Employer: Minuet CaféLocation: Calgary, Alberta — in personJob type: Permanent, part-timePay: 20 per hour Expected hours: Approximately 24–30 hours per week
About Minuet Café
Minuet Café is a family-run European bakery and café in Calgary. Our pastries, tarts, quiches and cakes reflect traditional methods and the experience of our German-trained Master Pastry Chef.
We’re looking for a reliable Junior Pastry Baker who enjoys careful, hands-on work and wants to develop their pastry skills.
About the position
You will work directly with our head pastry chef, beginning with dough preparation, tart bases and other foundational production tasks.
As your skills develop, you may progress to fillings, assembly, baking and a broader range of pastry production. We are looking for someone interested in learning our methods and growing with the business over time.
Responsibilities
- Weigh and prepare ingredients accurately.
- Prepare dough and manually form tart bases according to instruction.
- Assist with fillings, assembly and other pastry preparation as trained.
- Follow established recipes, portion sizes and production methods.
- Maintain consistency in product appearance and quality.
- Follow baking, cooling, storage, labelling and stock-rotation procedures.
- Keep equipment, utensils and work areas clean and organized.
- Wash dishes and complete production-related cleaning.
- Report ingredient shortages, quality concerns and equipment issues.
- Follow food-safety, allergen-handling and workplace-safety procedures.
- Respect the confidentiality of the café’s non-public recipes and production information.
What we’re looking for
- A genuine interest in pastry and traditional baking.
- Some baking, kitchen or culinary-training experience is preferred.
- Patience and attention to detail when completing repetitive preparation tasks.
- Willingness to follow established methods and accept feedback.
- Reliability, punctuality and a clean, organized working style.
- Ability to carry out the position’s essential duties, with reasonable accommodation where required.
- Availability for morning production shifts; exact start times will be discussed during the interview.
- Legal authorization to work in Canada.
What we offer
- Competitive wage starting at $20 per hour
- Approximately 24-32 hours per week.
- Paid training with our master German pastry chef.
- Hands-on experience in traditional European pastry production.
- Potential to take on greater production responsibility as skills and business needs develop.