Pastry Cook

Working in our award-winning restaurants offers you a great job and competitive earnings, plus the following benefits:

• 25% Employee Discount: 25% off the entire check for you and a guest at ANY big Burrito Restaurant Group location; 50% days offered at every location on varying days.
• Paid Time Off for eligible employees
• Health Insurance: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits are available to full-time employees as well as the option to enroll in Aflac supplemental insurance.
• Holiday Closures: All restaurants are closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day (with possible additional holiday closures).
• Free Shift Meal (yum!)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Discounted Pet Insurance

Our specialized pastry cooks work closely with our executive chefs and pastry chefs to create desserts and baked goods that enhance our menu and engage our customers.

• Pastry Cooks assemble dessert components and mignardises, and plate desserts during service.
• Pastry Cooks bake products according to recipe standards.
• Pastry Cooks complete cleaning tasks at the end of the shift.

Required skills and qualifications to be a Pastry Cook with Casbah:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience with at least six months working in a restaurant kitchen in a role involving accurately executing recipes under the direction of a chef or kitchen manager
• Excellent attention to detail and passion for food and pastry work
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively with others
• Able to follow a written recipe
• Basic knife skills for chopping, slicing, dicing, etc.

Preferred skills and qualifications to be a Pastry Cook with Casbah:

• Pastry technique, chocolate work, and bread baking experience
• Fine-dining experience

Physical requirements for Pastry Cook with Casbah:

• Able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 9 hours)
• Able to reach, bend, stoop, and frequently lift up to 25 pounds
• Able to work in an environment that is frequently hot, humid, and loud

Casbah features a menu focused on Mediterranean-inspired cuisine made from local ingredients. From the year-round garden patio to the intimate dining room setting to the cozy lounge, each visit can feel like a new and special experience.

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Other

Job Type: fulltime, parttime

Schedule:

• Weekend availability
• Monday to Friday

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site

Casbah. 229 S Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206