La Saison de Patisserie is a Vancouver base Asian-fusion French patisserie focusing on artisan French pastries, entremets, chocolate and sandwiches. We also serve high quality roasted coffee and premium tea.
Our brand is focused on providing an exceptional café experience and supporting our local communities. La Saison offers its team opportunities to grow within the family-owned company and flexibility to enjoy a positive work/life balance.
We’re currently looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual that loves their craft in both laminated pastries and entremets and will carry out our highest-quality product to join our team. The ideal candidate is a team player who works well under pressure in a dynamic and fast paced environment. As a senior pastry cook, you are required to demonstrate high quality consistent production with minimal supervision. If you are recognized for being team-oriented, motivated, energetic and organized, we invite you to apply.
NOTE: Must be a Canadian Resident or be able to work in Canada without visa assistance*
Duties and responsibilities:
- Assist chef with daily production (veinosseries, entremets, macaron, cookies, etc.)
- Accountable for inventory management
- Maintains sanitation standards throughout the kitchen to comply with Provincial regulations
- Complete assigned daily prep items with high quality and fresh ingredients
- Maintain an organized and clean prep/work area meeting Food Safe Standard
- Assemble & decorate cakes for pre-orders and store displays
- Work closely with teammates to support the completion of daily cleaning tasks
- Sample ingredients, mix, and finished products to ensure standards, quality and created flavor profiles are met
- Ability to learn and adapt to new tasks quickly
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask
- Presenting baked pastry goods in a visually appealing and professional manner.
- Work with management and staff to create new recipes. Design and execute innovate new seasonal entramet, pastry
- Ensure proper rotation of stock (FIFO)
Experience Required:
- Red Seal is an asset
- Diploma/Certification in a culinary discipline
- 3 years experience in fast paced patisserie environment
- 1 year lamination experience is an asset
- Food Safe Level 1 is required
- Adaptability, flexibility, and a willingness to create seasonal menu with creativity designs
- Ability to be mobile on the kitchen floor for extended periods of time (8 hours)
- Ability to lift medium to large items, up to 50 pounds, while using appropriate equipment and safety techniques
- Availability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays and occasionally with early mornings
Personal Suitability
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Reliability and Consistent
- Organized
We look forward to meeting you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Company events
- Free coffee
- Staff discount
- Flexible schedule
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Pay: $20.00-$22.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
