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At Bon Appetit you won't find our managers referring to a corporate recipe book or our chefs microwaving the lunch special. We do not have standardized recipes or central commissaries, instead, our chefs and managers are expected to stay abreast of current culinary trends and bring cutting edge food into their cafes. We are a restaurant company that operates in contract food service. That means you will have the freedom to be creative, take risks, and truly shine. We are committed to our staff growing, trying new things, and learning all that they can. Our rapid growth and breadth of accounts translates into exciting opportunities for our people!\nJob Summary\nAs a Pastry Chef, you will lead the day-to-day baking and pastry operations for Pepperdine University, delivering exceptional desserts, artisan breads, pastries, and specialty baked goods across residential dining, retail café operations, catering events, and executive hospitality functions. This role oversees the university's comprehensive baking and pastry program, including support for high-profile catered events and VIP executive dining experiences.\nThe Pastry Chef will provide leadership to a team that includes a Sous Chef Baker, driving menu innovation, production excellence, training initiatives, and operational execution. This is an exciting opportunity for a creative, entrepreneurial culinary professional with a passion for baking, hospitality, and developing elevated guest experiences within a collegiate dining environment.\nESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES\nManage the day-to-day baking and pastry operations across campus dining venues.\nProvide leadership, coaching, scheduling, and oversight for the Sous Chef Baker and pastry production team.\nPlan, prepare, and execute a wide variety of desserts, pastries, artisan breads, cookies, cakes, and specialty baked goods.\nDevelop and execute innovative dessert, pastry, and bakery menus that align with seasonal trends, customer preferences, and university initiatives.\nOversee the university's baking and pastry program, including retail café operations, catered events, and VIP executive hospitality spaces.\nLead pastry production and execution for catered functions, special events, commencement activities, donor events, and executive-level gatherings.\nAssist with menu planning, recipe development, and implementation of new pastry concepts and offerings.\nManage purchasing, inventory, ordering, and receiving of pastry ingredients, smallwares, and related supplies.\nDevelop and maintain standardized recipes and production procedures to ensure quality, consistency, and operational efficiency.\nMonitor food costs, labor costs, and overall departmental expenses while maintaining exceptional quality standards.\nEnsure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, HACCP, and company guidelines.\nTrain, mentor, and develop culinary team members on pastry techniques, presentation standards, production methods, and food safety practices.\nCollaborate with culinary leadership and marketing teams to roll out new culinary programs, promotions, and seasonal offerings.\nMaintain the highest standards of food quality, presentation, customer service, and guest satisfaction.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQUALIFICATIONS\n3+ years of pastry, baking, or culinary leadership experience preferred.\nHands-on pastry chef, baker, or dessert production experience required.\nExperience overseeing bakery, pastry, café, catering, or large-scale foodservice operations.\nExperience in higher education dining, restaurants, hotels, resorts, bakeries, corporate dining, or related hospitality environments preferred.\nExtensive catering and banquet dessert production experience preferred.\nHigh-volume batch production and complex foodservice operations experience preferred.\nStrong knowledge of baking techniques, pastry arts, artisan breads, desserts, cakes, confections, and current industry trends.\nDemonstrated experience with menu development, recipe creation, ordering, inventory management, and production planning.\nComprehensive knowledge of food quality, sanitation, food safety systems, and cost controls.\nAbility to lead, train, coach, and develop culinary team members.\nServSafe Certification preferred.\nProficiency\nApply to Bon Appetit today!\nBon Appetit is a member of Compass Group USA.\nClick here to Learn More about the Compass Story\nAssociates atBon Appetit are offered many fantastic benefits.\nMedical\nDental\nVision\nLife Insurance/ AD\nDisability Insurance\nRetirement Plan\nPaid Time Off\nHoliday Time Off (varies by site/state)\nAssociate Shopping Program\nHealth and Wellness Programs\nDiscount Marketplace\nIdentity Theft Protection\nPet Insurance\nCommuter Benefits\nEmployee Assistance Program\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)\nPaid Parental Leave\nPersonal Leave\nAssociates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.\nhttps://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023_WageTransparency_BAMCO.pdf\nCompass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.\nQualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. 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