Assistant Pastry Chef jobs in Gainesville, FL

Reports To

Chef/Sous Chef

Job Summary

The Pastry Chef bakes various desserts in a kitchen within a restaurant or bakery. Their main duties include following recipes to create pastries, and other baked goods, developing new and unique recipes to feature on the menu, and keeping stock of the kitchen’s inventory. The Pastry Chef will work alongside the Executive and Sous Chefs to keep the entire kitchen functioning properly.

Activities & Responsibilities

• Creativity to design new and unique menu items to attract customers.
• Knowledge of how baking ingredients work together and how they can be used in creative ways.
• Leadership skills to manage the pastry section in a kitchen, including motivating workers in a high-stress environment.
• Time management skills to deliver orders on schedule and avoid wasting food.
• Physical strength and stamina to spend long hours standing and performing repetitive motions.
• Flexibility, since hours for a Pastry Chef may vary and include weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
• Attending all scheduled employee meetings and offering suggestions for improvement.
• Coordinate with and assist fellow employees and support the operation of the restaurant.

Other related duties as required. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added, or this description amended at any time.

Education / Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous experience preferred.
• A vocational culinary program or professional certificate is a plus.
• Must successfully complete a restaurant training course.

Physical Demands / Working Conditions

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Must be able to lift, balance, and carry trays of food weighing up to 25 pounds.

Job Type / Salary

• Full-Time Non-Exempt
• Hours may vary, to include weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Range (Based on Experience)

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Prime and Pearl and its subsidiary companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the company that we will recruit, hire, transfer, train, compensate, layoff, terminate, and promote persons in all job titles, and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or another legally protected status, and we will ensure that all employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements.