Assistant Pastry Chef
The Madison Concourse Hotel Jobs
Full-time
On-site
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
The Assistant Pastry Chef supports the hotel’s pastry and bakery operations by producing high-quality, hand-crafted pastries, breads, and desserts made from scratch. This role helps ensure consistency, creativity, and excellence in every product served. The Assistant Pastry Chef assists with daily production, maintains high food-safety standards, and contributes to the development of seasonal and specialty offerings that elevate the guest experience.
Hours: Typical shifts run between 4am-5pm, depending on production needs. A flexible schedule is required, including early mornings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Wage: $21/hour, depending on experience.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the Pastry Chef in preparing, producing, and baking all pastries, desserts, breads, and specialty items from scratch.
- Maintain consistency, flavor profiles, and presentation standards for all pastry and dessert offerings.
- Prepare breakfast pastries such as Danishes, muffins, scones, croissants, and other morning bakery items.
- Organize Mise en place, plan production timelines, and manage prep lists to meet service demands.
- Decorate and finish cakes, tarts, cookies, plated desserts, and special-order items with accuracy and creativity.
- Assist with menu development, seasonal recipe testing, and new product innovation.
- Monitor ingredient inventory, assist with ordering, and follow proper rotation to minimize waste.
- Ensure compliance with food-safety, sanitation, and allergen-control standards.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient work area throughout each shift.
- This position may include additional duties that align with the overall scope of the role and contribute to the continued success of the department. These tasks are designed to support evolving business needs and provide opportunities for skill development and professional growth.
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a scratch pastry or bakery environment.
- Strong foundational knowledge of pastry techniques, production methods, and baking science.
- Demonstrated creativity, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Strong time-management and organizational skills.
- Ability to follow detailed recipes, scaling instructions, and plating guidelines.
- Flexibility to work early mornings, weekends, and holidays as required by business needs.
- ServSafe certification (preferred but not required).
Qualified applicants must be able to complete a pre-employment drug test and background check. The Madison Concourse Hotel is a drug-free workplace.
Benefits
We hire the most highly qualified people available and provide a competitive benefits package which includes:
- Free employee parking underground
- Free employee meal every shift
- Discounted hotel rooms
- Discounts at Circ and Starbucks
- 401-K matching retirement plan
- Paid time off
- $1,000 employee referral bonus!
- Cash Advance: Get the money you've already earned from work before your paycheck arrives! Available as early as your first shift.
- Up to 30% off hotel rooms at Great Wolf Resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada
- Pet Insurance for part time and full time employees
- A vibrant and inclusive work environment that values teamwork and celebrates your contributions!
Full-time positions also offer:
- A rich Quartz health insurance plan
- Delta Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Company-paid basic life insurance and short term disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Additional life insurance policy
Our goal is to improve the quality of work life by using fair and consistent treatment and providing equal growth opportunities for all team members. We are an equal opportunity employer as defined by federal, state or local laws.