Lead Pastry Chef - Quick Hire!

Harmons is a well-established grocery store chain known for its commitment to providing fresh, high-quality products and exceptional customer service. They emphasize a community-focused approach and a dedication to excellence in all departments. Within the Harmons retail locations, the bakery is a vital component, offering a wide variety of fresh pastries and baked goods that meet the highest standards of quality and freshness. This bakery is staffed by passionate culinary professionals who strive to deliver outstanding products daily, ensuring that customers have access to delicious and beautifully crafted pastries. Harmons operates with a customer-centric philosophy, ensuring that all team members contribute not only through their technical skills but also through excellent service and collaboration with their colleagues. This role is classified as a general purpose position within the bakery department, offering hourly pay ranging between $17.64 and $21.00, making it an attractive opportunity for skilled pastry chefs who are passionate about quality and customer satisfaction. The Pastry Chef role at Harmons Bakery is a multi-faceted position that involves both hands-on baking and leadership responsibilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing, cooking, mixing, baking, assembling, packaging, labeling, and decorating a variety of pastries to maintain the highest quality standards. Additionally, the role includes crucial inventory management tasks such as ordering, receiving, and storing ingredients and finished products. The Pastry Chef will also ensure the bakery maintains an appropriate product assortment and inventory levels to meet customer demand while minimizing waste through careful stock rotation and date monitoring. Beyond production, the position requires strong organizational skills as the Pastry Chef will develop production sheets for the team, assist with inventory counts, and communicate regularly with store leadership including the Store Director, Bakery Manager, and others. Notably, this role also involves mentorship duties, including training and educating other pastry chefs to foster a skilled and motivated team. The ideal candidate enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates professionalism in communication, and is committed to adhering to company policies and food safety standards. Working at Harmons Bakery means contributing to a team environment dedicated to exceptional customer service and delicious baked goods while consistently upholding the integrity and reputation of the establishment. This position may require flexibility to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.

• A high school diploma or GED preferred
• One year of bakery experience preferred
• Current Food Handler’s Permit
• Ability to read and follow a recipe
• Basic math skills used to half or double recipes
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Solid communication skills including verbal and listening skills
• Ability to professionally and appropriately handle conflict
• Ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for personal and team success
• Ability to make logical, significant decisions using recognized skills and techniques
• Integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, self-directed
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays