Pastry Sous Chef at Sara's Market & Bakery

Who are we?

Sara's Market and Bakery is fast-growing destination market for Mediterranean and Indo-European products, specialty meats and seafood, fresh baked goods, authentically prepared foods, grill, and premium produce. Sara's is a family-owned business founded in 1998, whose driving tenant is the obsession to serve our customers and our community by sharing food and experiences from around the world.

Join us for this incredible opportunity to be part of our Culinary Pastry team as a Pastry Sous Chef under talented French Executive Pastry Chef. If you want to learn or further your skills in fine French pastry, this is the opportunity. Everything we make is from scratch using only the finest ingredients. We are obsessed with quality, creativity, and always raising the bar.

Job Description

The Pastry Sous Chef oversees the production of all pastries and reports directly to the Executive Chef.

• Supervises and participates in the production of all pastry items
• Assists in managing the pastry team: provides feedback and motivation; helps train pastry production team, principles and practices; coaches and counsels
• Assist and help coordinate all menu planning and implementation
• Verifies all foods prepared meet quality standards in terms of portion size, flavor, texture and consistency
• Helps on orders and requisitions all supplies for the pastry
• Maintains a clean and sanitary food production area according to Department of Health standards
• Assist in recruitment, training and discipline of all kitchen staff
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Ideal Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a high-volume pastry preparation position
• Knowledge of French pastries and techniques
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Intermediate computer skills
• Degree from a post-secondary culinary/pastry arts training program preferred

What are we looking for?

• Hospitality - We're passionate about delivering exceptional guest experiences.
• Integrity - We do the right thing, all the time.
• Leadership - We're leaders in our industry and in our communities.
• Teamwork - We're team players in everything we do.
• Ownership - We're the owners of our actions and decisions.
• Now - We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline

In addition, we look for the demonstration of the following key attributes:

• Quality
• Productivity
• Dependability
• Customer Focus
• Adaptability

Job Requirements

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to use a burning oven, commercial stand mixer and other pastry baking equipment