Benefits/Perks
- Flexible Scheduling
- Competitive Compensation with commissions
- Career Advancement Opportunities
Job SummaryWe are seeking a Pastry Chef to join our team! In this role, you will prepare a variety of desserts, pastries, and other sweets. The ideal candidate has previous bakery experience and a passion for developing innovative desserts. If you are creative, hardworking, and want to share your tasty creations with customers, we’d like to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Prepare a variety of desserts and sweets, including cakes, pies, cookies, breads, and pastries
- Develop new and innovative recipes
- Decorate cakes and baked goods
- Clean and sanitize equipment and baking areas
- Prepare custom orders
- Track, maintain, and order inventory as necessary
- Supervise pastry assistants and bakers
Qualifications:
- Previous experience as a baker, pastry chef, or in a similar role is preferred
- Ability to use professional-grade kitchen appliances and equipment
- Knowledge of gluten-free baking, sugar-free baking, and other ingredient limitations
- Knowledge of food safety practices
- Previous experience decorating cakes
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Team player with strong leadership skills
- Available for early morning shifts
A Thyme Savor is a team of experienced & passionate professionals who strive to bring the best in catering to the Wilmington area. We are a family owned business that is loaded with new and fresh ideas, extreme culinary talent and the creativity it takes to help you have an event to remember! We proudly serve the Wilmington, Brunswick county, Pender County areas.Danielle & Jeff Cousler are the owners & founders of Thyme Savor Catering. Danielle is the original Chef and creator and started cooking for people out of her own kitchen almost 20 years ago. Jeff has helped grow and run the business by managing the accounting, marketing and maintaining the grounds & catering equipment.Liz Hiner, the Catering Director, is the go to person for everything wedding related. Liz has extensive catering experience and has helped manage our catering business with a dedication to details and processes that have allowed our company to grow exponentially and become a premier catering company in eastern NC.Brad Hagler, our Executive Chef, is one of the areas most talented chefs. Brad came on board with a lot of experience in the restaurant industry and quickly adapted that knowledge to the catering environment that we operate today. Brad has a traditional yet elegant approach to his dishes and the sauces he prepares which translates to many of our clients saying over and over again that it is the best food they have ever tasted!We have a wide variety of menus with a main focus on traditional, yet elevated Southern and Italian dishes. We source local, fresh & high quality ingredients whenever possible to ensure a delicious experience and, of course, support our small businesses in Eastern North Carolina!We strive to practice environmentally safe and green operations by using biodegradable & recyclable products to help reduce our footprint on earth. Go Green!