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Pastry Cook

Petit Trois
Los Angeles, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/5/2025 CLOSED ON 1/5/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pastry Cook position at Petit Trois?

The Role

Preferred Skills And Experience

  • Minimum 2 years experience in pastry

Job Duties and Expectations:

  • Communication / Time management
  • Maintaining contact with co-workers and management on ordering, status of task work, organization
  • Connecting with management on scheduling needs or changes
  • Briefing with direct management upon arrival and prior to departure
  • Understanding daily needs and time management of prep, breaks, and shifts
  • Daily production of all day dessert menu items. Tasks handled according to priority and training. Including but not limited to:
  • Chocolate mousse
  • Pastry cream, praline cream, chantilly, etc.
  • Rice Pudding
  • Nougatine
  • Custards and anglaise
  • Ice cream and sorbet bases and spinning
  • Caramel and chocolate sauces
  • Pate a choux and baking paris brest / profiterole
  • Creation and Production of daily specials
  • Assisting Chefs with recipe R&D
  • Rotation and organization of dessert mise en place in coordination with garde manger cooks, as well as pastry production items
  • Proper use of FIFO in organization of walk-in and freezer products and mise en place
  • Communication with management on items or mise that are running low or nearing expiration
  • Tasting all products and finished desserts for proper seasoning and quality control
  • Daily cleaning and organization of pastry area
    • Sweeping, mopping as needed and after each shift
    • Organization of tools & smallwares
    • Detailing of tabletop mixers and large stand mixer after each use
    • Proper maintenance and handling of all kitchen equipment and smallwares
    • Cleaning inside and outside of low boy refrigerators
    • Cleaning Rational Combination oven when production and/or time permits
    • Weekly Tasks
      • Assist BOH management in counting Pastry Department inventory items accurately
      • Complete deep cleaning tasks assigned by BOH management
    FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

    Physical Demands:

    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

    More detail about Petit Trois - Highland part of L'Esperance Hospitality - Petit Trois, please visit https://culinaryagents.com/entities/30508-Petit-Trois---Highland

    Salary : $18 - $22

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