Cook 3 Lead - Pastry

Four Winds Casinos Career Site•New Buffalo, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for all preparation of required baked goods, desserts, and confections in accordance with property specifications and standards, and for assisting in the supervision of all pastry employees. This role involves administering production schedules, determining workflow, ensuring recipe and food apportionment specifications are met, and maintaining excellent kitchen hygiene. The position also requires knowledge of health department regulations and HACCP standards, coordination of preparation, portioning, and garnishment of baked goods, and providing training and coaching to pastry shop employees. The role also promotes a positive work environment, encouraging mutual respect, dignity, and integrity among employees.

Requirements

High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred
Two to four years baking experience
ServSafe® certification, or ability to become certified, required
Knowledge of HACCP standards required
Strong attention to detail skills required
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents, such as policy and procedure manuals, maintenance instructions, and other related documents.
Ability to respond to inquiries from employees or guests.
Ability to communicate effectively in one-on-one and small group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense reasoning to variety of situations.
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Prefer ACF apprenticeship or accredited culinary program
Appropriate licenses, as required
This position requires a Level 4 Gaming License.

Responsibilities

Assists in the supervision of the pastry shop operations on a shift basis.
Administers production schedules and determines the work flow for all pastry shop production employees.
Ensures all specs in all recipes and food apportionment are met.
Maintains excellent kitchen hygiene conditions at all times.
Makes recommendations and suggestions in hiring, terminating, suspending and counseling to the Pastry Shop management.
Has knowledge of all state health department regulations and ensures all conditions and standards are met.
Coordinates and assists in the preparation, portioning and garnishment of all baked goods, desserts, and confections.
Ensures smooth and efficient operations on a continual basis.
Assists in providing all pastry shop employees with proper training and coaching as needed in accordance with policy and procedures.
Creates an atmosphere of fun for all casino guests.
Encourages mutual respect, dignity and integrity with all employees, by setting positive examples at all times.