What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pastry Chef position at PINKBOX DOUGHNUTS LLC?
Pinkbox Doughnuts isn't your old-school bakery. 70 Insta-worthy, made-from-scratch flavors are available daily including our iconic Pinky & Pooh doughnuts! Our signature coffee menu is on point too and rotates frequently alongside the sweets to keep things fresh. With 13 shops across Vegas and St. George, Utah, locals can access premium doughnuts for delivery, catering and drive-thru with ease! It's easy to see why tourists also flock to the viral shop, especially since we've been voted "Best Doughnuts in Vegas" year after year. Coming soon to Salt Lake City, UT!
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Pastry Chef to prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, or other sweet goods, with a strong emphasis on doughnuts. Your skill in baking high quality treats should be matched by your creativity to develop new and amazing tastes and recipes. The ideal candidate will be well-versed in culinary arts with a passion for sweet and delicious creations. They must adhere to health and safety standards to provide clients with the best possible serving. The goal is to enhance customer satisfaction so that we can maintain and expand our clientele.
Responsibilities
- Prepare a wide variety of goods such as doughnuts, bagels, cakes, cookies, pies, bread etc. following traditional and modern recipes
- Create new and exciting desserts to renew our menus and engage the interest of customers
- Decorate pastries using different icings, toppings etc. to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting
- Monitor stocks for baking ingredients such as flour, sugar etc. and make appropriate orders within budget
- Check quality of material and condition of equipment and devices used for cooking
- Guide and motivate pastry assistants and bakers to work more efficiently
- Identify staffing needs and help recruit and train personnel
- Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards
- Proven experience as Pastry Chef, baker or relevant role
- Great attention to detail and creativity
- Organizing and leadership skills
- Willingness to replenish professional knowledge
- In depth knowledge of sanitation principles, food preparation and baking techniques and nutrition
- Working knowledge of baking with ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free, sugarless etc.)
- Certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, baking or relevant field