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BROWN SUGAR BAKERY

Cashier & Pastry Chef Assistant

Location: Gardena, CA
Position: Part-Time Cashier & Pastry Chef Assistant
Reports To: Head Pastry Chef / Owners

About Brown Sugar Bakery

Brown Sugar Bakery is a culturally inspired bakery specializing in Southern-style desserts with a Central American influence. Our goal is to provide delicious, high-quality desserts while creating a warm and welcoming experience for every customer.

Rich in Taste and Culture.

Position Summary

We are looking for a friendly, dependable, and motivated Cashier & Pastry Chef Assistant to join our bakery team. This is a hybrid position that combines excellent customer service with hands-on bakery support.

The ideal candidate enjoys working with people, appreciates working in a diverse and inclusive environment, and is excited and willing to learn baking and pastry production. You will assist customers at the front counter while also supporting our Head Pastry Chef with daily preparation, baking, packaging, stocking, and cleaning.

Prior bakery experience is helpful but not required for the right candidate. A positive attitude, reliability, attention to detail, and willingness to learn are very important.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Service & Cashier

• Greet customers warmly and provide friendly, professional service.

• Take customer orders accurately and operate the POS/register.

• Answer basic questions about bakery products, flavors, pricing, and availability.

• Package and present desserts neatly and accurately.

• Restock front-counter supplies, packaging, and display items.

• Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming customer area.

• Handle customer concerns professionally and communicate issues to management when needed.

Pastry Chef & Bakery Support

• Assist the Head Pastry Chef with daily bakery production.

• Learn to prepare cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, cobblers, puddings, and other bakery items according to Brown Sugar Bakery recipes and standards.

• Measure and portion ingredients accurately.

• Assist with mixing, scooping, baking, filling, frosting, decorating, and packaging as trained.

• Follow established recipes, portion sizes, and production procedures to maintain consistency.

• Help prepare products in advance according to the bakery's production schedule.

• Label, date, rotate, and properly store ingredients and finished products.

• Keep workstations, equipment, utensils, and bakery areas clean and sanitized.

• Assist with dishes, trash removal, sweeping, mopping, and end-of-day cleaning as needed.

• Follow all food-safety, sanitation, and workplace-safety procedures.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

• Friendly, welcoming, and comfortable interacting with a diverse customer base and team.

• Dependable and punctual.

• Willingness and enthusiasm to learn how to bake and assist with pastry production.

• Ability to follow recipes, instructions, and established procedures.

• Attention to detail and commitment to product consistency.

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced bakery environment.

• Team-oriented attitude and willingness to help wherever needed.

• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform normal bakery duties, including lifting and carrying ingredients, trays, and supplies.

• Availability to work bakery hours, including weekends as scheduled.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous cashier, restaurant, bakery, café, retail, or customer-service experience is a plus.

• Baking or food-service experience is helpful but not required.

• Food Handler Card or willingness to obtain one as required.

The Right Person for Brown Sugar Bakery

We're looking for someone who understands that working in a small bakery means being part of a team. Some days you may spend more time helping customers, while other days you may be measuring ingredients, scooping cookies, packaging desserts, cleaning, or assisting the Head Pastry Chef.

We value someone who is reliable, teachable, hardworking, respectful, and willing to grow with the bakery.

Brown Sugar Bakery — Rich in Taste and Culture