Pastry Production Cook at Daily Provisions

Daily Provisions is your neighborhood café with everything you need throughout the day to dine in or take away.  We open early in the morning with coffee, fresh baked goods, and breakfast sandwiches. Throughout the afternoon and evening, we offer made-to-order sandwiches, slow-roasted rotisserie chicken, seasonal sides, and a selection of beer and wine to toast the day. We're a New York City café from Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group, with a culinary team led by Chef Claudia Fleming. We are open daily at our Union Square, Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Manhattan West, Cobble Hill, and West Village locations.

Who you are:  

The Pastry Cook at the Daily Provisions Bakeshop is responsible for the daily preparation of food and pastry items for service across all Daily Provisions stores. You have a strong passion for food, technique, and an ability to thrive in production heavy environments.  

What you'll do:  

• Consistently deliver a culture of Enlightened Hospitality to guests and team members.
• Demonstrate an understanding of baking and pastry techniques, production, and proper use of kitchen equipment
• Use industrial machinery (including tilt skillets and dough mixers) to prepare hundreds of pounds of dough in a batch, pipe hundreds of crullers per shift, and flawlessly create different types of high-quality baked items 
• Organizes and prepares orders to ship to each Daily Provisions location by processing requests, pulling items, packing totes, and placing orders in delivery area
• Completes packing task by entering required information on all delivery sheets
• Maintain a sound and inquisitive working knowledge of Bakeshop menu items and retain new knowledge of Bakeshop items used across all Daily Provisions stores
• Effectively participate in a professionally run commissary kitchen, including restocking ingredient bins and maintaining inventory
• Maintain an orderly, clean, and neat work area displaying calm professionalism to promote food quality and reduce waste
• Follow all recipes, portioning, proper storage, and FIFO to minimize waste
• Communicate effectively and hospitably with all teams throughout the day
• Perform additional responsibilities as needed and other duties as assigned to support team objectives and operational success. 

What we need from you:  

• Culinary training degree and/or restaurant or bakery experience. Preference given to prior experience in production heavy kitchens
• Knowledge of pastry ingredients and fundamental procedures
• Ability to regularly lift 50 pounds and walk / stand for extended periods of time  
• Comfort with repetitive motion-heavy tasks inclusive of piping for extended periods of time and other similar task
• Ability to thrive in fast paced and high temperature environments
• English fluency preferred, but not required 

What you’ll get from us:

• Competitive hourly rate of $18 - $20/hr*
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off to support you with an active life outside of work
• Paid Parental Leave
• 51% dining discount throughout the USHG family of restaurants
• Flexible Spending Options (health care, dependent care, transit & parking)
• Employee Assistance Program to support overall mental wellbeing
• Exclusive access to primary care, mental health, and other healthcare services
• Matched 401(k) to help you invest in your future
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Access to the USHG HUGS Employee Relief Fund
• Eligibility for the USHG Digital Wallet, where you'll have daily access to earnings and flexible saving options

*The above represents the expected hourly range for this position. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your experience and other job-related factors.