Pastry Cook 3

Red Hawk Casino • Placerville, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves preparing, finishing, and garnishing all food items in the kitchen preparation area according to established recipes. The Pastry Cook 3 will assist the Pastry Chef/Assistant Pastry Chef in quality control, train new team members, and maintain sanitary work stations and storage areas. Responsibilities include proper food rotation, adherence to recipes and procedures, and suggesting improvements. The position also requires maintaining a clean kitchen, operating food service machinery, and upholding professional grooming standards. Additionally, the role involves assisting guests with special requests, working multiple culinary stations, completing food safety documentation, and assisting with hiring recommendations. The Pastry Cook 3 will administer production schedules, coordinate the preparation of baked goods and desserts, and ensure efficient operations. Training and coaching of pastry shop team members are also key aspects of this role, along with performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Two years of baking experience in high volume progressive style bakery or pastry shop.
• Appropriate licenses, as required and ServSafe® certification, or ability to become certified, required.
• Knowledge of HACCP standards required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Nice To Haves

• Experience on cake decorating skills including rolled fondant, butter cream, different icings and special designs
• Experience with pastry shop equipment including rotating oven, dough sheeter and large mixers
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Culinary degree or formal apprenticeship preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, finishes, and garnishes all food in kitchen preparation in accordance with established recipes.
• Assists, in the absence of the Pastry Chef / Assistant Pastry Chef, in checking for quality and consistency.
• Trains new team members in station assignment and re-trains as needed.
• Maintains all refrigeration and dry storage areas to ensure proper handling and rotation of products.
• Ensures that all culinary work stations are clean and sanitized.
• Properly rotates wraps and labels food products.
• Follows all recipes, specs, and control procedures.
• Suggests changes or corrections in recipes and procedures to Pastry Chef / Assistant Pastry Chef.
• Maintains a clean and sanitary kitchen at all times in full accordance with health regulations.
• Breaks down, cleans and assembles various types of food service machinery associated with food production.
• Maintains professional grooming and appearance and acts as a role model according to established grooming and appearance policy.
• Assists guests with special requests.
• Can work one or more culinary work station at a time as required.
• Accurately completes all food safety documentation as assigned and regularly inspects the documentation of others.
• Assists in making recommendations and suggestions in hiring, terminating, suspending, and counseling to the Executive Chef.
• Administers production schedules and determines the work flow for all pastry shop production team members.
• 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 team members with proper training and coaching as needed in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree