Assistant Pastry Chef

Assistant Pastry Chef position - Full Time

Summary of our Verzenay's business: We make handcrafted French baked goods, pastries, with no artificial ingredients! Everything we make is in house and our business is retail direct to cutomers only. We do not focus on Wholesale.

We started our business in 2014 at the Green City Farmer's market in Lincoln Park, and opened our new Store front in Lincoln Park, July, 2021. We are a proud Women owned business.

$18-$20- per hour, depending on your experience and expertise. Full time. Experience in Pastry and Cake making/decorator environment is required. 

Please send resumes to [email protected] and/or  Call 817-875-0699 for any questions.

Assistant Pastry Chef

• Most important is to have a desire to make great looking and great tasting french pastries and desserts and other pastries.
• Skilled to build cake layers, decorate cakes and to get trained and work under seasoned Lead Pastry Chefs. You will learn a lot from the lead chef in areas of Cakes and refined entremets/desserts areas of our patisserie & bakery business..
• Utilize the seasonal fruits and ingredients to showcase seasonal products.
• Bring the best of the global, ethnic flavors as needed - overall be creative or at least work alongside the main pastry chef and owner to roll out already established concepts and new products successfully.
• Ensure that all food and products are consistently prepared and served according to the bakery’s recipes, portioning, cooking and serving standards.
• Should have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Take delivery of supplies and store in designated areas as soon as receiving the products.
• Should be able to lift objects weighing about 50lbs, lift, bend and stand for long hours during shifts.
• Prepare a wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, bread, pastries, tarts, desserts etc. following traditional and modern recipes.
• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
• Fill-in for fellow employees where needed; Work as a team and train other employees as needed.

 Application Questions

Key questions:

• How many years of Baking and or Pastry experience do you have?
• Are you authorized to work in the following country: United States?
• Are you willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations?