Senior Pastry Cook - Full Time, Year Round
hace 19 días
New Paltz
Job Description POSITION: Senior Pastry Cook DEPARTMENT: Kitchen DATE: February 2024 BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Oversee the preparation and production of baked goods, pastries, breakfast pastries, and all associated pastry items for a resort serving up to 2500 meals per day, in accordance with company standards and local health regulations. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: • Supervise Bakery and Pastry Employees and ensure all staff are adhering to kitchen standards regarding proper uniform, service standards, food production, safety and sanitation, and morale., • Ensure that all pastry recipes are accurately prepared, documented, standardized, and followed by the pastry team to maintain consistency across all menu items., • Requisition food materials daily or as needed for the preparation of breakfast, lunch, and dinner services to be filled by the Receiving Department., • Develop menus, prep lists, requisitions, photograph, costing, and new menu packets with assistance of Pastry Chef and Bakery Sous Chef., • Maintain work spaces including stainless steel tables, equipment, dry storage shelves, walk-in refrigerators, freezer, and general sanitary condition of bake shop production and storage areas in a neat and orderly fashion., • Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment., • Conduct regular inspections of pastry items to ensure they meet established standards for taste, appearance, and texture., • Work with Pastry Chef, Bakery Sous Chef, and Restaurant Chefs on pastry menu design., • Maintain open lines of communication with other kitchen staff, including chefs, servers, and management, to ensure smooth coordination of operations., • Collaborate with other departments, such as the culinary team and front-of-house staff, to coordinate menu offerings, address customer feedback, and resolve any issues that arise during service., • Use units of measure encountered in the kitchen, and to scale units of measure up or down to accommodate various house counts., • Operate equipment such as ovens, stoves, grills, mixers, proofers, microwaves, steamers, kettles, and fryers., • Implement and execute dessert production on a timely basis., • Check inventory and maintain par stocks, requisitioning items as needed and maintain awareness of costs/expenses., • Carry out staff supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Mohonk policies and applicable laws including training employees, assigning duties, appraising performance, addressing complaints, rewarding and providing discipline, and resolving problems for the AM and PM shifts., • Monitor schedule daily to minimize overtime., • Maintain food and cooler logs., • Enforce strict adherence to sanitation and food safety standards in the pastry department, including proper food handling, storage, and cleanliness of equipment and workspaces., • Maintain an awareness of accurate House counts on a daily and weekly basis for menu breakdown., • Work hands on with other pastry team members to help them develop their skills., • Demonstrate flexibility in accommodating guest needs, no matter what the situation, with politeness and good manners., • Prepare special dietary meals or substitute items., • See close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus., • Work safely in an environment with undetermined hazard including bulky equipment, hot equipment, wet or greasy floors, etc., • Identify safety hazards, report, and follow up to see that corrective action is taken., • Speak, read and write the English language and communicate in a clear and congenial manner including simple instructions, short correspondence, memos and recipes, with our guests, visitors and employees. Hear verbal instructions, directions and warnings., • Reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time., • Lift up to 50 pounds from ground level to waist level and carry a distance of up to 100 feet with/ without assistance. Walk up to 5 miles per day., • Maneuver carts or dollies safely with loads up to 200 pounds up and down stairs, elevators, through passageways or outdoors up to 75 feet., • Work additional hours beyond regularly scheduled work day (evenings and weekends) as necessary., • Work in an environment which is regularly fast-paced and noisy, with temperatures ranging from the cold of a walk-in freezer to the high heat surrounding ovens and stoves., • Applies common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions., • Demonstrate proficiency with Windows-based operating systems and use software including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook., • Research industry trends regularly and maintain a current knowledge of common or trending practices in the industry., • Complete safety training and certifications when offered., • Attend shift briefings and actively participate daily., • Adhere to Mohonk Mountain House’s Dress and Grooming Standards; presenting a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance and maintaining a positive, professional image to our customers. Practice clean and neat personal hygiene according to Kitchen standards., • Learn and successfully demonstrate the Mohonk Mountain House Service Steps with Service Strategies with guests and staff., • Maintain a flexible work schedule including days/nights, weekdays/weekends, holidays, and during peak periods of business., • Develop palate to taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and demonstrate a sense of smell. QUALIFICATIONS: • Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts or 3-5 years of experience in similar operation required., • Valid Driver’s License and at least 21 years of age, or 20 years of age with at least two years of licensed driving experience. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. #ZR
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