Pastry Chef

Cabot Link at Inverness Limited Partnership•Inverness, NS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As the Pastry Chef at Cabot Cape Breton, you will lead all aspects of pastry production, focusing on creating exceptional cuisine through innovative product development, food safety, and team training. This role requires a natural leader who inspires positivity and passion, mentoring the team to achieve high employee engagement, industry recognition, and consistent excellence. You will play an integral part in the resort’s culinary operations, demonstrating a strong work ethic and sound business practices while collaborating with the food and beverage leadership team to uphold the resort’s reputation for outstanding dining experiences. You will thrive in this role if you enjoy: Artful Baking: Focus on creating delicious and visually appealing pastries, showcasing culinary artistry. Precision in Ingredients: Pay close attention to ingredient quality and measurements for consistently excellent pastry creations. Leadership and Communication: Lead the pastry team with clear communication, ensuring a collaborative and efficient kitchen environment. Customer Delight: Prioritize customer satisfaction by offering delectable pastries and accommodating special requests when possible. Innovation and Adaptability: Be creative in introducing new pastry ideas and adaptable to changing culinary trends, bringing fresh and exciting options to the menu.

Requirements

Consent to a criminal background check as a condition of employment and an additional criminal background check every two years.
Anticipate a schedule that will involve day, evening, night, and weekend work.
Long hours moving around, walking, standing, and using knife skills.
Frequently lifting and carrying heavy objects.
Occasionally ascending and descending stairs and ramps.
Occasionally kneeling, pushing, pulling, and lifting.
Working in a hot, intense kitchen that does a significant volume of food.
Other physical demands associated with a busy food & beverage operation.

Nice To Haves

Degree or diploma in the culinary field or equivalent industry experience
Verbal and interpersonal communications skills
Multi-tasking and complex problem solving in high pressure situations
Positive attitude and attendance record at all times
Highly responsible and reliable

Responsibilities

Lead all aspects of pastry production.
Create exceptional cuisine through innovative product development, food safety, and team training.
Mentor the team to achieve high employee engagement, industry recognition, and consistent excellence.
Collaborate with the food and beverage leadership team to uphold the resort’s reputation for outstanding dining experiences.
Create delicious and visually appealing pastries, showcasing culinary artistry.
Pay close attention to ingredient quality and measurements for consistently excellent pastry creations.
Lead the pastry team with clear communication, ensuring a collaborative and efficient kitchen environment.
Prioritize customer satisfaction by offering delectable pastries and accommodating special requests when possible.
Be creative in introducing new pastry ideas and adaptable to changing culinary trends, bringing fresh and exciting options to the menu.