Pastry Cook III

Highgate Hotels • Honolulu, HI

10d

About The Position

The Pastry Cook III prepares, produces, and bakes a range of bakery and pastry products for the restaurants, room service, employee cafeteria, and banquets. Products include Danish pastries, croissants, breakfast breads, muffins, buns, rolls, fillings, bread puddings, puff pastry, basic sauces, and icings. The role follows standardized recipes and hotel standards to produce appealing food while minimizing waste and maximizing the cost-to-production ratio.

The position also supports higher-level pastry cooks and other kitchen positions as needed. It helps ensure food is prepared and displayed appropriately, work and storage areas are clean and sanitary, and food is handled and stored safely. The role may require flexible and long hours, and includes standing throughout the shift and working around hot and cold temperature variations.

Requirements

• Proficiency in baking, poaching, deep-frying, and par-cooking.
• Proficiency preparing doughs, yeast products, Danish pastries, croissants, buns, rolls, basic sauces, fillings, cookies, pies, and other bakery products.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with employees and guests.
• Ability to listen to, understand, and clarify concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle, anticipate, prevent, identify, and solve problems.
• Ability to understand and apply complex information and data from various sources.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and show initiative.
• Ability to cross-train in other hotel-related areas.
• Ability to stand for the entire shift and withstand hot and cold temperature variations.
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 20 pounds frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• Must maintain regular attendance as required by the hotel's scheduling needs.
• Must maintain proper uniform and nametag and comply with hotel standards and regulations.
• Flexible and long hours are sometimes required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, produce, and bake pastry and bakery products according to standardized recipes and hotel standards.
• Know menus and required preparation, and complete food and station preparation before restaurant service begins.
• Prepare and display buffet items to hotel standards.
• Prepare baked products for banquets according to Banquet Event Orders and work banquet food stations as scheduled.
• Prepare specials under the direction of the Chef or Kitchen Supervisor.
• Use production charts as specified by hotel standards.
• Recognize quality standards for fresh vegetables, fruit, and bakery ingredients.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of storage areas, the kitchen, and work areas.
• Follow proper food handling, storage, sanitation, health department, company, and food safety practices.
• Break down buffets and kitchen lines and properly store food and equipment at the end of meal periods.
• Assist with food storage and rotation according to hotel procedures.
• Operate kitchen equipment and maintain its cleanliness.
• Follow a “Clean As You Go” policy and practice safe work habits.
• Know the location and operation of fire-extinguishing equipment.
• Relieve the Pastry Cook 4 and assist higher-level pastry cooks when business requires.
• Support any kitchen position that needs assistance.
• Sign keys out and back in under supervision as needed.
• Attend required hotel meetings and training.
• Maintain regular attendance, proper uniform and nametag, and high standards of personal appearance and grooming.
• Communicate courteously and effectively with employees and guests, and listen to and clarify concerns.
• Prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines, identify and help resolve problems, and anticipate guest or operational needs.
• Cross-train in other hotel-related areas, maintain confidentiality, and perform other duties requested by management.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave in accordance with applicable law
• Employee assistance program
• Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Paid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed