Assistant Pastry Chef

Heirloom Market at Comstock Ferre is a unique space located in quaint historic Old Wethersfield, CT. We are a cafe and bakery, market, event space, and retailer of the full Baker Creek Seeds catalog. Open 6 days a week, we offer carefully crafted coffees using house-made syrups, a scratch breakfast and lunch menu, and dinner drinks during our After Dark service Thursday through Saturday. Shop our busy market showcasing local, regional, and organic items, dine in our beautiful greenhouse or throughout our historic building, and browse through aisles and aisles of Baker Creek seeds. Get to know us even better at @heirloommarket or heirloommkt.com.

Heirloom Market is looking for a full-time Assistant Pastry Chef to join our small but mighty pastry team. Together, we fill our case with breakfast pastries, cookies, pies, cakes and cupcakes, sourdough bread, and more. We are known for our gluten free, dairy free, and vegan offerings. The ideal candidate would be well-rounded, know how to write–and also work flexibly with–a prep list, able to work independently, willing to train and set a positive example for new and existing staff, efficient, and passionate about baking. Weekends are a must!

Responsibilities include:

• Assist pastry chef with pastry preparation
• Assist with morning bake-off of pastry items
• Follow recipes as written, but know how ingredients work and how to manipulate recipes for a desired flavor or outcome
• Fluent knowledge of baker’s math and how to scale recipes up and down
• Handle food safely
• Keep station, kitchen, and storage areas clean and organized

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years experience in a professional kitchen
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Attention to detail, organized, and focused
• Ability to work independently as well as with the team

Compensation:

Hourly, BOE. Eligible for health benefits.