Job Description

We are looking for an ambitious, passionate, team oriented, and experienced Pastry Chef/Chocolatier to lead our chocolate confections team.

To be considered, candidates must possess a minimum of two years of experience in a pastry kitchen with extensive knowledge of chocolate confections and chocolate production, strong leadership skills, a genuine passion for quality, detail oriented, deep understanding of costing, systems, and people, and the ability to execute in a high-volume environment.

Responsible for leading a pastry/chocolate production team daily in retail, wholesale and catering venues Uphold standards of current products to ensure the highest of quality Developing, implementing and maintaining new recipes, and products Work and bring further efficiencies to current inventory ordering systems, food costs, labor costs Identify, communicate, execute policies and procedures to improve operational systems Coach, mentor, train kitchen staff Bi-annual employee reviews Hiring and firing of confections staff Ordering of kitchen product 2 years of experience in a chocolate/pastry kitchen managing a team of 3 or more Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment effectively without losing focus on priorities and while maintaining a high level of quality Maintain complete knowledge of and compliance with all company policies, service procedures and standards - including Health Department regulations; Maintain high standard of kitchen sanitation systems, and conditions and an A letter grade from the NYC Department of Health NYC Food Protection Certificate Strong knowledge of kitchen equipment Ability to communicate effectively with associates, management, clients and vendors when necessary Ability to work flexible schedule to accommodate business demands
Chocolate production/recipe development

Staff Education/Motivation

Time Management

Effective Communication

Benefits package to be discussed

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Health insurance Paid time off
Work Location: In person