Pastry Sous Chef

DO • Redondo Beach, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

DO & CO is hiring a Pastry Sous Chef in Redondo Beach, California. The role manages daily production of fresh, high-quality food while ensuring production processes, quality standards, and deadlines are met. The Pastry Sous Chef reads and understands menu specifications, trains staff on them, and supervises, motivates, and assists a team of kitchen associates. The position also ensures compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations and maintains food safety practices.

This role requires a hands-on approach in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen, including the ability to manage heavy workloads, monitor and reduce waste, and complete tasks within kitchen-ready deadlines. Schedule flexibility is required for different shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

DO & CO operates in airline catering, international event catering, and restaurants, lounges, and hotels, with 33 locations across 12 countries and 3 continents. The company describes its focus as delivering high-quality hospitality and gourmet experiences. The stated annual salary range is $70,000–$80,000. Full-time employees are eligible for 401(k) and healthcare benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, and receive complimentary daily meals. The company also highlights career development opportunities nationally and internationally and a commitment to innovation and diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of culinary experience in high-volume, full-service kitchens, managing a team of at least 5 members.
• Associate degree in pastry arts.
• Mastery of baking techniques and knowledge of current catering industry trends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills that build trust and instill confidence.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated.
• Ability to handle a heavy workload and work both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to accurately monitor and reduce waste.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with staff across different functions and levels.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency and take a hands-on approach to kitchen needs.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks within the given time and meet kitchen-ready deadlines.
• Schedule flexibility for different shifts, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• HACCP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily production of fresh, high-quality foods.
• Ensure production processes, quality standards, and deadlines are met.
• Read, understand, and train staff on menu specifications.
• Supervise, motivate, and assist a team of kitchen associates.
• Comply with food safety and hygiene regulations in the food safety management system handbook.
• Report food safety management system problems to the manager and the hygiene and food safety team.
• Maintain food safety practices.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
• Monitor and reduce waste.
• Complete assigned tasks within the given time and meet kitchen-ready deadlines.

Benefits

• 401(k) for eligible full-time employees.
• Healthcare benefits for eligible full-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Complimentary daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Career development opportunities nationally and internationally.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree