Pastry Cook

About Sifted

Sifted was founded in 2015 by Kimberly Lexow and Jess Legge with a bold vision — to reimagine office food as an experience rooted in hospitality, sustainability, and intentionality. What began as a modern take on workplace meals quickly evolved into a nationwide food platform that supports culture, community, and carbon-conscious choices across hundreds of companies. We’re not a caterer — we’re a workplace food partner.

Our team is our secret sauce — a mix of hospitality pros, culinary experts, technologists, and innovators redefining what it means to build meaningful, stable, and opportunity-filled careers in hospitality. At Sifted, people stay, grow, and thrive — our team members remain with us three times longer than the industry average. We offer flexibility, generous perks, and room to grow — hiring builders, operators, creatives, and craftspeople who care about making work (and workplaces) better.

• Creative Freedom: Everyone contributes ideas and shapes the future of our service.
• Hospitality-Driven: No matter your role, you’re in service to someone — and that matters.
• Career Growth: We invest in internal mobility, mentorship, and hands-on learning.
• People First: We support flexible work, celebrate wins, and lead with empathy.
• Real Impact: Every day, your work reduces waste, improves lives, and connects people through food.

If you’re passionate about great food, great people, and great purpose — we’d love to meet you.

About the Role

• Oversee daily operations of the pastry program and coach staff on a wide range of techniques and skills.
• Produce slow fermented breads, pastries, cookies, and healthy snack items that support both production and catering needs.
• Create health conscious offerings that align with the client’s preference for low sugar, better for you baked goods.
• Develop weekly, seasonal, and holiday desserts; support catering events and participate in menu planning and creation.
• Ensure proper food preparation in an all-electric corporate kitchen and maintain strict food safety standards.
• Utilize creativity to repurpose excess product, trim, or byproducts into thoughtful recipes that support sustainability and minimize waste.
• Maintain a clean workstation and thoroughly clean and store equipment at the end of each shift.
• Receive, inspect, and properly store all incoming products.
• Assist the Executive Chef with cost control, account expenditures, and rollouts of new culinary programs in partnership with culinary and marketing teams.

Requirements

• A.S. degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent experience.
• Three years of baking or pastry experience with the ability to accurately follow recipes.
• Kitchen management experience.
• Experience with high volume or complex foodservice operations.
• Batch cooking experience preferred.

This position must maintain a ServSafe Food Handler certification.

Benefits

• Company-sponsored health insurance plans, including 100% company-paid HDHP, as well as vision + dental opt-in.
• 401(k) program for employees through Human Interest.
• 80 hours of PTO with each year of employment; paid winter break from Dec 24 - Jan 1.
• Receive earned wages before payday through Earned Wage Access.
• Free lunch during meal service.
• Opportunities to take on larger roles within our organization + learn with a fast-growing start-up.

Pay

$27 per hour.

Work Environment

This position is based in a commercial kitchen.

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs.