Pastry Chef
About The Position
Amazing Brands is seeking a creative and experienced Pastry Chef to lead dessert production, menu development, and pastry innovation. The role focuses on producing high-quality bakery items consistently in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen while delivering memorable guest experiences. The Pastry Chef prepares bakery favorites from scratch, including cookies, muffins, babka, hamantaschen, danishes, brownies, bars, crumb cake, loaf-style pastries, and other signature sweets. The role plans daily production, leads and supports bakery team members, monitors product quality and inventory, minimizes waste, and maintains a clean, safe, and sanitary work area. The Pastry Chef partners with culinary and restaurant leadership on seasonal features, special orders, catering, and other bakery needs. This is a full-time position based at Amazing Brands Shared Services in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a stated salary range of $70,000–$75,000. The role may require early mornings, weekends, and holidays according to production and business needs.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of professional pastry, bakery, or scratch-baking experience in a high-volume kitchen or bakery.
- Strong working knowledge of pastry and baking techniques, production planning, recipe execution, and proper food handling.
- Experience leading, training, and developing bakery or culinary team members.
- Strong attention to consistency, quality, and presentation, with the ability to perform under tight production deadlines.
- Ability to follow established recipes and standards while identifying opportunities to improve execution and efficiency.
- Experience with inventory, ordering, product rotation, waste control, and maintaining appropriate production pars.
- Southern Nevada Health District Food Handler’s Card, or ability to obtain one.
- Legal eligibility to work in the U.S. under State and Federal guidelines.
- Ability to stand for extended periods in a fast-paced bakery and kitchen environment.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs of dough, ingredients, or equipment.
- Ability to bend, reach, lift, and move safely throughout bakery and production areas.
- Ability to work efficiently around ovens, mixers, racks, hot surfaces, and other commercial bakery equipment.
- Ability to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays based on bakery production and business needs.
Responsibilities
- Prepare bakery favorites and signature sweets from scratch.
- Execute recipes consistently, with close attention to flavor, texture, portioning, and presentation.
- Mix, shape, bake, finish, and store pastry and bakery items according to company recipes and standards.
- Plan daily production based on business levels, pars, special orders, catering needs, and upcoming events.
- Lead, train, and support bakery team members while maintaining a productive, organized, and positive kitchen.
- Monitor product quality throughout production and help reduce waste through accurate preparation, rotation, and inventory practices.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery, following food-safety, labeling, storage, and sanitation standards.
- Partner with culinary and restaurant leadership on seasonal features, special orders, catering, and bakery needs.
- Follow uniform and hygiene policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
