Pastry Chef

The Mission Inn & Spa is looking for a pastry chef that will be responsible for the people, product and profit components of the pastry departments within the Company. This is a hands-on role that will need to train and develop the pastry employees. Must work well with all levels of staff throughout the hotel. Skills and knowledge must include culinary education, team leadership, communication skills, computer skills and knowledge, organizational skills, menu costing, menu development, food cost and staff management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee Culinary Operations for all pastry areas.
• Oversee, lead and support culinary staff for the pastry areas.
• Train and develop culinary staff through different types of training approaches (i.e. Hands on demonstration, verbal training, etc)
• Manage inventories, pricing, cost controls, requisitioning and the issuing of supplies and equipment for food production.
• Cost menus accurately
• Ensure all culinary employees are aware of standards and expectations.
• Maintain cleanliness and proper rotation of product.
• Balance operational, administrative and employee needs.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of all work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Follow kitchen policies, procedures and service standards.
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food.
• Capability to produce consistent product in a timely manner.
• Support senior leadership by developing and assuming key management responsibilities
• Assume the role of liaison between all departments within the culinary division and all other hotel departments
• Supervise departmental pastry cook’s performance and provide them council as to the preparation and cooking of various food items
• Develop and implement creative menu items
• Plan, coordinate & implement special events and holiday functions
• Manage hourly kitchen employees through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, evaluating and hiring
• Lead and coach the team towards achieving exceptional guest service and employee satisfaction results
• Organize and facilitate departmental meetings, training and goals setting.
• Consistently offer professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow colleagues.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Culinary education preferred
• Minimum 5 years if kitchen and/or bakery management experience.
• In-depth skills and knowledge of all kitchen operations.
• Possess strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills
• Experience with training, financial management and customer service
• Hospitality or hotel background preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel applications.
• Riverside County Food Handlers Certification required or Serve Safe
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays and extended hours during the FOL season.

Company Details:

Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Mission Inn Hotel & Spa prohibits harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment.

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The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at humanresources@missioninn.comto advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Compensation & Benefits Details: An employee’s pay may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution, and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs. The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting and may be modified in the future. Note: No amount of pay is wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law, regulations, or relevant ordinances.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, and a 401(k) Plan.