to trouble shoot and problem solve solutions

  • Direct team members on daily tasks and quality issues

  • Be knowledgeable in bakery techniques and time management

  • Create new and exciting desserts/pastries

  • Follows proper handling and food safety of all food products

  • Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.

  • Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and direct outages to Pastry Chef

  • Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking

  • Report equipment problems and maintenance issues, known safety hazards, or unsafe practices and procedures to supervisor immediately

  • Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement

  • Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations

  • Maintains cleanliness and organization in all work areas

  • ServeSafe Certified- PIC

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Must possess a positive attitude and ability to work with a variety of people and in cooperation with co-workers efficiently and effectively

  • Able to recognize and duplicate superior quality products, presentations and flavors.

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills

  • Positive attitude

  • Ability to multi-task and problem solve

  • Experience in a variety of pastry preparations, including lamination

  • Flexibility in schedule

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or 3 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area or 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major.

Experience:

Minimum of 4 years of experience in pastry cooking or baking with high volume, scratch food production.

SCHEDULE/HOURS:

This position is 40 hours per week and may require extra hours during peak season.

  • Afternoon shift

  • Evening shift

  • Weekends as needed

Salary:

  • From $40,000 / year

Benefits

  • Dental insurance

  • Employee discount

  • Flexible schedule

  • Health insurance

  • Paid time off

  • Retirement plan

  • Vision insurance

Courtney Robinson
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