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Yiaya Greek Yogurt
Pastry & Kitchen Prep Lead
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A Pastry Chef or pâtissier, is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods. They are employed in large hotels, bistros, restaurants, bakeries, and cafés.
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Pastry & Kitchen Prep Lead Yiaya Greek Yogurt Palo Alto, CA Job Details Part-time | Full-time $23 - $26 an hour 1 hour ago Qualifications Bakery experience Food production Café experience FIFO Hotel experience Full Job Description We're looking for a talented Pastry & Kitchen Prep Lead to help bring those products to life. The Role You'll take ownership of Yiaya's daily kitchen preparation. You'll prepare fresh ingredients and house-made toppings before the busiest service periods and make sure the store has everything it needs for the day. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in a pastry kitchen, bakery, café, restaurant, hotel or specialty-food kitchen . You don't need to be an executive pastry chef. We're looking for someone who loves working with food, understands recipe precision, works cleanly and cares about beautiful presentation. What You May Prepare Our menu will evolve seasonally and may include: Fresh-cut fruit House-made sauces Seasonal toppings Greek and Mediterranean-inspired creations What You'll Do Follow standardized Yiaya recipes Weigh and measure ingredients accurately Prepare fresh fruit Produce sauces, creams, compotes and toppings Prepare daily production based on expected demand Portion ingredients consistently Label, date and properly store prepared foods Maintain FIFO inventory rotation Monitor freshness and quality Help control food waste and overproduction Keep the kitchen exceptionally clean and organized Follow food-safety and allergen procedures Replenish the yogurt/topping bar during service Support the front-of-house team after production is completed Help test seasonal products and new Yiaya creations Who We're Looking For Experience in one or more of these environments is strongly preferred: Pastry kitchen Bakery Restaurant prep kitchen Café Hotel pastry department Dessert production Commissary kitchen Culinary program Pastry or bakery experience is strongly preferred. We're especially interested in someone who: Loves working with fresh ingredients Understands weighing and recipe precision Has good knife and preparation skills Works cleanly Cares about presentation Can organize daily production independently Understands food safety Moves quickly without sacrificing quality Wants to contribute creative ideas Understands that minimizing waste matters Is happy supporting the front team when prep is finished A Different Kind of Kitchen Position Yiaya isn't looking for someone to stand on a traditional restaurant line. We're looking for someone who can make the details special. Beautiful fruit. A great pistachio cream. The right texture in a house-made crumble. A seasonal topping customers come back for. If that sounds like the type of food you enjoy making, we'd love to meet you. Come create with Yiaya.