Pastry Sous Chef

About the role

The Pastry Sous Chef will provide hands-on leadership for their kitchen while maintaining a focus on delivering seamless Guest experiences. They will provide leadership, inspiration, development, support and motivation to their team, creating a positive environment that encourages ownership, effectiveness, and accountability. This role has an emphasis on food safety and safeguards, excellent quality and top performance. They will attract and retain diverse talent while meeting or exceeding business results. Role model exceptional culinary skills and cuisine savvy!

Responsibilities

• You will implement a wide range of pastries, bread, cakes, and desserts for various dining areas and special events
• Cookery and coordinate the production process, ensuring consistency, freshness, and presentation of all pastry items
• Maintain monthly inventory, par levels, spoilage, and support environmental efforts
• You will champion change to drive business results
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and uphold sanitation standards
• Cultivate an environment where Cast feel included, trusted, empowered, and recognized
• Establish strong relationships among Cast, leaders, peers, and direct reports
• Support location menu development
• Ensure proper maintenance and cleanliness of equipment and facilities
• Educate Cast on seasonal products, culinary styles and techniques, industry trends, and special dietary needs

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of culinary management experience managing a team
• Ability to work and lead effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility in scheduling, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a unionized environment
• Food Safety Certification
• Culinary degree or relevant certification from a culinary institute is preferred

Pay

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $68,600 to $91,900 per year.

Schedule

The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Benefits

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About Walt Disney World Resort

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

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Hiring Process

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