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Overnight Assistant Production Pastry Chef - Flour Breadquarters - 1 Design Center Place, Boston, MA

Do you like to eat (and make) award winning baked goods and sandwiches?

Do you like managing an all-star team in a wonderful environment?

If so, do we have an opportunity for you! Flour Bakery + Cafe is now hiring for an Overnight Assistant Production Pastry Chef to join our growing team! This person will work with owner Joanne Chang and the entire Flour team to ensure that the missions of Flour are being met at all times.

The Overnight Assistant Production Pastry Chef is a commissary (aka Big Kitchen) manager reporting to the Production Pastry Chef and supporting them in achieving the objectives and performance goals within the context of the Flour mission. Success in the Overnight Assistant Production Pastry Chef role involves providing exceptional attention to products while developing team members through one-on-one coaching and training.

Day-to-Day Performance Expectations:

Keep lines of communication open between you, the other Big Kitchen managers, the Big Kitchen pastry team and the pastry teams in the retail spaces.
Come to weekly meetings with the production pastry chef and other assistant production pastry chef with an agenda of items to work on as well as questions and issues
Support the bakers in their work; troubleshoot issues, help make smooth transitions with menu and operational changes and jump in to help manage workload,
Always maintain a calm and composed demeanor
Maintain a clean, neat, and organized production pastry kitchen including work station, ovens, walk in/freezer, and dry storage
Maintain strict sanitation standards for you and your team, adhering to both city and state regulations; keep ServSafe certification up to date
Maintain standard ordering practices based on bakery demand
Strive for continuous improvement of our processes in the BK kitchen and move to make it as efficient as possible with the highest possible quality food being produced
Be vigilant with product quality; taste three things daily and take note of any pastry that is not compliant with our vision
Hire, train and take part in one-on-one coaching for your team with the support of the production pastry chef. Assist with staff reviews.
Be approachable for questions from all staff; keep a pulse on staff -frustrations and goals
Write a production list for each baker with room for flexibility
Utilize our crunchtime ordering system to assist in inventory and cost controls
Check the schedule for the production pastry chef before it goes out

Skills for Qualification:

A minimum of 3 years of professional pastry experience
At least 1 years of management experience preferred
Early morning, evening, holiday, and weekend availability is a must
Eager to learn
Open to feedback and committed to continuous improvement
Have a passion for great food and pastry.
Experience coaching, training, and developing others
Spanish speaking preferred or a willingness to learn and grow ability to speak spanish

Compensation:

The starting salary for this position is $64,000 annualized ($57,000 base plus a $7000 overnight differential)

Additional Information:

Flour offers a fantastic work environment, an unparalleled commitment to training and communication to make you a better baker (plus all the pastries you can eat)! We offer benefits such as health/dental/vision insurance, 401k with a generous match, a transportation subsidy in early mornings if you don't own a car, paid vacation/sick time, a great staff meal policy, and regular field trips to other bakeries and pastry businesses. We offer a real commitment to growth - both in your pastry knowledge and to growing into more senior positions if that is an interest of yours!

Compensation: $64,000.00 per year

find your calling

people who work at Flour come from all different walks of life…and there are a few characteristics that we all share.

working hard, doing a great job, the camaraderie of our co-workers, looking at things with a thoughtful and critical eye, we all have a great sense of humor (if we do say so ourselves!), we give and accept feedback with grace and we encourage each other to speak up when suggestions come to mind.

if these traits sound familiar and you have a passion for delicious food, please apply! we look forward to receiving your application.

growth

at Flour any path is possible. our current leaders started at every level and continue to grow every day. if you are eager to learn, open to feedback and committed to never settling for mediocrity there is no limit to your growth with us!

Flour offers a fantastic work environment and an unparalleled commitment to training to make you a better team member (plus all the pastries you can eat)! on top of competitive benefits and pay, we offer a real commitment to growth – both in your skill/knowledge and growing into more senior positions.

we can't wait to meet you...this could be the start of something sweet!

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