Pastry Chef
Job description
“Exquisite, authentic, amazing, Flabbergasted, a trip to Paris in a bakery box, the finest pastries in Greater Boston”, are the way our customers talk of Le Petit Four!
Highest quality and attention to detail are our Motto. Are you a skilled culinary artist who crafts Viennoiseries, desserts, pastries, and baked goods, blending creativity with precise techniques in a fast-paced environment? Le Petit Four bakery is looking for you!
To join and engage in Le Petit Four expansion, we are searching a pastry chef to join our team and manage the pastry department in our future warehouse in Needham. The ideal candidate should be well-versed in pastry making, cakes, dough and able to develop new and tasty recipes for Le Petit Four’s stores and catering menus.
They must also strictly follow health and safety standards to provide clients with the best pastries possible. Additional responsibilities include meeting with clients to discuss custom-made pastries for special occasions/events, to expand Le Petit Four’s clientele and portfolio.
Objectives of this role:
• Manage the pastry section of Le Petit Four’s kitchen, liaising with the Head chef, executives and kitchen staff to ensure a successful working environment
• Create and prepare recipes for a wide range of goods, such as cakes, Viennoiseries, cookies, pate a choux, Tarts, pastries and baked goods for our store’s menus and catering menus.
• Develop new and exciting desserts for our fixed menus, seasonal menus and catering Menus.
• Mixing and shaping dough for cakes, pastries, viennoiseries, and cookies with careful attention to accurate measurements.
• Overseeing the pastry section, ensuring that preparation, timing, and presentation align with the demands.
• Sourcing and selecting top-quality ingredients to enhance flavors, textures, and overall dessert quality.
• Meet with clients to discuss custom-made desserts and pastries for special occasions, such as weddings, family events, birthdays, company events….
• Teaching and mentoring new pastry assistants, bakers and apprentices, passing on pastry techniques and kitchen etiquette.
• Upholding strict food safety and hygiene regulations to maintain a clean and compliant kitchen environment.
Responsibilities
• Create, prepare and design desserts and pastries according to general and seasonal menus.
• Decorate pastries using a variety of different icings, toppings, glaze, chocolate decoration….
• Order new supplies, ingredients, and equipment for the kitchen’s pastry section
• Prepare ingredients and handle baking equipment
• Monitor the stock of baking ingredients and equipment
• Manage the pastry department of Le Petit Four’s kitchen.
Skills and qualifications
• Extensive knowledge of baking and pastry-making techniques and attention to detail.
• Artistic skill in decorating desserts,
• Experience in a managerial or leadership role
• Understand how ingredients interact with each other, respond to different temperatures, and change with friction and storage.
• In-depth knowledge of sanitation principles and food preparation standards
• Strong leadership skills and an ability to provide clear instructions to other members of the pastry staff.
• Working knowledge of baking techniques and other kitchen equipment
• Superb organizational skills when working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends, evening, and Holidays.
• Excellent communication skills and an enthusiasm for teamwork
Preferred qualifications
• Certificate in culinary arts, pastry-making, or relevant field
• Experience as a pastry chef, baker, or a related role
• Strong sense of culinary creativity with attention to detail
• Experience in a managerial or leadership role
