Pastry Chef

About the Role

Zarky’s Fine Foods is looking for a skilled and creative Pastry Chef who takes pride in exceptional baking, beautiful presentation, and consistent quality. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys working with quality ingredients, has strong attention to detail, and works well as part of a team.

You will prepare a variety of pastries, cakes, desserts, and other baked goods, helping create products our customers will love for everyday enjoyment, special occasions, and holiday celebrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, bake, and finish products: Produce pastries, cakes, tarts, and other desserts using established recipes and techniques, maintaining consistent flavour, texture, and presentation.
• Organize daily production: Plan and prioritize preparation and baking to meet customer demand, special orders, and seasonal requirements.
• Bring creativity to the menu: Help develop new products and seasonal features while maintaining quality and practical production standards.
• Maintain an organized, food-safe workspace: Follow proper sanitation, food handling, allergen management, storage, and labelling procedures.
• Support efficient teamwork: Monitor ingredient levels, rotate stock, minimize waste, and communicate with the team to keep production running smoothly.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous professional experience in pastry preparation, baking, and dessert finishing.
• Strong knowledge of baking techniques, ingredients, and food safety practices. Formal pastry or culinary training is an asset.
• Excellent organization, time management, and attention to detail, with the ability to maintain quality during busy periods.
• A reliable, collaborative approach and a genuine passion for creating delicious, beautifully presented products.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00-$25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Are you able to start at 4:00am?

Experience:

• Food safety: 2 years (required)
• Baking: 2 years (required)
• Kitchen experience: 1 year (required)
• Food industry: 1 year (required)

Location:

• Hamilton, ON L8W 2E7 (preferred)

Work Location: In person