Job Details

Pastry Specialist

Department: 10-Bakery

Direct Supervisor: Lead Pastry Chef

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Starting rate of pay: $16.75/hr

Company Benefits:

• Flexible Hours


• Employee Discount


• 10 Paid Holidays (including 2 days for your birthday)*


• Medical/Vision/Dental Package*


• Free Life Insurance*


• Vacation and Sick Leave*


• Voluntary Insurance Plans (Life, Disability, Cancer, Accidental)


• Long Term Disability


• Wellness Program


• Discounted Gym membership (YMCA)


• Matching 401K*


• Management Bonuses*


• *For qualifying positions

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides friendly and courteous service to our customers.


• Takes orders and practices suggestive selling techniques.


• Skillfully proofs and or bakes bakery items for display.


• Decorates and finishes cakes, pies, and desserts.


• Neatly writes on cakes upon customer requests.


• Uses 20 qt mixer to prepare fillings and frostings.


• Accurately takes phone orders and/or phone messages.


• Is knowledgeable and can describe bakery items and ongoing promotions proficiently.


• Properly rotates bakery items to ensure quality and freshness of products.


• Conducts floor checks, ensuring that the shelves are adequately stocked, products merchandised properly rotated, price integrity enforced according to company standards in bakery department.


• May directly train and help develop employees.


• Maintains a safe and sanitary work environment through clean as you go method.


• Fosters a harmonious positive work environment.


• Organize, and replenish necessary ingredient and supply items.


• Ensures all company programs, philosophies and company image are carried out and maintained and fosters good relationships in the community, and collaborates and business partners.


• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Other Job Duties:

• Occasional receiving of merchandise with or without the DSD (Direct store delivery) gun.


• Periodic taking of, downloading and auditing inventories.


• Any tasks as deemed necessary by management.

Physical Requirements:

• 18 years of age or older (operates heavy machinery).


• Must be able to safely lift 50 lbs unassisted.


• Stands for extended periods of time with frequent bending and stooping required during the course of the workday.


• Requires manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination for various activities.

Additional Requirement:

• Ability to read and understand recipes and measuring quantities.


• Must be able to work under extreme temperatures (Hot oven and freezers).


• May require working occasional longer shifts (10 hours) due to business needs.


• May require working overnight, early mornings, evenings weekends and holidays.