Baking and Pastry Intern

About the role

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. 1525 Hwy 107 South Cashiers, NC 28717 This position is responsible for all aspects of pastry food preparation up to and including the final presentation for delivery to guests.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining cleanliness and organization of the bakeshop
• Communicating all pastry-specific supplies and equipment needs
• Proper rotation and monitoring of raw and finished products
• Proper following of dessert production rotation
• Proper wrapping and storage of all pastry products
• Completing weekly ice cream inventory
• Responsible for setting up pastry line for nightly dessert plating
• Bake bread fresh throughout nightly service
• Cookie production/ scooping
• Bake arrival amenities for Housekeeping
• Assist with cake requests
• Aid in recipe/ menu development
• Maintain awareness of upcoming events through a scheduled event chart
• Knowledge of heirloom vegetables and fruits
• Visiting and learning about growing produce through the garden and how to incorporate it into desserts

Schedule

The internship will last approximately 15 weeks. Interns must arrive within 2 weeks of the trimester start date and depart no later than the end date. The Baking and Pastry internship is a temporary position with an expected 30-40 hours per week. Applications are being accepted for the Summer trimester (May–August).

Pay

Pastry internships are paid at an hourly rate.

Requirements

• 1 year of experience in Restaurant and Pastry or Culinary Education in Baking and Pastry
• Basic Kitchen operations experience
• Basic Bread and/or Plated Dessert experience
• Ability to read and understand recipes that use different measuring systems
• Ability to communicate with different shifts to ensure FIFO and inventories, including two restaurants and the In-Room-Dining program
• Ability to communicate effectively with guests, managers, and team members
• Ability to convert recipes into larger and smaller batches; thorough understanding of weights, measures, and conversion
• Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions based on job knowledge and awareness of company goals
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to work long periods of time standing
• Work environment: fully equipped bake shop staffed by as many as three people at one time; requires working as part of the overall kitchen team and sharing equipment, supplies, and product; must be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions