Croissant / Viennoiserie Specialist

Responsibilities

• Specialize in viennoiserie production for Playa's French and international café
• Produce daily croissants, pains au chocolat, kouign-amann, pain aux raisins, brioche
• Manage laminated dough production in Playa's tropical climate
• Maintain morning production schedule for café opening
• Manage dough fermentation and proofing in climate-controlled pastry kitchen

Requirements

• 3–5 years viennoiserie specialization
• Mastery of laminated dough in tropical humidity — the primary technical challenge of this role
• Early morning start (3–5 AM production)

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals, uniform

Work environment

French bakery kitchen in Playa. Playa's European visitor base supports quality croissant retail — French and Belgian tourists are regular customers who evaluate baked goods critically.

About the role

The croissant test. When a French tourist from Lyon tries your croissant and comes back the next day and the day after — you have passed the most demanding croissant evaluation available in Mexico.