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Pastry Sous Chef

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $17.00 - $34.75
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Work Schedule

Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee Discounts
Professional development opportunities
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Job Description

DO&CO is a prestigious hospitality and catering company known for delivering high-quality culinary experiences across various venues worldwide. Renowned for its commitment to excellence and innovation, DO&CO specializes in luxury catering services, gourmet food production, and hospitality management. Their dedication to blending traditional culinary techniques with contemporary trends makes them a leading name in the catering industry. As a globally recognized brand, the company emphasizes sustainability, creativity, and meticulous attention to detail in all its operations, creating an exceptional environment for both clients and employees.

The role of Pastry Sous Chef at DO&CO is a pivotal position responsible fo... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Minimum of 4 years’ culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service kitchens managing at least a team of 5 members
  • An associate’s degree in Pastry Arts
  • Schedule flexibility (different shifts - night, weekends, holidays)
  • HACCP knowledge
  • Ability to deal with heavy workload, work in a team as well as independently, in a fast-paced environment

Job Qualifications

  • Excellent interpersonal skills that build trust and instill confidence
  • Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated
  • Ability to deal with heavy workload, work in a team as well as independently, in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to accurately monitor and reduce wastage
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff in different functions and levels
  • Must be able to perform with a sense of urgency and a hands on approach to kitchen needs
  • Must complete assigned tasks within the given time and meet kitchen ready deadlines
  • Schedule flexibility (different shifts - night, weekends, holidays)
  • HACCP knowledge
  • Minimum of 4 years’ culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service kitchens managing at least a team of 5 members
  • An associate’s degree in Pastry Arts
  • Mastery of baking techniques and knowledge of current catering industry trend

Job Duties

  • Assist in managing day-to-day pastry operations and pastry team
  • Execute daily food service, quality, technique, portion, presentation and cost control
  • Examine the freshness of ingredients and participate in food tastings
  • Standardize production recipes to ensure consistent quality
  • Ensure there is no shortages or discrepancies in products or ingredients and inform the executive chef accordingly
  • Manage, motivate, and train pastry team and enforce compliance and issue disciplinary as needed
  • Participate in the growth of overall catering: cost, quality, presentation and innovation
  • Ensure production processes, quality standards and deadlines are met
  • Ensure products meet the meal specifications and the utmost quality standards at all times
  • Support the executive pastry chef with catering proposals, creativity, cost control, reports, schedule
  • Ensure availability of kitchen personnel based on business needs
  • Ensure that appropriate maintenance and safety standards are followed and that kitchen team strictly adheres to state and federal regulations when it comes to food storage, handling and preparation and other safety and sanitation codes involving culinary utensils, kitchen equipment and overall cleanliness
  • Maintain culinary excellence standards
  • Train, motivate and manage kitchen personnel and supervise culinary activities as assigned
  • Identify new pastry techniques and presentations
  • Responsible for understanding the company’s business, goals, culture and challenges
  • Guarantee credibility to the culinary functions through professional qualifications, experience, leadership, and highest levels of efficiency
  • Analyze trends, root causes and look for opportunities to improve work environment
  • Ensure compliance with all policies, practices and regulations
  • Provide coaching and trainings to support staff
  • Conduct meetings with union representative as needed
  • Create and maintain reports as requested by and for management

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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