Pastry Sous Chef

Position: Pastry Sous Chef
Compensation: $70,000–$75,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Hani’s Bakery + Café is seeking an experienced Pastry Sous Chef to join our culinary management team and support kitchen production across Hani’s Bakery + Café and Neighbors Famous Ice Cream.

This is a hands-on leadership position for a pastry professional who enjoys both producing exceptional food and developing a strong team. The Pastry Sous Chef will work closely with our culinary leadership to manage daily production, maintain product quality and consistency, train and support employees, and help ensure our kitchens remain organized, efficient, and prepared for the needs of both businesses.

We are looking for someone with a strong pastry and baking foundation, excellent organizational skills, thoughtful leadership, and a genuine commitment to quality and hospitality.

• Help lead daily pastry and kitchen production across Hani’s Bakery + Café and Neighbors Famous Ice Cream.

• Guide, train, and support pastry cooks, bakers, cooks, and other kitchen team members.

• Set clear production priorities and help the team stay organized, efficient, and on schedule.

• Stay actively involved in production, working alongside the team and stepping in wherever needed.

• Champion exceptional standards for flavor, texture, appearance, consistency, finishing, and overall product quality.

• Help ensure recipes, techniques, preparation methods, and production standards are executed consistently.

• Collaborate with culinary leadership on recipe testing, tastings, product development, seasonal offerings, and special projects.

• Support ordering, inventory, production planning, waste reduction, and food-cost management.

• Help maintain a kitchen that is clean, organized, safe, and consistently meets food-safety and NYC Department of Health standards.

• Help coordinate production for catering, special orders, collaborations, events, and seasonal programs.

• Build strong communication and working relationships across culinary, Retail, operations, and vendor teams.

• Spot production, staffing, quality, equipment, or operational challenges early and work with leadership to find practical solutions.

• Help foster a kitchen culture that is professional, respectful, collaborative, organized, and accountable.

• 3+ years of professional pastry, baking, or culinary experience, with previous leadership or supervisory experience strongly preferred.

• Strong pastry and baking knowledge and technical skills.

• Experience working in a quality-driven bakery, pastry kitchen, restaurant, café, hotel, or similar professional environment.

• Experience organizing and executing high-volume production while maintaining quality and consistency.

• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.

• Experience training, coaching, and supporting culinary employees.

• Working knowledge of ordering, inventory, production planning, food cost, waste management, and recipe costing.

• Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, allergen awareness, and NYC Department of Health requirements.

• Ability to remain calm, organized, and solutions-oriented in a fast-paced production environment.

• Willingness to be actively involved in production and work alongside the team.

• NYC Food Protection Certificate, or ability to obtain one promptly upon hire.

• Availability to work a flexible schedule based on business needs, including early mornings, weekends, holidays, and high-volume seasonal periods.

• Ability to stand for extended periods and occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.

• English fluency required; Spanish proficiency is a plus.

• An annual salary of $70,000–$75,000, based on experience.*
• Scheduled performance evaluations with opportunities for professional growth, advancement, and pay increases.
• Paid Time Off to support a balanced life outside of work.
• Unpaid Safe and Sick Leave, and Prenatal Leave in accordance with New York State and New York City law.
• Access to pre-tax commuter benefits in accordance with New York City requirements.
• An employee discount of 20% at Hani's Bakery + Café and Neighbors Famous Ice Cream.
• An annual Wellness Allowance.
• Complimentary staff meals and drinks during your working shifts.

*The above represents the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, we'll consider your experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors when determining your compensation.

The responsibilities outlined above are not exhaustive. This role may require you to take on additional duties or projects as needed to support organizational goals that align with your skills, experience, and the evolving needs of the business.

Hani's Bakery + Café and Neighbors Famous Ice Cream are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or any other protected status under applicable law.