Head Pastry Chef

About Us:
Trio Pastry Café is a chic new bakery café bringing timeless French pastry craftsmanship to Main Street Unionville. We’re committed to high-quality, elegant bakes with a creative and seasonal edge — all served in a beautifully designed, modern space.

Position Overview:
We’re seeking an experienced Head Pastry Chef/General Manager who can also lead overall café operations. You’ll design and execute our pastry program and run the daily business—overseeing production, service, staff, and profitability. This is a handson leadership role perfect for a culinary professional ready to shape a brand from the ground up.

**Responsibilities**:
Pastry & Culinary Leadership
- Design signature and seasonal menus—viennoiserie, entremets, plated desserts, and savoury bakes
- Oversee all pastry production, ensuring flawless taste, texture, and presentation
- Develop and document recipes, standard operating procedures, and qualitycontrol systems
- Maintain bestinclass foodsafety and cleanliness standards
- Source premium local and seasonal ingredients and cultivate supplier relationships

Café & Business Management
- Lead daytoday café operations: scheduling, ordering, inventory, and service flow
- Recruit, train, and mentor backofhouse and frontofhouse teams, fostering a positive culture
- Manage food cost, labour cost, and P&L targets; drive efficiencies without compromising quality
- Collaborate with ownership on marketing initiatives, events, and seasonal merchandising
- Handle guest relations, resolve issues promptly, and ensure a memorable customer experience

What We’re Looking For:

- 5+ years professional pastry experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role (head pastry chef, chef de partie, or similar).
- Demonstrated knowledge of classic French techniques (lamination, pâte à choux, entremets, glaces, etc.).
- Strong business acumen—experience with inventory, cost control, scheduling, and basic P&L analysis.
- Excellent communication and teambuilding skills; you coach not just direct.
- Comfort working early mornings and managing peakperiod pace.
- Food Handler/Safe Food Certification and familiarity with Ontario health regulations.

Perks:

- Creative authority to build a pastry program that becomes Unionville’s new standard.
- Direct impact on brand growth, menu direction, and guest experience.
- Collaborative ownership that supports professional development and worklife balance.
- Competitive salary, performance bonus potential, staff meals, product discounts, and training opportunities.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care

Application question(s):

- How many years of experience do you have in management?

Work Location: In person

Pay: $150,000.00-$180,000.00 per year

Application question(s):

- How many years of experience do you have in management?

Work Location: In person