Assistant Pastry Chef

POSITION OBJECTIVE

To produce and manage the production of cakes, pastries, garnishes, ice creams and baked items for restaurant, banquet, and offsite catering use.

 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

 

• Effectively run and manage the pastry shop when the Pastry Chef is absent.
• Train staff on the Salamander Resort and Spa company policies.
• Train staff on the pastry department standard operating procedures (SOP) to properly set up, prep for, and run each pastry station.
• Attend training meetings and update staff on new and changing SOPs and policies.
• Organize staff prep lists to ensure that all BEO and REO orders are completed correctly and on time.
• Prepare and create wedding and specialty cakes for in house events and off site catering.
• Prep and prepare pastry items for buffet, banquet and restaurant use according to standard recipes.
• Visually inspect appearance of baked food for proper color combination and overall presentation to maintain appeal.
• Place food orders and maintain pars set by the pastry chef.
• Maintain the food and labor costs as budgeted (or better) with the highest quality and consistent results.
• Ensure proper storage of all pastry items in refrigerators and freezers to maintain product freshness.
• Ensure and maintain proper cleaning and organization of all pastry equipment and areas, including storage areas, prep areas, plating stations, refrigerators, and freezers.

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the particular requirements of the hotel/resort:

• Properly rotate food products in order to keep spoilage and waste to a minimum.
• Ensure that all equipment in work area is properly cleaned.
• Perform other duties as required, i.e., special orders/buffet presentations and cross- training.

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

 

• High school or equivalent education required.
• Minimum of two years of pastry cook 1 and/or pastry sous chef experience required.
• Associates degree in baking and pastry arts is highly preferred.

 

REQUIREMENTS

 

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk’ use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk and hear. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 50 pounds.

The employee must be able to see differences in widths and length of lines such as those on graphs.

 

Ability to physically handle knives, pots, mirrors, or other display items as well as grasp, lift and carry same from shelves and otherwise transport up to 50 pounds to every area of the kitchen. Ability to perform cutting skills on work surfaces, topped with cutting boards, 3 to 4 feet in height (banquet kitchen, prep kitchen, bake shop, etc.). Proper usage and handling of various kitchen machinery to include slicers, buffalo chopper, grinders, mixers, and other kitchen related equipment.

Ability to physically self-demonstrate culinary techniques, i.e., cutting, cooking principles, plate presentation, safety and sanitation practices.

 

Ability to create, build, handle, and dismantle displays up to 8 feet high, including ice carvings.

 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

 

• Must be able to work effectively in a stressful environment, communicate with others, effectively deal with customers and accept constructive criticism from supervisors.
• Must be able to change activity frequently and cope with interruptions.

 

Salamander Resort & Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Drug Free Workplace, and participates in E-Verify.