Job Description

Position Overview:

Café Knotted is looking for dedicated and skilled Pastry Cooks   to be a part of our opening team at Café Knotted - Art's District! We're focused on producing donuts, cakes, and pastries of utmost quality while continuing to cultivate a hospitable and knowledgeable team. This job is very hands-on and requires initiative, multitasking and organization skills as well as a good eye for quality. This pivotal role will be vital to the success of future Cafe Knotted operations in the Southern California market and beyond. Applicants must have 1 or more years of cooking experience (e.g. full-service restaurant, bakery, production kitchen, etc.), relevant experience working with donuts, pastries, cakes, and other desserts is a plus but not required.

Café Knotted, Art’s District Downtown LA is opening Fall 2025 and actively hiring.

Café Knotted, Central Kitchen in Echo Park is currently operating and accepting applications.

About Café Knotted:

Café Knotted was founded in 2017 in Seoul as a small artisanal dessert café with focus on creating hand-crafted, cream-filled donuts and pastries. The brand quickly gained popularity and became a cultural icon, expanding rapidly. Throughout the growth of Café Knotted, the brand continued to elevate and develop its menu, offering seasonal pastries to artisanal coffee and craft beverages. Its first US location opened in April of 2025 in Westfield Century City, second location to open fall of 2025 in Art’s District, Downtown Los Angeles

Job Duties and Expectations:

• Fundamental knowledge of relevant food preparation, ingredients, and techniques
• Formal education in culinary arts, pastry and/or bread making preferred but not required
• Available to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, nights and/or holidays
• Responsibly open and/or close kitchen
• Arrive to scheduled shifts on time ready to work in uniform in accordance with Café Knotted uniform guidelines with all necessary tools and equipment on-hand
• Adhere to the company time and attendance policy including but not limited to clocking in and out on time; be able to manage own time
• Energetic and friendly personality, with strong willingness and ability to support colleagues
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Willingness to take direction, and the ability to produce product according to training and posted recipes, to the standard of the company, by the expected time
• Ability to work efficiently and complete station tasks according to the posted timeline without compromising quality
• Assist the back of house team in all aspects of production, including but not limited to scaling, mixing, sheeting, shaping, proofing, frying, baking
• Execute all products with care and attention to detail according to your training and to company standards
• Leave the station properly set up for the next day’s production
• Ensure proper inventory management and quality maintenance by making sure that all necessary items are properly cooled, labeled, dated, covered, monitored for freshness, and rotated
• Communicate any product shortages, surpluses, or issues with ingredients
• Maintain a clean, safe, organized, hygienic, and aesthetically-pleasing work space in accordance with Cafe Knotted operations and LA Department of Public Health sanitation guidelines.
• Assist with training new employees by sharing knowledge, resources, and clearly conveying the correct procedures, workflow and skills to the new employee
• Follow tasks as instructed by managers and supervisors, ensuring responsibilities are met and, when possible, exceeded
• Support other areas of the kitchen as needed, and be able and willing to assist teammates in the kitchen as needed, recognizing that every day presents varying needs and adjusting workflow to meet these needs
• Recognize the importance of professionalism and respect and exemplify this in interactions with vendors and teammates alike
• Foster a positive work environment and commitment to Cafe Knotted’s values
• May be required to work additional hours as dictated by the workload and staffing
• California Food Handler’s certification

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, bend, walk, use and reach with hands, carry, stretch, wrist movement, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling, see, talk, hear, and occasionally balance and lift weights up to 35 pounds. The position requires the ability to safely and effectively use all necessary tools and equipment. Working conditions involve noise, heat, cold, temperature changes, kitchen elements, odors, moisture, exposure to FDA-approved cleaning chemicals and more. 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Cafe Knotted is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Seasonal work, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Afternoon shift, Early shift,

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