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Café Chef / Cook — Specialty Sandwiches & Pastries - Latasse - Newark

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Café Chef / Cook — Specialty Sandwiches & Pastries

LaTasse Café | Downtown Newark, NJ | On-site


Position: Full-time, approximately 35–40 hours per week
Pay: $18–$20 per hour, depending on experience
Schedule: Primarily morning and daytime shifts, including weekends. Flexibility to cover other scheduled shifts is required. Café operating hours are 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
LaTasse Café is seeking an experienced chef or cook with a strong understanding of specialty sandwich preparation, ingredient quality, and presentation.
Our menu features French-inspired and café-style sandwiches alongside coffee, pastries, fresh juices, and smoothies. You will prepare sandwiches with consistent flavor and portions, bake and finish ready-to-bake pastries, and maintain an organized food preparation station.
Reporting to the Café Manager, you will bring culinary skill, reliability, and attention to detail to every order.
Responsibilities


  • Prepare specialty sandwiches, including jambon-beurre, chicken and provolone, tuna, and vegetarian options.
  • Prepare ingredients according to approved recipes, balancing flavor, texture, and presentation.
  • Handle breads, meats, cheeses, vegetables, and spreads carefully to maintain freshness and quality.
  • Organize ingredient preparation before service and keep the station stocked.
  • Follow recipe and portion standards; recommend improvements for management approval.
  • Bake and finish ready-to-bake pastries, following product instructions and monitoring oven times and temperatures.
  • Maintain attractive pastry displays and monitor product freshness.
  • Coordinate with baristas to complete in-person, pickup, and delivery orders efficiently.
  • Package and label orders accurately, keeping products presentable during transport.
  • Follow food safety, allergen precautions, temperature control, storage, and date-labeling procedures.
  • Rotate stock, track waste, and communicate ingredient shortages.
  • Clean and sanitize utensils, equipment, and preparation areas.
  • Complete opening, closing, and shift handover duties.

Required qualifications


  • At least two years of professional food preparation experience as a chef or cook in a café, restaurant, deli, or sandwich shop.
  • Demonstrated skill preparing specialty sandwiches with consistent quality.
  • Understanding of bread selection, ingredient preparation, flavor combinations, and portion control.
  • A current food handler certificate is required before your first shift.
  • Ability to operate café ovens safely and follow ready-to-bake pastry instructions.
  • Strong organization, cleanliness, teamwork, and order accuracy.
  • Ability to work efficiently during busy service.
  • Reliable attendance and a dependable commute to Downtown Newark.
  • Availability for agreed shifts, including weekends.

Culinary training and experience with French-style sandwiches are preferred. Training will be provided on LaTasse’s recipes and pastry products.

  • Experience
    Required
  • Employment
    Full-time
  • Salary
    $18 – $20 hourly

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Latasse Café is a premium French-café located in the heart of Newark. We specialize in handcrafted beverages, fresh smoothies, bakery items, sandwiches.

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