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Pastry Cook
A Pastry Cook works in the bakery or pastry station of a restaurant, hotel, or bakery, preparing desserts, pastries, breads, and confections for service. The role demands strong pastry techniques and baking fundamentals, along with skills like cake decorating and precise recipe scaling to produce consistent results in high-volume kitchens. Practitioners are typically detail-oriented and trained in food safety practices, often having completed culinary school or an apprenticeship under an executive pastry chef.
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Pastry Cook
Ranger Boats
Ozark, MO
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Pastry Cook
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
Espacio The Jewel of Waikiki
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Where Pastry Cooks commonly go next: Cake Decorator, Confectioner, Pastry Chef.
Cake Decorator
Target
Mesquite, TX
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Cake Decorator
Meijer
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Cake Decorator
Brookshire Grocery Company
Oklahoma City, OK
This role involves decorating cakes and baked goods using artistic techniques and precision tools, while supporting general bakery operations and customer service in a grocery store setting. It suits creative individuals who enjoy hands-on work, have attention to detail, and can manage multiple customer requests in a fast-paced retail environment.
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Cake Decorator
Albertsons
Claremont, CA
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Pastry Chef
Brookshire Grocery Company
Edmond, OK
This pastry chef role involves preparing and decorating baked goods like cakes, donuts, and cookies in a grocery store bakery, operating commercial equipment, and maintaining product displays and food safety standards. It suits someone with foundational baking experience who enjoys both the creative and operational sides of a bakery department.
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Albertsons
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Baker
Marriott International
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HonorHealth
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United Parks & Resorts
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Live Nation Entertainment
New Orleans, LA
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Prep Cook
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
The Westin St. John Resort Villas
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Line Cook
Global Partners
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Line Cook - Polaris Dave & Buster's
Dave & Buster's
Polaris, OH · $11 – $17 / hour
A line cook role in a casual dining restaurant focused on food preparation, plating, and kitchen operations. Suited for someone comfortable working fast-paced kitchen shifts in a busy entertainment venue with an emphasis on food quality and safety.
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Baker
Einstein Bros. Bagels
Tampa, FL
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Prep Cook
Century Theatres
Taylor, MI · $15 – $16 / hour
A culinary role at a movie theater chain where you'll prepare food items according to recipes and maintain kitchen cleanliness in a fast-paced environment. This suits someone who enjoys working in a team, takes pride in food preparation, and can handle the physical demands of standing and lifting throughout a shift.
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