Pastry Cook

Columbia Hospitality•Snoqualmie, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A Pastry Cook II works under the supervision of the Pastry Lead and Pastry Chef but must possess the ability to work independently. This role involves utilizing standardized recipes to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintaining par levels of necessary items, and creating daily production lists. The Pastry Cook II is responsible for developing new menu items under the direction of a supervisor, ensuring attractive and consistent presentation of food items (both buffet and plated), and interacting with other pastry cooks to monitor quality, presentation, and consistency. This position also handles customer requests in a timely manner, sets up, restocks, maintains, and cleans the pastry department, and ensures presentation standards are met for all items. Additionally, the role involves reading and interpreting recipes, assisting with product inventories, and ensuring team adherence to grooming, sanitation, and safe food handling standards. The Pastry Cook II is also responsible for all opening and/or closing kitchen procedures.

Requirements

Previous baking experience or professional pastry education required
Necessary State Food Handler’s License(s)
Ability to read and comprehend simple instruction, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and small group situations to other employees
Must possess knife skills and the ability to adjust preparations for flavor

Responsibilities

Utilize standardized recipes to prepare daily preparation requirements, maintain par levels of necessary items
Create daily production lists
Work unsupervised
Develop new menu items under the direction of a supervisor
Ensure attractive and consistent presentation of food items, both buffet and plated
Interact with other pastry cooks to monitor quality, presentation and consistency of food items prepared
Handle all needs and accommodate customer requests in a timely manner
Set up, restock, maintain and clean pastry department
Ensure presentation standards are met for all items
Read and interpret recipes
Assist with product inventories
Responsible for team maintenance of grooming standards
Responsible for team adherence to standards for sanitation and safe food handling
Responsible for all opening and/or closing kitchen procedures

Benefits

Hourly Pay Rate: $25
Get Paid Daily (Make any day payday)
Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 401K, HSA/FSA Plans
Discounted Lodging, Dining, Spa, Golf, Retail & Partner Perks
Task Force Work Opportunities
Values-Based Culture (#OMGLIFE)
Culture Add (Creating Space for Fresh Perspectives)
Referral Bonus (Get Paid to Recruit)
Employee Assistance Program “Columbia Cares”
Volunteer Opportunities
Committee Participation Opportunities (Fun, Philanthropic, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion)
Online Learning Platform to Help You Develop!
Eligible for tip/tip pool