Baking and Pastry Intern

Blackberry Farm•Aurora, IL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

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. 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. We are currently accepting applications for our Summer trimester (May-August). 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

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 be able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
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
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