Pastry Chef | Full Time | Downtown Toronto
Core
Prepare all desserts and baked goods from scratch for food operations, ensuring quality and safety standards.
Role type
Pastry Cook
Builds
Fresh baked goods, cakes, pies, pastries, breads, rolls, muffins, and cookies for consumers.
Domain
Food service / Hospitality
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Baking from scratch, food safety compliance, HACCP standards, OHS standards, workstation setup and maintenance, inventory planning, equipment operation, portion control, presentation standards
Preferred skills
Red Seal certification, post-secondary education in culinary arts
Technologies
Food preparation equipment
Responsibilities
Prepare items from scratch including breads, rolls, muffins, cookies, pies, cakes, and pastries; maintain and tear down workstations; taste products to assess quality; notify chefs of shortages or equipment issues; prepare and serve products according to portion and presentation standards; count food prepared to ensure inventory accuracy; plan production to maintain fresh inventory; operate and clean food preparation equipment.
Seniority
Mid-level (2-3 years experience)