What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pastry Chef position at BAGELMANIA HOLDINGS LLC?
Join the Siegel’s Bagelmania Team – Pastry Chef
About Us
Since 1989, Siegel’s Bagelmania has been a Las Vegas institution, serving authentic New York-style bagels, classic Jewish deli favorites, and scratch-made bakery items. Our flagship location near the Las Vegas Convention Center is home to a bustling deli and bakery where tradition, quality, and from-scratch preparation are at the heart of what we do.
Your Role: Pastry Chef
As Siegel’s Bagelmania’s Pastry Chef, you’ll help lead the production and execution of the fresh-baked pastries and desserts our guests know and love. This is a hands-on role for someone who understands scratch baking, consistency, presentation, and high-volume production. You’ll work closely with the bakery and culinary teams to protect Bagelmania’s recipes and standards while keeping production organized, efficient, and ready for daily service.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Prepare Bagelmania bakery favorites from scratch, including cookies, muffins, babka, hamantaschen, danishes, brownies, bars, crumb cake, loaf-style pastries, and other signature sweets.
- Execute recipes consistently with close attention to flavor, texture, portioning, and presentation.
- Mix, shape, bake, finish, and properly store pastry and bakery items according to Bagelmania recipes and standards.
- Plan daily production based on business levels, pars, special orders, catering needs, and upcoming events.
- Lead, train, and support bakery team members while maintaining a productive, organized, and positive kitchen.
- Monitor product quality throughout production and help reduce waste through accurate prep, rotation, and inventory practices.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery while following food-safety, labeling, storage, and sanitation standards.
- Partner with culinary and restaurant leadership on seasonal features, special orders, catering, and bakery needs.
What You’ll Bring to the Table:
- 3-5 years of professional pastry, bakery, or scratch-baking experience in a high-volume kitchen or bakery.
- Strong working knowledge of pastry and baking techniques, production planning, recipe execution, and proper food handling.
- Experience leading, training, and developing bakery or culinary team members.
- A strong eye for consistency, quality, and presentation, with the ability to perform under tight production deadlines.
- Ability to follow established recipes and standards while identifying opportunities to improve execution and efficiency.
- Experience with inventory, ordering, product rotation, waste control, and maintaining appropriate production pars.
- Southern Nevada Health District Food Handler’s Card (or the ability to get one).
- Legal eligibility to work in the U.S. under State and Federal guidelines.
Physical Requirements:
- Stand for extended periods while working in a fast-paced bakery and kitchen environment.
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs of dough, ingredients, or equipment.
- Bend, reach, lift, and move safely throughout the bakery and production areas.
- Work efficiently around ovens, mixers, racks, hot surfaces, and other commercial bakery equipment.
- Working Conditions:
- Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays based on bakery production and business needs.
- Stick to Bagelmania’s uniform and hygiene policies to keep it fresh and professional.
- Work as part of a high-volume bakery and culinary team focused on quality, consistency, and guest experience.
Why Join Bagelmania?
Be part of a Las Vegas institution serving guests since 1989.
Work in a true scratch bakery connected to one of Las Vegas’ most recognizable Jewish deli brands.
Help produce the house-made pastries and bakery favorites that are part of the Bagelmania experience.
Grow your craft and leadership skills in a fast-paced, high-volume culinary environment.