Pastry Cook

at  Vanilla Bite Bakery

Responsibilities:

• Measuring and mixing ingredients following standard recipes to produce pastries, creams, confits, mousses, and more
• Making dough and batter for an array of pastries including croissant, puff pastry, tarts, cookies, and cakes
• Making sweet and savory fillings in the style of pastry cream, fruit confit, ganache, frangipane, gelée, caramel, and more
• Filling and rolling croissants
• Making pantry items such as pralines, maple candies, and more
• Regularly contributing to creating new recipes for our rotating menu
• Following food safety standards and maintaining a clean, sanitized work environment
• Overseeing back of the kitchen operations
• Stocking and putting away inventory following FIFO standards

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1-2-years of experience working as a pastry cook, baker or related field. Especially with regards to working with laminated dough
• Demonstrated ability in baking pastries, cakes, cookies, and tarts
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Able to lift up to 25KG of equipment and ingredients

Values:
As a local small business, we believe in establishing long-lasting and healthy relationships with our staff that is uncommon in the industry. We believe that our business’s success is a direct reflection of the quality and hapiness of our staff.
Our objective is to build a sustainable business that uses locally sourced high-quality ingredients, while creating unique products that are irreplicable outside of Toronto. In doing this, we are hoping to contribute to Toronto’s identity and create a business that staff and customers alike take pride in. So, we need staff who are creative, passionate, learning daily, and are looking to push the boudaries of pastry in Canada.
Website: https://vanillabite.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevanillabite/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thevanillabite/
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $20.00-$23.00 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 35 per week

Additional pay:

• Tips

Schedule:

• Every Weekend

Experience:

• Pastry: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In perso

• Measuring and mixing ingredients following standard recipes to produce pastries, creams, confits, mousses, and more
• Making dough and batter for an array of pastries including croissant, puff pastry, tarts, cookies, and cakes
• Making sweet and savory fillings in the style of pastry cream, fruit confit, ganache, frangipane, gelée, caramel, and more
• Filling and rolling croissants
• Making pantry items such as pralines, maple candies, and more
• Regularly contributing to creating new recipes for our rotating menu
• Following food safety standards and maintaining a clean, sanitized work environment
• Overseeing back of the kitchen operations
• Stocking and putting away inventory following FIFO standard