Executive Pastry Chef Jobs in California

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Top hiring companies in your area for Executive Pastry Chef positions

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Executive Pastry Chef position

• a la carte
• Back of House
• Baked Goods
• Baking
• Banquet Catering
• Bread Baking
• Budget Forecasting
• Cake Decorating
• Cake Making
• Chocolate
• Coaching
• Communication Skills
• Cooking
• Cost Management
• Culinary Arts
• Dessert Making
• Employee Development
• Events
• Fine Dining
• Food and Beverage Management
• Food Cost Management
• Food Handling
• Food Plating
• Food Preparation
• Food Safety
• Front of House
• Handling
• Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point
• Inventory Management
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Kitchen Remodeling
• Labor Cost Management
• Labor Management
• Leadership
• Management
• Menu Development
• Menu Planning
• Ordering
• Organization
• Pastry Making
• Payroll
• Plate Presentation
• Purchasing
• Recipe Development
• Sanitation
• Scheduling
• Scratch Cooking
• Set-Up
• Staff Supervision
• Staffing
• Time Management
• Training and Development

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