# Chef Instructor, Pastry (Sur La Table)

**Company**: Sur La Table
**Location**: Oklahoma City, OK
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: part-time
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Chef Instructor, Pastry at Sur La Table, you are the in-store expert and advocate for all things baking and pastry arts.

You deliver exceptional service by sharing specialized knowledge in pastry techniques, baking fundamentals, and personalized instruction that supports all company initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

- Representing Sur La Table's brand and culture by creating memorable, educational experiences that inspire repeat visits and customer loyalty.

- Delivering an exceptional in-store culinary experience focused on pastry and baking classes.

- Communicating technical concepts and advanced pastry skills in a clear, encouraging, and approachable manner.

- Maintaining expertise by staying current on products, actively engaging in available training, and independently seeking out additional resources.

- Driving sales by upholding kitchen standards, encouraging second class sign-ups, and promoting retail items used or featured in class.

- Ensuring compliance with food safety standards, local health codes, and sanitation regulations.

Physical requirements include:

- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers.

- Ability to remain standing for up to 4 hours at a time.

- Ability to move about the store directing class participants while selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor.

- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.

Qualifications and experience:

- Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment.

- A degree in culinary arts is preferred; however, candidates with extensive culinary experience and demonstrated technical proficiency will be considered in lieu of formal education.

- 1-2 years of kitchen operations experience.

- Valid Food Manager Certification.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

## Skills

### Required
- culinary arts
- pastry techniques
- baking fundamentals
- customer service
- communication

### Nice to have
- Food Manager Certification
- kitchen operations experience

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