Head Pastry Chef

Kneaders•Henderson, NV

7d•$18 - $20

About The Position

Kneaders Bakery & Cafe is hiring a full-time Head Pastry Chef to lead a team producing a menu of more than 40 fresh-baked pastries, pies, cakes, and muffins made with whole ingredients. The role requires food-quality and customer-service focus, early morning availability, and the ability to adapt to change while maintaining attention to baking. Shifts start as early as 4 a.m. and may start earlier. The position involves lifting dough, flour, and other supplies weighing 50 pounds or more, as well as continuous standing and walking with limited opportunities to sit. Employees must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

At least 1 year of large-scale baking or pastry experience.
Experience working quickly to decorate pastries.
Leadership experience in retail or food service.
Attentiveness to local, state, and federal food-handler and sanitation regulations.
Experience with inventory and ordering.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Morning/daytime availability; shifts begin as early as 4 a.m. and may begin earlier.
Ability to lift dough, flour, and other supplies weighing 50 pounds or more.
Ability to stand and walk continuously throughout the shift, with limited opportunities for sitting.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Formal culinary education.

Responsibilities

Lead a team producing pastries, pies, cakes, and muffins.
Follow recipes and pay close attention to detail when preparing and decorating baked goods.
Work quickly to decorate pastries.
Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal food-handler and sanitation regulations.
Manage inventory and ordering.
Adapt to change while monitoring baking.