Pastry Chef

Description

Tinys Milk & Cookies is our newest store under the Tiny Boxwoods Productions umbrella. We are looking for a talented and experienced Pastry Chef to join our growing team. Our program is 10 years in, and are looking for a pastry chef who is eager for a challenge and to be a part of our newest project. Milk & Cookies is a walk up cookie and coffee shop serving our homemade ice cream and the home of the Tinys in-house bakery. Being a pastry chef in our kitchen entails enjoying the creation of all the days pastries which include our famous chocolate chip cookies, croissants, cinnamon rolls, donuts, scones all the way to plated desserts in the evenings for our fancier dinner service.

About our culture...

As Tinys continues to grow, we are always looking for people who share our passion for good food served with great enthusiasm. To work at Tinys you have to care about Tinys!

We encourage you to do some research about Tinys, visit our website, our Instagram pages, and start to learn about what we believe in. We want someone who sees and believes in what we do and can build upon the successes we have already accomplished.

Being part of the Tinys team means more than just having a job. We believe in nurturing and teaching our employees, providing room to grow, and offering opportunities for leadership. The best part about Tinys is who we get to surround ourselves with every day. We pride ourselves in our culture and the high standards we set for each other. We want people to come to work happy and feel taken care of, so they can provide the best service for our guests. Tinys offers competitive wages, an amazing tip pool, daily family meals, generous employee discounts and beautiful spaces to work, and for our full-time employees we offer medical, vision and dental benefits and paid time off.

Qualifications

Job purpose 

Tiny Boxwoods Productions Pastry Chef cares deeply about our culture and is responsible for all food production. Maintains highest professional food quality and sanitation standards while providing effective leadership of the kitchen staff.  

Duties and responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The primary job duties and responsibilities of being of an Pastry Chef include but are not limited to the following:  

• Must be passionate about baking and pastries  

• Planning and directing all food production in a kitchen  

• Schedule team members effectively on a weekly basis  

• Maintains health code standards  

• Clear communication skills  

• Excellent organization and time management skills  

• Ability to make orders effectively and consistently  

• Keep an eye out for problems that arise in the kitchen  

• Seizing control of a situation at a moment’s notice  

• Create and maintain all checklists  

• Enforce all Tiny Boxwoods Productions handbook standards  

• Models the Tiny Boxwoods Productions culture at all times  

• In charge of hiring pastry team members  

• Provides performance reviews for staff annually  

• Completes appropriate HR paperwork in a timely manner  

• Responds to e-mails and correspondence quickly and efficiently  

• Consistent communication via nightly manager logs  

• Attends weekly meetings with all levels of management  

• Collaborates with Executive Chef on dessert menus/pastry items  

• Maintains morning and night pastry pars  

• Responsible for maintaining the bread program  

• Responsible for producing and maintaining the ice cream program specifications and standards for consistency  

• Meets all deadlines and completes projects as assigned  

• Demonstrates teamwork with all levels of management  

• Inspects food products for consistency and quality  

• Ability to Collaborate with Milk and Cookies management team in Houston  

• Ability to motivate and train all staff regardless of position level and skill level  

• Provide incentives for staff members to go above and beyond the expectations  

• Maintains consistency in a fast-paced environment  

• Close attention to detail  

• Must always be pressed and tailored, complying with the dress code policy  

• Performs other duties and special projects as assigned in a timely manner  

Qualifications  

Tiny Boxwoods Productions require the minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the position of Pastry Chef.  

Qualifications include:  

Texas Food Handlers certificate  

• Sanitation certificate  

• Stage Requirement  

• Degree in culinary or equivalent  

• Relevant experience in leadership role  

• Excellent customer service skills  

• Excellent organizational skills  

• Flexible availability in scheduling  

• Capacity to multitask  

• Ability to work as part of a team  

• Dependable  

Working conditions                                                                                                                        

The incumbent will be working in a restaurant setting, on the floor with guests, in the kitchen and dish area. Potential hazards include but are not limited to cuts, slipping, tripping, falls and burns. Frequent hand washing is required.  

Physical requirements  

The incumbent is required to stand/walk for long periods of time. Incumbent is regularly required to talk, hear, kneel, push, pull, with occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps.  

This position is very active and requires the ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. and can constantly move around in the kitchen.