Executive Pastry Specialist

2 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Beatrix - River North Full time
Beatrix - River North

Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 per year

About Beatrix - River North

We are a neighborhood coffeehouse, restaurant, and meeting place highlighting comfort food dishes, vegetarian choices, and healthy-meets-delicious specials. Our beverage program features fresh-squeezed juice cocktails, local craft beers, and all-American wines. Our coffee bar showcases house blends from Beatrix Coffee Roasters, barista-created lattes, Bulletproof Coffee, Nitro, and signature cookies and in-house pastry favorites.

Career Opportunities

We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion, and the drive to be the best. We reward our teams with top-notch benefits, career-long training and development, and opportunities for growth. If you want a career at a progressive company with a long-standing commitment to people, join our caring and creative team.

Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow
  • Receive up to 50% of your previous day's pay
  • BCBS health insurance & other options including dental
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Restaurant discounts
  • Opportunities for career growth
Job Description: Pastry Cooks

PPastry Cooks are responsible for the preparation, production, and presentation of baked goods, pastries, and/or desserts.

Essential Functions

  • Prepare baked goods according to prescribed recipes and/or special requests
  • Assist Chef in overseeing the bread and/or pastry inventory and communicating needs to ordering manager
  • Available to work a variety of hours, days, and shifts, including weekends
  • Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives
  • Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
  • Ability to multitask calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
  • Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
  • Able to move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to stand and walk for an entire shift and move safely through all areas of the restaurant, which may include stairs, uneven or slick surfaces
Key Responsibilities and Duties
  • Prepare ingredients needed for bread, pastry, and/or dessert recipes as needed
  • Follow all prescribed portioning controls and par levels
  • Maintain food safety and quality standards
  • Ability to read a thermometer correctly and efficiently
  • Communicate any food delays or issues to Coordinator
  • Maintain menu item counts and communicate to Management and service staff when quantities fall below restaurant specific minimum quantity
  • Accurately account for all items coming out of the station
  • Understand and follow the food allergy procedure and special orders/restrictions
  • Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
  • Follow all rules, policies, procedures, and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
  • Get along well with others and be a team player
  • Other duties will be assigned as needed
  • Be able to work a variety of hours, days, and shifts, including weekends
  • Get along with others and be a team player


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