Evening Baker

Located in West Town Chicago, Aya Pastry celebrates the best of seasonal ingredients, with products crafted with precision and love. Aya Pastry offers a creative take on signature breads along with celebratory cakes, whimsical sweets, and breakfast pastries. The expansive bakery produces baked goods in large volume for our wholesale and retail customers.

Aya won Eater’s National Pastry Chef of the Year in 2016, was nominated in 2017 for James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef, and won the Chicago Tribune’s Pastry Chef of the Year in 2018. The bakery recently received the "Best New Baked Good Empire" title for the 2021 Eater Awards. Come on by to join our amazing team

Qualifications:

- 2 years or more experience in pastry/bread production
- Must maintain a high level of cleanliness and be aware of all food safety standards (must have Illinois' food handler's certificate)
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Must have a flexible schedule including the ability to work on holidays
- A great attitude, an eagerness to learn, and passion for pastry

Responsibilities:

- Daily production for all dessert items; including but not limited to dessert components, cakes, and pastries
- Ability to follow directions and recipes
- Assist in kitchen organization and cleanliness
- Daily check of pars and quality
- Fulfill orders for delivery given by pastry sous chef or executive pastry chef
- Baking off croissant, and breakfast pastries
- Closing the building