Pastry Cook 3

Omni Hotels & Spas•Frisco, TX

About The Position

The Pastry Cook prepares and serves pastries to high-quality standards, maintaining consistency across outlets, banquets, and amenities. The role produces sweet items, pastries, cakes, fruit compotes, breads, and chocolates; assists with producing and plating banquet pastries; and prepares food according to standard recipes and guest-check specifications. The cook ensures supplies are available on time, completes functions 30 minutes before service, and works effectively under production schedules and timelines. The position also maintains food quality, portion control, cooking times and temperatures, proper food storage, and clean work areas and equipment in accordance with Health Department and EcoSure standards. The cook works collaboratively with the culinary team and performs other duties as assigned by culinary management.

Requirements

1–2 years of relevant pastry or culinary experience.
Familiarity with pastry cooking techniques.
Familiarity with batch and quantity cooking.
Ability to use culinary tools, including knives and commercial equipment, and to taste and smell.
Eye-hand coordination to use kitchen equipment.
Basic math skills to understand and implement recipes and measurements.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards.
Professional business appearance, attitude, and performance.
Flexible schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance.
Ability to stand or walk for an extended period or an entire work shift.
Ability to perform repetitive motions.

Nice To Haves

Culinary degree and/or formal training.

Responsibilities

Control the quality and consistency of all food served.
Ensure functions are completed 30 minutes prior to service.
Ensure food supplies necessary for service are available in appropriate quantities and on time.
Produce sweet items, pastries, cakes, fruit compotes, breads, chocolates, and other pastry items for outlets, banquets, and amenities.
Assist in producing and plating banquet pastries.
Inspect food products for quality during preparation and service.
Check portion control, weights, and counts prior to functions.
Maintain and check cooking times and temperatures.
Follow storage procedures when taking food from and returning food to the walk-in.
Maintain a clean work area and keep the walk-in, prep area, and equipment up to Health Department and EcoSure standards.
Prepare food items according to standard recipes and guest-check specifications to ensure consistency.
Meet pastry production schedules and timelines while working under pressure.
Work effectively as part of a team, assisting others as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned by culinary management.