Pastry Chef/Cafe Manager

The Baker and the Cakemaker is a locally owned bakery and café. We create handcrafted breads, pastries and cakes, serving them along with fresh, locally-sourced farm-to-fork products. We’re looking for an experienced pastry chef & café manager to join the team and help lead day-to-day operations. This is a key role with broad responsibilities. Requirements include:

• Pastry training and demonstrated ability required; culinary training highly desirable
• Café/restaurant experience, FOH & BOH
• Strong knowledge of pastry arts, food production, coffee preparation, and POS systems
• Ability to work early mornings & Saturdays
• Excellent leadership, team management, training and mentorship abilities
• Positive, engaging personality
• Extraordinary customer service skills
• Able to lift 50 pounds and to stand for prolonged periods
• Responsibilities include:
• Ensure café operations are running smoothly and effectively and that customers are being served efficiently
• Ensure BOH cleanliness & tidiness; name cleaning projects as needed
• Give input on prep list/amounts to make for the day
• Give input on daily production list with production managers
• Help make soups to ensure quality
• Help w/baking on busy production days; assist with cake decorating if needed
• Help run ovens w/production manager as needed
• Give input on future croissant, quiche, & soup flavors
• Check-in w/FOH manager re. daily orders, training baristas, cleaning projects, and any changes needed for the day
• Help department managers w/checking-in deliveries, verifying quality and quantities, and putting away
• Take monthly inventory
• Place daily produce and weekly dairy & farm orders, taking micro-inventory as needed
• Plan menu changes
• R&D - plan for upcoming holidays
• Help take cake orders, answer calls, answer customer questions.
• Help department managers train new employees, and train current employees on new products
• Review prior day sales, gather info about sales patterns; give input to adjust numbers for next day/week
• Paperwork as needed
• Check/return emails (unique events, sandwich/lunch orders, vendors, etc.)
• Identify printing needs - menus, lists, order forms, etc.
• Social media - check & answer messages daily, take photos & post, etc.

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The individual may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the business.

What’s in it for you? Beyond competitive pay, we offer something not always easy to find: being part of a team that takes sincere pride in everything we serve and is enthusiastic about serving guests and creating the warm, friendly atmosphere we’re known for.

If this opportunity excites you, we want to hear from you! Please send us your resume and a cover letter telling us why you’re an ideal candidate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $52,000.00 - $56,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 5 years

Restaurant type:

• Bakery
• Café

Shift:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $52,000 - $56,000