La Saison de Patisserie is a Vancouver base Asian-fusion French patisserie focusing on artisan French pastries, entremets, chocolate and sandwiches. We also serve high quality roasted coffee and premium tea.
Our brand is focused on providing an exceptional café experience and supporting our local communities. La Saison offers its team opportunities to grow within the family-owned company and flexibility to enjoy a positive work/life balance.
We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual that loves their craft in both laminated pastries and entremets and will carry out our highest-quality product to join our team.
The ideal candidate is a team player who works well under pressure in a dynamic and fast paced environment. As a pastry sous chef, you are required to regularly and customarily exercise discretion in supervising the overall operation of the pastry kitchen. In particular, a majority of time is spent on supervising and directing the ensuring quality control, ensuring product availability, and ensuring food safe standards are met. If you are recognized for being team-oriented, motivated, energetic and organized, we invite you to apply.
NOTE: Must be a Canadian Resident or be able to work in Canada without visa assistance*
Full Job Description
NOTE: Must be a Canadian Resident or be able to work in Canada without visa assistance*
Duties and responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing the daily preparation, production, and presentation of food items for service
- Assist chef with daily production (veinosseries, entremets, macaron, cookies, etc.)
- Work closely with Chef to recruit and train new pastry cooks
- Help to manage a team of pastry cooks to ensure proper execution and preparation of products
- Accountable for inventory management and cost control
- Maintains sanitation standards throughout the kitchen to comply with Provincial regulations
- Ordering product and maintaining appropriate ingredient levels
- Complete assigned daily prep items with high quality and fresh ingredients
- Maintain an organized and clean prep/work area meeting Food Safe Standard
- Assemble & design cakes for pre-orders and store displays
- Work closely with teammates to support the completion of daily cleaning tasks
- Sample ingredients, mix, and finished products to ensure standards, quality and created flavor profiles are met
- Ability to learn and adapt to new tasks quickly
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask
- Presenting baked pastry goods in a visually appealing and professional manner.
- Work with management and staff to create new recipes. Design and execute innovate new seasonal entramet, pastry
- Ensure proper rotation of stock (FIFO)
Experience Required:
- Red Seal or equivalent required
- Diploma/Certification in a culinary discipline
- Skilled in sugar & chocolate work an asset
- 3 years experience in fast paced patisserie environment
- 1 year experience in a leadership role is preferred
- Food Safe Level 1 is required
- Experience delivering on the spot coaching and feedback required
- Adaptability, flexibility, and a willingness to create seasonal menu with creativity designs
- Demonstrated commitment to creating an exceptional employee experience
- Ability to be mobile on the kitchen floor for extended periods of time (8 hours)
- Ability to lift medium to large items, up to 50 pounds, while using appropriate equipment and safety techniques
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and occasionally with early mornings
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Reliability and Consistent
- Organized
We look forward to meeting you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Company events
- Free coffee
- Staff discount
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00-$25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Store discount
Flexible language requirement:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Vancouver, BC V5R 6E4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Pastry: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
