CareerPlan

pastry lead, Starbucks Reserve Kitchen

361 West Chestnut, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFull-time2026-10-01 → 2026-10-22

Core

Lead a team in a high-volume, fast-paced Reserve Kitchen to craft fresh, handcrafted food offerings including pastries, cakes, focaccia-style pizza, and artisanal baked breads.

Role type

Senior IC pastry lead (supervisory)

Builds

Fresh food offerings for Starbucks Reserve & Roastery locations

Domain

Food & Beverage / Hospitality

Required skills

Baking and pastry expertise, Team supervision, Inventory management, Production planning, Scheduling, HACCP compliance, Recipe adherence

Preferred skills

Servsafe Certification, Hiring and training support

Technologies

HACCP logs, Inventory management systems

Responsibilities

Prepare a wide variety of pastries and desserts according to prescribed recipes, Supervise the pastry team in the organization and execution of timely food preparation, Supervise other Reserve Kitchen partners in the absence of a manager, Ensure the team meets its commitment to track and log production and HACCP logs, Support the Production Manager with hiring and training activities as needed, Facilitate an accurate production schedule to ensure orders are fulfilled