Award winning restaurant group is seeking an executive level Pastry Chef with strong leadership and technical skills to helm a growing brand in Center City Philadelphia. Job Description
- Develop and innovate seasonal dessert and pastry menus that highlight local ingredients and showcase the bounty of our region
- Collaborate regularly with fellow Chefs to continuously focus on moving forward
- Oversee all aspects of plated dessert, pastry and viennoiserie production, ensuring creativity, consistency, and attention to detail
- Management of all ordering and acceptance of daily deliveries
- Efficiently process and fulfill incoming orders
- Handles daily scheduling and hours and management of payroll
- Management of interviewing, hiring, training and reviewing of pastry and baking staff
- Management and organization of bakery kitchens, including organization and cleanliness of dry storage, walk-ins, and pastry refrigeration
- Daily quality checks of products
- Attend certain outside events and programs as necessary
Qualification Requirements
- Proven experience as a Pastry Chef in a high-end restaurant, preferably with a focus on multi-unit operations, seasonality and local ingredients
- Strong creative vision, sense of big picture and a passion for dessert artistry
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- A genuine passion and knowledge for food and pastries
- A thorough knowledge and appreciation of seasonal cuisine is a must
- Experience with service and expediting
- Dependable and hard-working
- A strong sense of urgency and strong communication skill
- Able to take constructive criticism, learn quickly, and constantly improve
- Must be meticulously clean and aware of all food safety standards
- Must be available to work on different shifts, weekends, and holidays