Pastry Sous Chef

Overview

The Pastry Sous Chef supports the Chef De Cuisine in leading all aspects of bread, pastry, and viennoiserie production, including quality, consistency, staffing, and systems. This role acts as the day-to-day leader of the pastry department, ensuring smooth operations, training, and team development. The Pastry Sous Chef maintains a hands-on presence in the kitchen, actively producing alongside the team, upholding standards, and modeling a guest-focused, collaborative culture. This position reports directly to the CDC.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all product specifications, quality standards, department rules, and procedures are followed by the pastry team.
• Act as a working leader on shift, assisting with production, baking, lamination, restocking, cleaning, and organizing as needed.
• Partner with the Chef De Cuisine on scheduling, ordering, inventory, and labor management to ensure operational efficiency.
• Train, mentor, and develop pastry staff providing consistent feedback and coaching on technique and best practices.
• Support recipe testing, development, and product launches, contributing ideas that reflect seasonality and Sightglass’s culinary identity.
• Identify efficiencies and workflow improvements; share recommendations with Chef De Cuisine.
• Serve as point of contact for the team when Chef De Cuisine is not on-site; maintain clear communication with leadership about department needs.
• Collaborates regularly with the Sous Chef on overall menu execution.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized kitchen environment in compliance with health and safety standards.
• Participate in monthly inventory counts and assist with cost control efforts.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and professional team culture that aligns with company values.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Benefits

Sightglass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We deliver an ever-evolving and consistently excellent coffee experience. We approach coffee holistically, establishing relationships at every step. We stay true to our welcoming and resourceful culture.