Pastry Cook Overnight

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Pastry Cook to work with our pastry team. We offer health, dental, and vision insurance after 60 days of working full time (minimum 30 hours). After a year of continuous full-time employment, we offer two weeks of paid vacation taken at employees' regular rate of pay. This is an overnight position so you must have late evening to early morning availability.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be passionate about baking and pastries.
• Must be able to follow traditional and modern recipes.
• Knowledge in preparation and baking of dough, cookies, muffins, doughnuts, sponges, custards, scones, meringues, mousse, icing and other pastries.
• Knowledge of mixing methods including creaming, whipping and folding.
• Knowledge in a specialty including and not limited to; cake decorating, sugar cookies, cinnamon roll forming, bread loafs, cake making, etc.
• Knowledge of finishing methods and techniques.
• Basic celebration cake building and icing.
• Able to operate commercial baking equipment including, ovens, mixers, conveyors, and proofing cabinets.
• Able to accurately measure baking ingredients for productions using scales or graduated containers.
• Basic knife skills including, chopping, cutting and dicing.
• Handles and stores completed products.
• Understands basic pastry kitchen terminology.
• Inspire food products for consistency and quality.
• Aid in the setup of banquet functions, outlet orders and breakfast production.
• Great attention to detail and problem solving skills.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing tasks effectively and quickly.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary work station with proper mise en place.
• Maintains a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance, meeting the Pressed and Tailored standard.
• Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language (English).
• Clear communication both verbal and written.

Qualifications

• Texas Food Handlers Certificate
• Minimum two years experience in pastry
• Flexible availability in scheduling
• Capacity to multitask
• Ability to work as part of a team

Working Conditions

The incumbent will be working in a restaurant and bakery setting and in the kitchen and dish area. Potential hazards include but are not limited to cuts, slipping, tripping, falls and burns. Frequent hand washing is required.

Physical Requirements

• The incumbent is required to stand/walk for long periods of time.
• Incumbent is regularly required to talk, hear, kneel, push, pull, with occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps.
• This position is very active and requires the ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs. and can constantly move around in the kitchen.