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Pastry Chef and Baker

PARIS CAFE
Rockaway, NJ Full Time | Part Time
POSTED ON 11/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/5/2027

Job Overview

As a Pastry Chef and Baker, you’ll prepare and bake pastries, cakes, and other baked goods while keeping production organized, consistent, and safe. You’ll follow recipes, manage food preparation, and help deliver a welcoming experience to customers. This hands-on role suits someone who enjoys working with care and energy in a busy kitchen.

Duties

  • Prepare dough, pastries, cakes, and other baked goods according to recipes and production needs.
  • Bake products, decorate cakes, package finished items, and support catering orders as needed.
  • Use kitchen equipment and knives safely; apply basic math to measure ingredients and adjust batches.
  • Maintain a clean workspace and follow food handling, food safety, and food safety management procedures.
  • Provide friendly customer service and coordinate with kitchen teammates during food production.

Requirements

  • Pastry experience and kitchen experience; culinary experience in the food industry is preferred.
  • Skills in baking, pastry preparation, food preparation, cooking, dough preparation, and cake decorating.
  • Ability to follow recipes, package products, use kitchen equipment, and apply knife skills and basic math.
  • Knowledge of food handling, food safety, and clean workspace maintenance.
  • High-volume production experience and catering experience are preferred.

Your impact: Consistent, safely prepared baked goods help customers enjoy quality products and give the kitchen team dependable support during busy service.

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $18

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