Corporate Pastry Sous Chef

Job Title:
Corporate Pastry Sous Chef

Location: Stevensville, MD

Travel: Up to 25%

Reports to: Corporate Pastry Chef

Type: Full-Time

About Itaberco

Itaberco is a family-owned American manufacturer of premium dessert and beverage

ingredients. We proudly partner with chefs, mixologists, brewers and innovators across the

food service industry to bring their visions to life. Our core values—meaningful

relationships, solution-oriented service, creativity, passion, and a commitment to quality—

are at the heart of everything we do.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Corporate Pastry Sous Chef to support and extend the work of our Corporate Pastry Chef across recipe development, product applications, and customer-facing culinary education.

This role is ideal for a highly capable pastry professional who thrives both in the kitchen and in front of people. Someone who enjoys testing, refining, teaching, and translating products into real-world, scalable applications for commercial kitchens, bakeries, and food service operators.

This is not a back-of-house prep role. It is a hands-on, leadership-forward applications position with meaningful ownership, visibility, and room for growth within a fast-growing, chef-driven company.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Corporate Pastry Chef in recipe testing, development, standardization, and documentation across pastry, frozen dessert, and beverage applications
• Lead preparation and execution of product demos, tastings, trainings, and workshops for customers, distributors, and internal teams
• Assist with—and at times independently conduct—customer-facing demonstrations, trainings, and trade show presentations
• Translate Itaberco products into clear, repeatable recipes and applications for commercial kitchens, bakeries, and food service operators
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing on content development, including social media videos, educational materials, and trade show assets (on-camera participation as needed)
• Prepare finished products and recipes for trade shows, special events, classes, and field trainings
• Manage test kitchen operations, including inventory, ingredient sourcing, organization, and cleanliness
• Provide technical product support to internal teams, helping answer customer questions related to usage, performance, and applications
• Assist in documenting best practices, usage guidelines, and training resources to support sales and distributor education

This role carries real responsibility, leadership, and creative ownership within the culinary team.

Required Qualifications

• Culinary or Pastry Arts education (diploma or higher)
• Minimum 4 years of professional culinary or pastry experience
• Minimum 2 years in a restaurant, hotel, bakery, or similar professional setting
• Experience with product development, testing, or scaled recipes preferred
• Comfortable presenting to groups and engaging with customers or sales teams
• Comfortable on camera; prior media, teaching, or demonstration experience a plus
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Why Join Itaberco?

• Competitive salary $60,000 - $70,000
• Health benefits + 401(k)
• A collaborative, chef-driven culture rooted in creativity, trust, and quality
• The opportunity to work closely with sales, marketing, and leadership teams
• High visibility and real impact in a growing specialty ingredient manufacturer
• Hands-on involvement in innovation, education, and customer success

This position is designed for a strong culinary operator with teaching ability—not a capped or purely assistive role, but a true partner to the Corporate Pastry Chef.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Itaberco is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics