Head Pastry Chef

2 weeks ago

York, Canada Nonna Lia Full time

**Our Company**

Nonna Lia is a fast-growing Italian eating establishment catered to savvy customers with a premium taste. Over the past 4 years, our team has expanded to ~30 people, with products sold in 10 locations across the GTA. Today, more than 10,000lb of desserts are made and sold in our kitchen every single month.

**Your opportunity**:
You will do great if you have a deep understanding of Italian and international desserts, baking techniques, large volume production, ingredient sourcing, and 2+ years experience in a leadership role.

As a team, we are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a strong ability to delegate and coach, a humble demeanour, and a strong entrepreneurial drive.

**Duties**

As the Head Pastry Chef you will personally oversee a wide range of crucial tasks in our pastry business. These include but are not limited to:

- **Recipe Development**: Lead product improvement and product development activities focused on new or existing dessert lines
- **Quality Control**: Lead product quality control activities required to ensure a consistent experience in line with company policies and expectations
- **Productivity & Operations**: Set up and execute efficient and effective operations in the kitchen, while monitoring and improving productivity and profitability
- **Ingredient Sourcing & Inventory**: Manage pastry inventory, ensuring availability of top quality ingredients while balancing food costs and waste
- **Staff Management**: Lead staff management activities including hiring and firing recommendations, training, coaching, and overall career growth and productivity
- **Health & Safety**: Ensure health and safety policies are developed or implemented to safeguard our customers, employees, and collaborators

**Qualifications**
- Minimum of **5+ years in pastry production**, and **2+ years in a leadership role**:

- Strong understanding of Italian and international desserts and techniques
- Passion for excellence, high-quality ingredients, and innovative techniques
- Proven ability to develop or test new recipes, and scale them for large volume production while maintaining quality and consistency
- Proven ability in managing food costs and production outputs
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong ability to delegate and coach
- A humble demeanour, and a strong entrepreneurial drive
- Knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices for handling ingredients

Pay: $55,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Store discount
- Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

**Experience**:

- pastry production: 5 years (preferred)
- Leadership: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-07-21

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