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Bakery Pastry Chef (Donuts) (Part Time, Flexible Schedule)

Adams Fairacre Farms, Inc.
Part-time
On-site
Wappingers Falls, New York, United States
$18 - $26.10 USD hourly

Who we are at Adams

At Adams, we prioritize creating a warm and welcoming environment for both our customers and team members. We believe exceptional customer service goes beyond meeting needs—it’s about treating everyone with genuine respect, kindness, and appreciation. Each team member is expected to greet customers personally, serve them with friendly, polite, and knowledgeable assistance, and always put customer needs above other tasks. Additionally, we value a workplace where employees treat each other with the same courtesy and respect as our customers, fostering a collaborative and supportive atmosphere that reflects our commitment to service excellence.

What we’re looking for

Adams Employees are expected to provide friendly service to our valuable customers, ensuring that each experience reflects the commitment to quality Adams is known for. For the Pastry Chef, this includes excellent customer service, assisting with orders, knowing pastry products and prices, maintaining visual and quality standards, tracking inventory and waste, and leading high-volume production of pastries such as donuts, cannoli, tarts, cheesecakes, and pâte à choux. The pastry area should always be clean, organized, and fully stocked.

Your Day-to-Day 

  • Provide friendly, helpful service while taking pastry orders in person and over the phone
  • Greet and thank customers to create a warm, welcoming experience
  • Prepare a high volume of pastries from scratch, including donuts, cannoli, tarts, cheesecakes, mini pastries, brownies, and pâte à choux
  • Package and display fresh pastries with attention to quality and visual appeal
  • Stay knowledgeable about pastry offerings, pricing, and seasonal features
  • Rotate and stock pastry cases to maintain freshness and keep displays full
  • Maintain cleanliness and organization of the pastry area, including tools, equipment, and workspaces
  • Receive and store deliveries, track inventory and waste, and ensure proper labeling and dating
  • Support bakery teammates and assist with general bakery tasks as needed
  • If assigned: Prepare specialty donuts, including mixing, frying, filling, glazing, and decorating according to seasonal or promotional themes
  • If assigned: Make fresh apple cider donuts
  • If assigned: Finish and decorate items for display such as pastries, donuts, or cakes

What you bring to the Farm

  • Professional pastry or baking experience; culinary degree or 2+ years in a commercial kitchen preferred
  • Strong knowledge of pastries and Adams’ baked goods to better assist both customers and teammates
  • Ability to model and uphold Adams’ culture of respect, quality, and service
  • Willingness to work as part of a collaborative team and communicate clearly with both co-workers and customers
  • Consistently bring enthusiasm, positivity, and a customer-first attitude to each shift
  • Able to read and follow recipes and pastry order tickets with accuracy
  • Basic math skills for measuring, scaling, and recipe adjustments
  • Commitment to food safety and adherence to department safety procedures; certification preferred
  • Dependable, on-time, and able to work the full scheduled shift at a productive pace
  • Focused and attentive to detail to reduce product waste and maintain safety

Working Conditions

  • Consistently move, adjust, and position items weighing up to 50 pounds
  • Ability to remain in a stationary position for duration of shift
  • Occasionally ascend/descend a stepstool, stepladder, and/or ladder
  • Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers for duration of shift
  • Communicate with others to exchange information
  • Access to coolers and freezers within the Bakery.
  • Access to garbage and cardboard compactor/crusher.
  • Move and work quickly and productively with other coworkers.
  • Follow all department safety policy and procedures.
  • Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces

Perks of the Job

At Adams, we believe in recognizing and rewarding excellent work with competitive compensation and meaningful benefits. In addition to quality compensation, at Adams you can expect generous medical, dental and vision coverage (for applicable roles), voluntary benefits like pet insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, flexible pay schedules with DailyPay, and best of all, our generous Employee Discount.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions – including skill sets, experience, training, certifications and other business needs.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is: $18.00 - $26.10. At Adams, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each situation. We’re committed to providing a supportive and rewarding environment that helps our team members thrive—both professionally and personally.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general responsibilities of this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required for this position. It is understood that these responsibilities are subject to the needs of the business and therefore Adams retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

I understand that other responsibilities may be required and confirm that I am able to carry out the duties of this position.