Cook - Pastry

The Pastry Cook's responsibilities include planning, setting up, and preparing quality products in the Pastry department, ensuring all food supplies are in stock, and maintaining Health Department standards.

Requirements

• Understand and maintain all standard pastry recipes
• Ensure all food supplies necessary for service are in appropriate supply on a timely basis
• Responsible for production of sweet items, pastries, cakes, fruit compotes, breads, chocolates, etc.
• Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department standards at all time.
• Assists in producing and plating pastries and desserts
• Inspects orders to ensure high quality and presentation
• Work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for pastry needs
• Prioritize, organize, delegate work and follow through
• Produce creative and artistic food work
• Perform job functions with minimal supervision
• Work cohesively with entire culinary staff as part of a team
• Maintain food preparation handling and correct storage standards
• Support procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products