Pastry Sous

The Salty Donut Operations•Atlanta, GA

11d•$45,000 - $55,000

About The Position

The Assistant Kitchen Manager/Pastry Sous of a Salty store is responsible for monitoring the day to day operation of their respective store’s kitchen in partnership with our Pastry Chef & Director of Culinary. The Assistant Kitchen Manager/Pastry Sous will go through extensive training with the Pastry Chef of their respective store. Our training is structured so that the Pastry Sous builds a strong product-knowledge foundation, gains the skills to be able to train the team underneath them and learns to handle many different situations that may arise within our kitchen.

Requirements

Ability to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 10 hours)
Ability to bend, reach, stoop, and lift up to 30 pounds
Ability to work weekends and holidays
Fluency to read and communicate in English

Responsibilities

Acts in a responsible manner that promotes the culture, values and mission of The Salty
Sets an example for their team by maintaining consistent attendance, punctuality and cleanliness
Directing the team to ensure proper training and updates them as needed of any changes that need be made
Ensures all of their teams (dough, decor, etc) uphold Salty’s standards of product quality
Training new team members on the respective station in the kitchen where they’ll be working, as needed, during their orientation/onboarding/training period
Communicating effectively with other leaders in the kitchen which include the Pastry Chef and other leads
Ability to form a strong, cohesive team that enjoys working together, by providing them with an environment that promotes growth and accountability, while always using a humanized leadership approach
Having thorough knowledge of all the ‘disciplines’ in the kitchen so that they are able to fill in for any BOH team member at any time. These disciplines include: dough mixing, overnight bake (cutting, proofing, frying), decoration, and prep
Understanding the breakdown of donut quantities needed for each day
Being able to maintain the decoration pace, follow the quantities on the board and keep the decorators on time
Communicating with the FOH manager throughout the day to make decisions about adjusting the day’s production quantities (cutting/adding)
Understanding the store delivery schedule and drivers schedule to ensure doughnuts are ready and leave on time.
Executing special orders or menu items Including but not limited to: Custom Letters, Custom Shapes, and Donut Towers.
Helping the Pastry Chef keep other team members focused and prioritizing important kitchen tasks
Having a thorough understanding of The Salty’s standards for: Glaze Consistency, Weight of Fillings, Flavor, Dough Texture, and Visual Aesthetics.
Being comfortable with & knowledgeable of all of the Salty Donut dough recipes
When on the opening shift, conducting a donut count each day before the overnight leads shift is over, to ensure all donuts were cut for the day.
Ensuring the Pastry Chef is alerted of all raw dough, flat doughnuts and any other inconsistencies immediately
Communicating with the Lead Prep Cook to help the Pastry Chef ensure the quality of prep items is at a proper standard
Communicating with the Lead Prep Cook to help the Pastry Chef ensure quantities of prep items that are needed on a daily/weekly basis are being produced
Helping maintain the cleanliness of entire kitchen by ensuring team members are organizing and cleaning their stations (including under the tables and in the refrigerators)
Helping ensure product quality and freshness throughout the week by FIFO’ing the refrigerators, glazes, toppings and dry goods
Help inputting the following weeks production quantities into Parsley to determine the following week’s prep and raw-good requirements
Using our production planning software, Parsley, to create prep lists, order guides, and share new recipes with their prep team
Performing inventory as per the Pastry Chef's request.
Assist with Administrative tasks
Weekly Inventory
Scheduling

Benefits

Schedule flexibility - Assistant Store Managers are scheduled to work 45-50 hours per week
Competitive weekly salary
Quarterly Bonus
6 weeks paid parental leave
Health, dental and vision benefit plan options for full-time team members
Matching Health Savings Account
Matching 401(k) and Roth Retirement plans
Company paid life insurance team member Assistance Programs
Pet Insurance
40% off all merchandise, donut and coffee orders, and catering
Friends and family discount
Anniversary Program
Generous PTO, Sick Time and Well-Being Time off
Growth and development opportunities in a rapidly growing company