Baking and Pastry Intern

BLACKBERRY•Walland, TN

6d•$14•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for all aspects of pastry food preparation up to and including the final presentation for delivery to guests. Responsibilities will include cookie production/ scooping, assisting with cake requests, finishing/sending lunch and dinner desserts daily, maintaining proper rotation and monitoring of raw and finished products, creating special requests/ dietary desserts for lunch service, and maintaining cleanliness and organization of bakeshop. Baking and Pastry Internships are available in our Main House Bake Shop (AM Shift), our Barn Bake Shop (AM, Mid, and PM Shift), and Three Sisters Bake Shop (AM and PM). We are currently accepting applications for our Fall trimester (September-December). ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. 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 Assist with In Room Dining Production and Dogwood dessert production Retrieve daily order form for Main House dinner needs Aid in recipe/ menu development Special requests/ dietary desserts for Three Sisters lunch 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 The internship will last approximately 15 weeks Baking and Pastry Internships are available during the following three Trimesters: January 1st- April 30th May 1st- August 31st September 1st- December 31st 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 A limited number of positions are available based on housing availability Pastry internships are paid at an hourly rate We are currently accepting applications for our Summer (May-August) and Fall (September- December). Must comply with all company policies and procedures. To perform the essential functions of this position regular and consistent attendance is required. Must be able to work well with other Team Members and Managers and interact with our guests.

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
Must be able to read and understand recipes that use different measuring systems
Must be able to communicate with different shifts to ensure FIFO and inventories, including two restaurants and the In-Room-Dining program
Must be able to communicate effectively with guests, managers, and team members
Must be able to convert recipes into larger and smaller batches.
Must thoroughly understand weights, measures, and conversion of both
Must be able to exercise judgment and make decisions based on job knowledge and awareness of company goals
Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Must be able to work long periods of time standing
Must comply with all company policies and procedures.
To perform the essential functions of this position regular and consistent attendance is required.
Must be able to work well with other Team Members and Managers and interact with our 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
Assist with In Room Dining Production and Dogwood dessert production
Retrieve daily order form for Main House dinner needs
Aid in recipe/ menu development
Special requests/ dietary desserts for Three Sisters lunch
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