Executive Pastry Sous Chef | Commissary | $125K-$150K + Bonus
Job Description
Job Description
Executive Pastry Sous Chef | Bronx Production Facility
$125,000-$150,000 + Bonus | 90+ Year NYC Specialty Food Retailer
Lead pastry production, producing 1,500-2,500+ items daily for 6-8 premium retail locations across thetri-state area.
The Role:
- Manage pastry department: 10-15 pastry cooks and decorators
- Oversee production of laminated doughs, viennoiserie, cakes, tarts, cookies, and seasonal items
- Partner with Culinary Director on menu development
- Ensure quality consistency across all retail locations
- Control labor schedules, inventory, purchasing, and pastry P&L
- Build production systems for items that maintain quality 24-48 hours post-production
Requirements:
- 5+ years producing 1,000+ pastry items daily in commissary, production bakery, or multi-unit operation (not single restaurant/hotel)
- 3+ years managing pastry teams of 10+ people
- Production facility experience (producing for multiple locations, not single-restaurant service)
- Strong technical skills: lamination, tempering, decorating, scaling recipes for high volume
- Examples of relevant backgrounds: Production bakeries (wholesale operations), commissary pastry operations, airline catering pastry, multi-unit bakery operations (supplying 5+ locations)
- Experience producing for retail (packaged items that hold quality 24-48 hours)
- Spanish bilingual strongly preferred (pastry team is predominantly Spanish-speaking)
NOT a fit if:
- You've only done restaurant/hotel plated desserts (even "high-volume")
- Daily production was under 500 items
- The largest team was under 5 people
- You've never managed packaging/labeling for delayed consumption
Why This Works:
- Commissary hours (early mornings, more predictable than restaurant pastry)
- Your work reaches thousands daily across multiple locations
- Creative input on seasonal programs and menu development
- Manage a substantial team, not a solo pastry chef with 1-2 assistants
Compensation: $125K-$150K + discretionary bonus | Medical/Dental/Vision + 401(k) | Free On-Site Parking
Apply: Email resume. Answer briefly:
- Daily pastry volume you've managed (give us a number)
- Largest pastry team you've led (how many people)
- Have you produced pastries for multiple locations (commissary/multi-unit)? (Yes/No)
- Type of operation (commissary/production bakery/multi-unit/restaurant/hotel)
We'll only contact candidates with large-scale production facility experience.
Company DescriptionRestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!
Company Description
RestaurantZone is one of the fastest-growing national recruiting agencies in the hospitality/restaurant space. We are a research-based retained recruitment agency & hybrid tech company that focuses on key roles for restaurants and hospitality. RestaurantZone has been featured in National Restaurant News and Total Foods Service Magazine and has worked with reputable brands like Red Lobster, Vapiano's, Chick-fil-a, Sbarro’s, McDonald's, Domino's, Cracker Barrel, Google, and Facebook. We are the cutting edge of recruiting with tech-savvy recruiters with over 100+ collective years of experience working on the team. We have hundreds of jobs to fill and grow! Our recruiters work the entire country and focus on all major locations including Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Houston, Las Vegas, Denver, Hawaii, and more!