Dessert Chef / Manager

Hospitality Staffing Solutions•Tampa, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Hospitality Staffing Solutions (HSS) is seeking a Dessert Chef / Manager in Tampa, Florida. The role spans product conceptualization, product development, and product operations. It will help create seasonal dessert offerings, bring innovative ideas to market, and support consistent, efficient execution by store teams. A key project is revamping the core dessert menu. The posting describes a potential future growth path to Director of Desserts with compensation of $100,000 or more; this is not guaranteed compensation for this position.

Requirements

Strong baking skills and experience working with chocolate.
Ability to develop and launch dessert products from concept through production.
Leadership, coaching, and operational execution skills.
A strong eye for presentation and understanding of current dessert trends.

Nice To Haves

Culinary school education is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Research social media, food trends, competitors, and other sources to identify new product opportunities.
Help conceptualize distinctive seasonal menus with strong customer and social-media appeal.
Develop products that reflect the dessert brand and that customers naturally associate with it.
Take product concepts from initial ideas through finished, launch-ready recipes.
Create desserts with excellent flavor and compelling visual presentation.
Learn and become proficient with specialized equipment and production processes.
Lead, train, and coach team members to execute recipes consistently.
Apply knowledge of store operations and high-volume production.
Develop standardized recipes, specifications, and procedures.
Manage recipe costing, ingredient sourcing, yields, waste, and production efficiency.
Partner with operations teams to verify that new products can be executed at scale before launch.
Support product innovation, marketing appeal, operational excellence, and guest satisfaction.
Contribute to revamping the core dessert menu.