Cook/Baker (OH) at Ohio Dominican University

Hallmark Management Service is a premier onsite food service management company known for delivering high-quality residential dining services, catering, and retail operations across multiple locations. We pride ourselves on offering a specialized dining program focused on made-from-scratch and made-to-order meals that provide freshness and nutritional value to our customers. Our diverse menu includes a wide variety of fresh salads and soups, deli sandwiches, hot entrees, delicious sides, inspiring accompaniments, homemade desserts, and more. We are dedicated to excellence in food service and strive to create a dining experience that is both satisfying and memorable for all those we serve.

Our core values are honest, hardworking, hospitable, and hungry. These simple but powerful principles guide how we operate daily and influence every decision we make as a team. At Hallmark Management Service, honesty ensures transparency and integrity in all our interactions, hardworking emphasizes commitment and diligence, hospitality reflects our warm and welcoming approach to customer service, and hungry embodies our drive to continually improve and achieve great things together. These values foster a positive and rewarding work environment where employees feel valued and motivated.

We are currently seeking a skilled and passionate Pastry Chef to join our culinary team. This role is pivotal in crafting exceptional bakery items that align with our made-from-scratch philosophy and enhance our menu offerings. The successful candidate will possess strong culinary knowledge, especially in bakery preparation, and demonstrate expertise in creating beautiful and delicious desserts and pastries. A key aspect of this position includes the ability to use a pastry bag for decorating cakes and desserts, supporting our menu and special event requirements.

The Pastry Chef will maintain a clean and organized workspace, ensuring all products are stored, labeled, and rotated according to our strict quality standards to guarantee freshness and safety. Attention to detail is essential, as the role demands tasting food items to ensure they meet our standards and accurately completing production records. Following health, safety, and sanitation guidelines within our commercial production kitchen is mandatory to protect both staff and customers.

This position requires a customer-first mindset, as providing excellent food quality and service is the heart of our mission. The ability to work collaboratively within a team and maintain professionalism during busy periods is crucial. Physical demands include occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of items up to 40 pounds, alongside constant standing and walking during shifts.

Hallmark Management Service offers an exceptional benefits package, including paid time off, paid holidays, opportunities for annual merit increases, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K plan with company match, free meals while working, and free nonskid shoes. We believe in recognizing and rewarding the hard work of our team members while supporting their health, wellness, and professional growth.