Assistant Pastry Chef

Kneaders • Lehi, UT

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About The Position

Kneaders Bakery & Cafe is hiring an Assistant Pastry Chef to prepare fresh-baked pastries, pies, cakes, and muffins using honest, whole ingredients. The role is part of a team focused on food quality, customer service, and community. Shifts begin early and require morning/daytime availability. Full-time and part-time positions are available.

The position involves following recipes, carefully attending to detail, decorating pastries, and adapting to changes while working in a busy kitchen. It requires lifting supplies weighing 50 pounds or more and standing and walking continuously throughout the shift, with limited opportunities to sit. Employees must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Kneaders locations are closed every Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. The company provides a free meal during each shift, food and retail discounts, and health benefits for full-time employees, including pet insurance. Career development opportunities may include restaurant leadership, retail management, and specialization in pastry or bread baking. The role offers an hourly wage and the opportunity to earn tips on each shift.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have morning/daytime availability and be able to work early-start shifts.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand and walk continuously during shifts, with limited opportunities to sit.
• Ability to lift dough, flour, and other supplies weighing 50 pounds or more.
• Attentiveness to applicable food-handler and sanitation regulations.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of large-scale baking or pastry experience, including working quickly to decorate pastries; preferred but not required.
• Formal baking or pastry education.

Responsibilities

• Follow recipes and pay close attention to detail when preparing pastries and other baked goods.
• Work quickly to decorate pastries.
• Lift dough, flour, and other supplies weighing 50 pounds or more.
• Maintain compliance with applicable local, state, and federal food-handler and sanitation regulations.
• Adapt to changes while working in the kitchen.

Benefits

• Free meal during each shift worked.
• Food and retail discounts.
• Health benefits for full-time employees.
• Pet insurance.
• Career growth and development opportunities.
• Hourly wage with the opportunity to earn tips on each shift.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed