Top 48 Pastry chef Jobs in Des Plaines, Il

Pastry Sous Chef
DO & CO —Des Plaines, IL
- $67,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- 4 years
- Associate's degree
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Executive Pastry Chef
Fabio Viviani Hospitality Group —Chicago, IL
- $75,000 - $80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- 3 years
- Senior level
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8d
pastry chef
Patisserie Coralie —Evanston, IL
- $20 - $23 an hour
- Bakery
- 1 year
- Entry level
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Pastry Chef
Pies of London —Elk Grove Village, IL
- $20 - $23 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- Customer service
- Mid-level
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
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5d
Executive Pastry Chef
Sugar Bliss —Chicago, IL
- $80,000 - $100,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- 5 years
- Bakery
- Recruiting
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Pastry Chef
Wind Creek Hospitality —Chicago, IL
- $52,000 - $71,800 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Hospitality
- ServSafe
- Mid-level
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
Pastry Sous Chef
RPM Seafood —Chicago, IL
- $60,000 - $90,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Restaurant
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Catering by Michaels Pastry Sous Chef
Catering by Michaels —Morton Grove, IL
- $25 - $28 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Spanish
- Microsoft Outlook
- Computer literacy
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Part Time Assistant Pastry Chef
U3 Coffee —Forest Park, IL
- From $20 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- ServSafe
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- In-person
- Store discount
- Paid time off
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8d
Pastry Chef
Towne & Oak —Winnetka, IL
- $22 - $23 an hour
- Full-time
- ServSafe
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- In-person
- Employee discount
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8d
Pastry Chef de Partie
Bazaar Meat —Chicago, IL
- Restaurant
- Entry level
- Kitchen
Assistant Pastry Chef
Exmoor Country Club —Highland Park, IL
- $21 - $23 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Serving
- Pass drug screening
- Mid-level
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Pastry Sous Chef
Asador Bastian —Chicago, IL
- $65,000 - $68,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Mentoring
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5d
Pastry Chef de Partie
Bar Mar —Chicago, IL
- Restaurant
- Entry level
- Kitchen
Pastry Helper
DO & CO —Des Plaines, IL
- $19.35 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Entry level
- Kitchen
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
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Assistant Pastry Chef - Ballyhoo Hospitality
Ballyhoo Hospitality —Chicago, IL
- $25 - $28 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Bakery
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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3d
Pastry Sous Chef
The Gage —Chicago, IL
- $60,000 - $70,000 a year
- Full-time
- ServSafe
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Program Manager/Pastry Chef
Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford —Oak Park, IL
- $68,870 - $86,087 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities
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Baker
Foodville, Inc. —Chicago, IL
- $21 - $26 an hour
- Part-time
- 11+ years
- Mid-level
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Paid time off
- Employee discount
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Maple & Ash Chicago - Pastry Supervisor
MAPLE & ASH CHICAGO —Chicago, IL
- $25 - $30 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- 1 year
- Ability to lift 25 pounds
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Pastry Sous Chef

DO & CO -
Des Plaines, IL

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Job Details

Full-time
$67,000 a year

Qualifications

Team leadership
Employee relationship building
HACCP
Managing kitchen staff
Baked goods production
Associate's degree
Cross-functional communication

Full Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title Pastry Sous Chef
Reports to Executive Pastry Chef

Position Purpose:
Leads kitchen team in chef's absence. Provides guidance to junior pastry staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, pastry preparation, and presentation. Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients. Trains new culinary employees and motivate them.

Duties and responsibilities
Example of Duties
Essential Functions

Average
Percent
of Tim e

45 % Assist in managing day-to-day pastry operations and pastry team. Execute Daily Food Service, Quality, Technique, Portion, Presentation and Cost Control. Examine the freshness of ingredients and participate in food tastings. Standardize Production Recipes to ensure consistent quality. Ensure there is no shortages or discrepancies in products or ingredients and inform the Executive Chef accordingly. Manage, motivate, and train pastry team and enforce compliance and issue disciplinary as needed.

25 % Participate in the growth of overall catering: Cost, Quality, Presentation and Innovation.
Ensure production processes, quality standards and deadlines are met. Ensure products meet the meal specifications and the utmost quality standards at all times.

15 % Support the Executive Pastry Chef with catering proposals, creativity, cost control, reports, schedule. Ensure availability of kitchen personnel based on business needs.

10 % Ensure that appropriate Maintenance and Safety Standards are followed and that kitchen team strictly adheres to state and federal regulations when it comes to food storage, handling and preparation and other safety and sanitation codes involving culinary utensils, kitchen equipment and overall cleanliness. Maintain Culinary Excellence Standards. Train, motivate and manage kitchen personnel and supervise culinary activities as assigned.

Supportive Functions
In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the supervisor based upon the particular requirements of DO&CO.

Identify new pastry techniques and presentations.
Responsible for understanding the company’s business, goals, culture and challenges.
Guarantee credibility to the culinary functions through professional qualifications, experience, leadership, and highest levels of efficiency.
Analyze trends, root causes and look for opportunities to improve work environment
Ensure compliance with all policies, practices and regulations
Provide coaching and trainings to support staff
Conduct meetings with Union Representative as needed
Create and maintain reports as requested by and for management

Organizational Relationships

Positions directly reporting to this position:

Pastry Chef
Pastry Cook
Pastry Helper
Pastry Production Supervisor

Qualifications
Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Excellent interpersonal skills that build trust and instill confidence.
Detail-oriented, organized, self-motivated
Ability to deal with heavy workload, work in a team as well as independently, in a fast-paced environment
Ability to accurately monitor and reduce wastage
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff in different functions and levels
Must be able to perform with a sense of urgency and a hands on approach to kitchen needs
Must complete assign tasks within the given time and meet kitchen ready deadlines
Schedule Flexibility (different shifts - night, weekends, holidays)
HACCP Knowledge

Education & Experience

Minimum of 4 years’ culinary experience in a high-volume, full-service kitchens managing at least a team of 5 members.
An Associate’s degree in Pastry Arts
Mastery of baking techniques and knowledge of current catering industry trend

Amount of Time Vision Demands Required
None Under 1/3 1/3 to 2/3 Over 2/3 No special vision requirements
Physical Activities Stand X Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) X
Walk X Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) X
Sit X Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) X
Use hands to finder, handle, load, or feed X Peripheral vision X
Reach with hands and arms X Depth perception X
Climb or balance X Ability to adjust focus X
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl X
Talk X Noise Level Exposure
Hear X Very quiet
Taste X Quiet
Smell X Moderate X
Weight and Force Demands Up to 10 pounds X Loud X
Up to 25 pounds X Very Loud
Up to 50 pounds X
Up to 100 pounds X
More than 100 pounds X
Mental Functions Compare X
Analyze X
Communicate X
Copy X
Coordinate X
Instruct X
Compute X
Synthesize X
Evaluate X
Interpersonal Skills X
Compile X
Negotiate X
Work Environment Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) X
Work near moving mechanical parts X
Work in high, precarious places X
Fumes or airborne particles X
Toxic or caustic chemicals X
Outdoor weather conditions X
Extreme cold (non-weather) X
Extreme heat (non-weather) X
Risk of electrical shock X
Work with explosives X
Risk of radiation X
Vibration X

Acknowledgment
I have received, reviewed and fully understand the job description. I further understand that I am responsible for the satisfactory execution of the essential functions described therein, under any and all conditions as described. I am aware that this job description is not exhaustive of all job responsibilities. Other tasks may be added by the Management according to business requirements.

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