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 preparing bakery favorites from scratch and delivering consistent quality, flavor, texture, portioning, and presentation. The Pastry Chef plans production around business levels and operational needs, supports and develops bakery team members, and works with culinary and restaurant leadership on seasonal features, special orders, catering, and bakery requirements. The position is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is full-time.
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; lift and carry up to 50 lbs; and bend, reach, lift, and move safely throughout the 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 from scratch, including cookies, muffins, babka, hamantaschen, danishes, brownies, bars, crumb cake, loaf-style pastries, and other signature sweets.
- Execute recipes consistently, paying 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 and help reduce waste through accurate preparation, rotation, and inventory practices.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary bakery and follow 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
