Overview
Executive Pastry Chef Jobs in Roswell, GA at Kaldi’s Coffee
Location: Atlanta, GA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Starting at $75,000+, DOE, plus benefits
Position Summary
Mission Bakery is entering a major growth phase and we’re looking for an Executive Pastry Chef to lead the kitchen through it. This is a working chef role: you’ll execute the pastry program, run daily production, and build the team that carries the bakery to its next scale, across both retail and wholesale.
Mission Bakery is part of a family-owned coffee company with three decades in specialty food and beverage. That heritage shapes how we operate: we value people who take ownership of their craft, share information openly rather than working in silos, hold a high bar without ego about it, and genuinely enjoy the work.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Development: Develop and refine the pastry lineup — sourdough and other breads, laminated doughs, cookies, cakes, and seasonal items — for retail and wholesale channels
- Production Leadership: Run day-to-day baking operations across a 7-day schedule, personally working the line alongside the team
- Team Leadership: Recruit, hire, train, and mentor bakers and kitchen staff as the team grows from roughly 10 to 15–20
- Quality Control: Hold every product to a consistent standard for taste, appearance, and execution
- Inventory and Cost Control: Order supplies, manage food costs, and minimize waste against budget
- Sanitation and Safety: Maintain food handling, storage, and cleanliness standards across all prep areas
- Growth Partnership: Work with ownership on wholesale expansion and standing up the new facility
Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 3 years of experience in a high-volume bakery, resort, or hotel pastry program
- Culinary degree or formal pastry training preferred, not required with equivalent experience
- Deep technical range across bread, laminated dough, cake, and pastry
- Proven ability to lead and train a team while staying hands-on in production
- Composure under high-volume, high-pace, dual-channel demand
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs
- Based in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, GA
Schedule: Early mornings, weekends included, no nights.
Pay: From $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Bereavement leave
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Executive Pastry Chef
Company: Kaldi’s Coffee
Location: Roswell, GA
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