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Overview
Along with the Pastry Chef, the Pastry Sous Chef is responsible for all pastry menu execution and development. The Pastry Sous Chef oversees a team of Pastry Cooks that are responsible for preparing high quality products in all areas of the pastry department. The Pastry Sous Chef should have an endless passion for desserts, a great attitude, and exceptional work ethic. Successful candidates require great efficiency and focus, good communication skills, a pleasant friendly attitude, and a strong passion for hospitality and growth.
This role will pay a salary of $27-$30/ hour
For FT roles: Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 401(k) savings plan, 401(k) matching, and paid time off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays).
job expires 7/31/2024
Responsibilities
- Ensure high performance and overall excellence & hospitality in the Pastry Department throughout each day’s specific service periods, ensure consistent execution of pastry offerings and timely flow of service.
- Always maintain positive working relationships and clear communication with Kitchen & Service teams.
- Lead by example. Team comes first mentality.
- Must demonstrate an attitude of teamwork by working collaboratively with peers to identify positive solutions to problems or issues.
- Drive to elevate your personal performance and maintain the standards of quality and receptive to changing needs and priorities.
- Ensure that all recipes, product, food preparations and food execution meet restaurant's specifications and commitment to culinary excellence.
- Continuously provide support to all pastry staff
- Able and willing to attend pre-service line ups with product and dish information for FOH team
- Must attend weekly Sous Chef meetings
- Assists in food prep assignments and/or cooking during peak periods as needed and ensures that the team appropriately stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations during service period.
- Maintain a clean and stocked workplace, prep area, storage area and walk-in
- Implementing all personnel policies/decisions as outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Must hold the team accountable. Strict standards
- Provide feedback to Executive Chef and Pastry Chef in regards to team performance and perform employee evaluations and provide a training program.
- Administer coaching and counseling to BOH team on a daily basis. Will administer disciplinary action when necessary, and provide feedback and direction to the team.
- Updating order guides, and communicating with Chefs to ensure pars are met.
- Ordering of all dry goods ordering, pars, inventory, and proper storage for the restaurant.
- Placing order with appropriate Sous Chef for daily pastry produce, any online or special item orders.
- Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and organization standards in the pastry & restaurant.
- Ensure weekly deep cleaning standards are met (we are putting on a daily performance, look the part). Must adhere to standard operating procedures for food handling (labeling, proper storage and rotation of product).
- Ensure all mise en place meets preparation standards and is ready for service.
Qualifications
- 2+ years’ experience in a Pastry leadership position
- Certification in Hospitality-related field, or equivalent (preferred)
- An understanding of baking and pastry techniques, production and a basic understanding of how to use kitchen equipment
- Eagerness to learn, grow, and teach
- Positive demeanor, ability to give and take direction, and passion for the food industry
- Open availability. Night and weekend availability is a must.
- English fluency and additional languages preferred, but not required