Pastry Chef

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North York, Ontario, Canada Sweet Addictions Full-time $56,000 - $60,000 Contract

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Pastry Chef Company Description Sweet Addictions is a Toronto-based halal bakery, dessert café, and catering brand specializing in custom cakes, fresh pastries, specialty desserts, dessert tables, wholesale orders, and corporate catering. With two locations in Toronto, Sweet Addictions serves walk-in customers, corporate clients, event planners, weddings, and private celebrations. Role Description The Pastry Chef is a full-time, on-site role based at our Sherbourne location in Toronto. This position is responsible for leading the production of pastries, cakes, plated desserts, baked goods, and catering items while maintaining Sweet Addictions’ standards for quality, consistency, and presentation. The Pastry Chef will oversee daily production, support menu development, introduce new products, train team members, and support café, catering, wholesale, and custom cake orders. Core Responsibilities
• Prepare and supervise the production of pastries, cakes, desserts, baked goods, and catering items.
• Introduce new pastries, seasonal items, and specialty desserts.
• Ensure all items meet standards for taste, presentation, portion control, and consistency.
• Manage daily production schedules and assign duties to pastry and bakery team members.
• Train and support team members in baking, pastry preparation, decorating, and production standards.
• Review catering and event orders to ensure proper preparation and timing.
• Maintain recipes, monitor ingredient usage, reduce waste, and support profitability.
• Inspect ingredients and deliveries to ensure quality standards are met.
• Enforce proper food safety, sanitation, storage, and health regulations.
• Collaborate with management, front-of-house, wholesale, and catering teams.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen work environment. Qualifications
• Minimum 8 years of baking, pastry, or confectionery experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience in a bakery, pastry kitchen, café, catering kitchen, or high-volume production environment.
• Strong knowledge of pastries, cakes, plated desserts, doughs, fillings, icings, and decorating techniques.
• Experience with custom cakes, catering production, and bulk orders is an asset.
• Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, or Hospitality certification preferred.
• Food Handler Certificate required.
• Strong leadership, time management, organization, and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English with team members and management.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, weekends, holidays, and peak event periods as needed. Physical Requirements
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and reach for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs frequently and up to 50 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to work in a kitchen environment with exposure to heat, cold, moisture, flour/dust, and kitchen equipment. Compensation Pay: CA$56,000.00 – CA$60,000.00 per year

Job Type
Full-time, Permanent Benefits
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Store discount Work Location In person Sweet Addictions 462 Sherbourne St Toronto, ON M4X 1K2

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