Pastry Chef
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Job Location:
Tarpon Springs, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Join Our Team as a Pastry Chef!
Are you a creative and detail-driven Pastry Chef with a passion for baking at scale Were looking for a culinary professional who blends artistry and precision to create high-quality desserts and pastries in a fast-paced high-volume production environment.
As our Pastry Chef youll play a vital role in shaping the quality and consistency of our baked goodsfrom cheesecakes to pastries to breads. Youll manage day-to-day pastry production lead a small team and work closely with leadership to develop innovative new products that keep our offerings fresh exciting and ahead of the curve.
This is an opportunity to bring your culinary expertise into a growing wholesale bakery where excellence creativity and teamwork are always on the menu.
What Youll Do:
- Lead and participate in daily pastry production: baking decorating assembling and finishing.
- Work from scratch using commercial-scale baking methods.
- Develop and test new recipes for cakes pastries desserts and bread.
- Maintain high presentation standards and consistent quality across all products.
- Oversee pastry team operations: task delegation time management and quality control.
- Ensure compliance with GMP food safety sanitation and workplace safety guidelines.
- Manage inventory reduce waste and help control food and labor costs.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with managers and other production leads.
- Provide hands-on training and mentorship to junior team members.
- Stay informed on industry trends seasonal flavors and baking innovations.
What Were Looking For:
- Degree or certification in Baking & Pastry Arts or Culinary Arts (preferred).
- 2 years experience in a Pastry Chef or similar leadership role.
- Advanced skills in pastry techniques flavor pairing and design.
- Comfortable with high-volume production environments.
- Strong attention to detail and high standards for presentation.
- Excellent time management problem-solving and communication skills.
- Able to remain calm focused and organized under pressure.
- Must be adaptable collaborative and solution-oriented.
- Food safety certification required.
Youll Thrive Here If You Are:
- Passionate about pastry and creative innovation
- Calm under pressure especially during busy production times
- A natural leader with a team-first mindset
- Detail-oriented but flexible when the situation calls for it
- Committed to cleanliness safety and consistency
What We Offer:
- Competitive pay based on experience
- Opportunities for growth and leadership
- A collaborative and supportive team culture
- Access to premium baking ingredients and equipment
Benefits Include
- Monday through Friday and a 1/2 day on Saturday (days only closed on major holidays)
- Competitive pay (depending on experience)
- Meal discount
- Health insurance with a large employer contribution (FT)
- Vision dental life and accident insurance also available
- Pet insurance and Pet discount programs (FT and PT)
- Health reward program included with the medical
- Financial Fitness program to help you stay on top of your financial goals
- Employee Assistance program to help with work and life issues
- Great staff!
- Team oriented
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) it is the policy of Hellas to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for Hellas. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed please contact Human Resources and
Hellas Bakery & Pita is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our company thrives upon the mutual respect and understanding between its employees and as such all qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age race color religion or creed national origin or ancestry sex (including pregnancy) gender gender identity sexual orientation veteran status physical or mental disability genetic information ethnicity citizenship or any other characteristic protected by law.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
Does historic Tarpon Springs appeal to you? Do you want to work for an amazing family-owned company that cares about its team and creating an amazing hospitality experience? Imagine yourself in a fun, lively workplace as part of a team helping our guests create memorable experiences ... View more
