Baker/Pastry Cook

About the role

Pastry/Baker requires good communication and intermediate baking skills. The desired cook candidate will have 1-2 years professional baking or cooking experience with a good working knowledge or understanding of cooking ingredients and procedures and kitchen best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute production schedule, focusing on high-quality and timely food, while maintaining station and work area.
• Prepare quality food and pleasing presentations.
• Meet food handling and quality assurance standards.
• Set up work area as specified in a timely manner; taste to ensure quality of any mise en place.
• Take ownership of station and work actively to fix problems.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of all prep and menu items.
• Ensure all items are produced and stocked for display before start of business.
• Ensure all catering and wholesale orders are completed and packed by agreed pick‑up time.
• Leave the kitchen as you found it – no herb trails, floor drips, or spilled‑over pot messes.
• If you see a pile‑up of dishes in the dish station while a steward is not on duty, jump in and lend a hand.
• Work service with an eye to detail, cleanliness, and promptness.
• Be aware of surroundings and teammates, and be willing to step in and help where necessary.
• Clean station thoroughly at the end of each shift; get dirty dishes promptly to the dish station (including flipping pans, discarding old mise en place, scrubbing down surfaces and equipment, replacing foil as necessary, vacuuming and rolling up rugs, sweeping floors and under equipment, scrubbing and mopping floors, taking out trash in food prep areas, and ensuring all equipment is turned off properly and put away).
• Fill out accurate prep lists.
• Communicate prep and ordering needs to management in a timely manner.
• Perform other tasks, including cross‑training, as directed.
• Train new colleagues.
• Participate in weekly deep cleaning projects as directed.
• Perform scheduled maintenance and cleaning of all floor drains.
• Carry out any other duties assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to work in close spaces with other colleagues.
• 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Passion for food & beverage.