Pastry Cook - NY Bakery

Responsibilities

• Identify and select ingredients
• Prepare and mix dough, cookies, pies, pastries and confections
• Produce components of a variety of items, including tarts and pies
• Adhere to a predetermined production schedule
• Thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• Adhere to cleanliness and sanitation standards for the entire kitchen and dish area

Requirements

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience successfully working in a high-volume pastry production, banquet production kitchen or similar environment
• Demonstrated knowledge of Scaling & measuring ingredients
• Utilizing varied pastry mixing techniques (such as creaming, rubbing, whisking, folding, kneading, reverse creaming, and all-in-one methods)
• Making custards and creams
• Properly controlling ingredient/product temperatures
• Baking science
• Finishing desserts & pastries
• Desire to help where needed and work as part of a team
• Passion for baking with a keen eye for freshness, quality and cleanliness
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• An appetite for learning (and delicious pastries)
• Able to work a variety of shifts
• Availability on one weekend day is a must

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand for 8+ hours per production shift/day
• Must be able to kneel, grasp, and lift/carry/manipulate up to lift 50lbs regularly
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Available to work day and late afternoons during the week, weekend, and holidays, as needed

Skills

• Ability or a willingness to learn to operate bakery manufacturing equipment such as deck ovens, proofers, rack ovens, fryers, etc.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume production bakery
• Maintains the highest standards of product quality
• Communicates professionally, both in writing and verbally, with all bakery clients

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive pay (ranging from $18.50-$22.50+/hour, commensurate with experience and skills)
• Free drinks and generously discounted meals
• Health, vision, dental benefits for full-time team members
• 401(k) with company match
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Exciting potential for growth