- Salary
- $65k – $95k
- Location
- New York
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Retail
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- CareersPage
Description
Job Description: Pastry Chef
On behalf of our client, a new craft café and bakery built around the traditions of fermentation in food and beverage, we are seeking a dedicated culinary professional for their flagship opening in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Job Title: Pastry Chef
Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time (3 openings)
Salary Range: $65,000 – 95,000/year(30.00 – $45.00 / hour)
Junior Level: $65,000 – $75,000 / year ($30.00 – $36.00 / hour)
Mid Level: $75,000 – $85,000 / year ($36.00 – $40.00 / hour)
Lead Level: $85,000 – $95,000/year (40.00 – $45.00 / hour)
Shift Schedule (2-shift system):
Early Shift: 4:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Late Shift: 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
About the Role
You will translate our client's brand identity into signature pastries, cakes, and seasonal creations that bring together classic French technique, modern aesthetics, and subtle fermentation-inspired elements. This is a role for someone who treats pastry as craft: precise, curious, and quietly ambitious.
Key Responsibilities
Recipe Development: Prototyping and standardizing new recipes for pastries, cakes, and baked goods
Prep: Preparing core components such as creams, mousses, and ganaches
Temperature & Humidity Control: Managing chocolate tempering, fermentation, refrigeration, and freezing
Plating & Finishing: Elevating presentation through classic and modern French pastry techniques
Seasonal & Limited Menus: Contributing to proposals and planning for seasonal items
Quality Control: Conducting final checks on appearance, taste, and storage quality
Cost Management: Calculating ingredient costs and minimizing waste
Food Safety & Sanitation: Maintaining workstation cleanliness, managing allergens, and ensuring strict compliance with food safety standards
Qualifications & Experience
2+ years of hands-on experience as a Pastry Chef
Grounding in French pastry technique preferred
NYC Food Protection Certificate preferred
The Person We're Looking For
A refined aesthetic sense and genuine artistic judgment, with the ability to understand a brand concept and bring it to life in every detail
A high personal standard for craft, consistency, and presentation
Genuine interest in fermentation and where it can take modern pastry
Core Skills
Recipe Development / Temperature & Humidity Control / Plating
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
