Pastry Chef

Location: 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. On-site position based primarily at Wanda Wyatt Dining Hall and supporting food service locations across the UPEI campus.

Compensation: up to CAD 19.51 per hour

Company

hirify.global provides infrastructure, facilities, and food service support to Canadian clients.

What you will do

• Lead daily production of breads, pastries, desserts, cakes, cookies, pies, tarts, muffins, bars, and other baked goods.
• Develop and produce specialty desserts, dessert tables, cakes, and pastry items for catering, banquets, conferences, receptions, and campus events.
• Supply bakery products to dining hall operations, campus cafés, retail outlets, and other UPEI food service locations.
• Plan production schedules based on menus, projected volume, catering requirements, retail demand, and seasonal programming.
• Develop new and seasonal products while balancing creativity, ingredient availability, production efficiency, customer demand, and cost control.
• Maintain food safety, allergen management, sanitation, labelling, storage, quality, and portion-control standards.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Pastry Chef, Baker, Pastry Cook, or in a similar professional bakery or pastry environment.
• Strong knowledge of baking techniques, pastry production, desserts, breads, and chocolate-based products.
• Understanding of food safety, sanitation, allergen management, HACCP procedures, and proper food handling.
• Strong organization, time management, attention to detail, and commitment to consistency.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-volume commercial kitchen.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, lift and carry ingredients and equipment, and safely operate commercial bakery and kitchen equipment.

Nice to have

• Professional culinary or pastry training.
• Experience with high-volume food production, catering, banquets, special events, or retail food operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build and lead a campus-wide pastry and bakery program.
• Creative freedom to develop new products, seasonal offerings, and scratch-made baking initiatives.
• Collaboration with culinary, catering, retail, and food service leadership teams.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Accommodation is available throughout the application process for candidates with special needs.