Lead Baker

Lead Baker / Pastry Kitchen Lead

$24–$28 per hour, depending on experience

Full-time · On-site

May be considered for an annual bonus at the company's discretion. 

ABOUT LUMIÈRE

Lumière Pâtisserie & Café is a new artisan patisserie and café preparing to open in Leander, Texas. Our vision includes light, delicate cakes, premium pastries, individual desserts, custom cakes, and a specialty café menu. We are building our founding kitchen team and developing the products that will define Lumière.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Lead Baker / Pastry Kitchen Lead with strong recipe-development skills and the confidence to independently lead our bakery kitchen.

As a founding team member, you will play a key role in shaping Lumière’s signature cakes, pastries, and desserts. Since our recipes and SOPs are not yet finalized, you will help develop, test, refine, and standardize products, establish efficient production processes, and maintain consistent quality standards.

You will also oversee daily bakery operations, train and guide team members, and collaborate with specialist pastry consultants on selected products as needed.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Develop, test, and refine original cake and pastry recipes, including light sponge/chiffon cakes, fillings, creams, buttercream, and other menu items within your expertise.
• Convert approved recipes into accurate batch sheets and clear SOPs; document weights, yields, steps, holding/storage instructions, and quality standards.
• Lead daily baking and finishing, organize prep and production schedules, and ensure display and custom orders are ready on time.
• Manage ingredient sourcing, inventory, ordering, food safety, waste control, and consistent product quality.
• Train and supervise the bakery team members while coordinate cake finishing with the Cake Decorator and management to maintain consistent quality. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 3+ years of professional bakery or pastry experience; 4–5 years preferred, with strong hands-on skills in cakes and/or pastry.
• Demonstrated success developing or improving recipes and producing them consistently in a commercial kitchen; examples required.
• Experience organizing production, managing prep/inventory, and guiding or training other bakery staff.
• Comfort with commercial mixers, precise scaling, batch production, and troubleshooting recipe or process issues.
• Dependable, organized, and capable of leading day-to-day kitchen operations independently.
• Texas Food Handler training or willingness to obtain it; Food Protection Manager certification preferred or willingness to obtain if required.

A plus: Experience with entremets/petits gâteaux, laminated pastries, specialty cakes, or Rational/combi ovens.

Why join us: Founding-team role · Employee discounts · Potential annual performance bonus

HOW TO APPLY

Email your resume to [email protected]. Include photos of cakes or pastries and brief examples of recipes or products you have developed or improved.

Lumière Pâtisserie & Café is an equal-opportunity employer.