Pastry Chef

Job Description

Job Description

Maman - Pastry Chef - Washington DC

Description

Maman is a French bakery, café and leading lifestyle brand founded in 2014 by owners Elisa Marshall & Benjamin Sormonte, with locations across North America and Canada. Inspired by family traditions, and the highest quality ingredients, maman offers a selection of delicious baked goods {including their famous nutty chocolate chip cookie}, coffee, fresh breakfast, and lunch options spanning from hearty salads & sandwiches to savory quiches. In addition to hosting intimate events, maman has partnered with leading brands for partnerships and activations. From baby showers and birthday parties to engagements, they're able to help celebrate customers & make new beautiful memories. In September 2021, maman founders Elisa Marshall & Benjamin Sormonte released the highly anticipated maman : the cookbook.

We’re looking for a passionate Pastry Chef to join our DC team! Our ideal candidate is passionate about food, beverages, and welcoming customers through our doors. You have experience in successfully managing a team, fostering unity, and working together to accomplish daily goals. No task is too small for you. You’ll be able to speak authentically about who we are, and every item on our food and beverage menu. You love cookies, you are always ready to lend a helping hand to a colleague & you don’t take yourself too seriously. You will be based at our DC Commissary location. Let us know when you come in for an interview and we will do our best to accommodate!

Responsibilities of this Role (What you’ll do) :

You will be working as the Pastry chef of Maman in the DC area in the commissary kitchen located at Union market.

You will be in charge of the Pastry department working in close contact with the Savory Chef and Pastry Director.

Organization of the production of the menu with the team

Event and Catering orders production

Hiring, training and schedule management

Supplying different locations of freshly baked goods on a daily basis

Cost controls, stock counts, ordering

Quality and quantity control in regards to the company standards

Help lead a team of {approx. 15 people}

Report directly to your supervisors, and effectively communicate with them regarding your team

Organizing commissary deliveries for the stores in a timely manner.

Answer company emails in a timely manner.

Ensure food and labor costs stay consistent and follow company guidelines.

Keep an eye on your kitchen financial results and motivate your team to constantly go above and beyond.

Create a dynamic and RESPECTFUL work environment with little to no pressure for yourself and the team. (Everything is about anticipation and organization).

Communicate with other departments (General Managers, HR, savory department, Finance department, Regional Director, maintenance department..) and higher management in a timely manner.

Maintain the cleanliness of the kitchen and production at the highest standards and as per the health department guidelines.

Maintain the quality standards at the highest point and the fulfillment of the orders at the maximum quantities.

Guide and drive a team of bakers and porters with daily tasks as well as your production supervisors.

Adapt and resolve different types of situations that you are facing.

Work a flexible schedule that will include weekends, holidays, special events, and or occasional emergencies if needed.

Requirements (What we're looking for) :

Be dynamic, passionate, pedagogue and organized.

Be a great communicator.

Able to perform all tasks required to the production of baked goods. (lifting, cutting, shaping, scaling, pipping…)

Be a solution oriented person.

Share, teach, train your knowledge and passion for the work.

Have a sense of urgency and priority.

Have knowledge in French and American baked goods including fermentation, lamination, dough, quick bread, cakes and different types of creams and fillings.

Have minimum 1-2 years leadership experience

You take complete ownership of your team, cafe and everything needed to provide the best experience to customers

You have a good instinct of knowing what problems to solve on your own, and which ones need to be escalated

You ensure food and safety at all times, and have a servsafe certificate

Create a dynamic and RESPECTFUL work environment with little to no pressure for yourself and the team. (Everything is about anticipation and organization).

Hospitality is your passion, you make a point of keeping up with the latest industry trends

Quality, aesthetics & top notch customer experience is a non-negotiable for you

You make people feel good—your team and guests alike. You lead by example

You learn quickly and are able to adapt to maman’s unique culture

What's in it for you :

Join a fast-growing company committed to not just serving the best cookies & coffees but building a national brand (planning on opening addition 2-3 stores in 2025, possibly more)

Competitive salary, healthcare, & sweet perks for always going the extra mile and living our values

PTO & healthcare & commuter benefits

Training to get you settled into your role, learning opportunities to broaden your skill set that help you thrive at work

Great opportunity to progress with maman, internal mobility and growth will be encouraged when possible

Keep in mind that maman is growing and developing everyday. We all do a little bit of everything & like to roll our sleeves up and get our hands dirty to help a colleague out

We are looking for awesome, hard-working people now that are all about creating the most memorable experience for every single maman customer

Thank you for your interest in maman and look forward to chatting with all of you cookie monsters!

Details :

Pay annual gross salary of  $75K to 90K depending on experience

Schedule Full Time

Experience Minimum 1 - 2 years of experience

Location Maman DC Commissary Kitchen

Salary : $75,000 - $90,000