PASTRY SOUS CHEF

Komodo Las Vegas • Las Vegas, NV

6h

About The Position

Komodo Las Vegas, a Groot Hospitality venue, employs team members who demonstrate a passion for hospitality and dedication to company values and customer service. We are a diverse organization that provides the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced multicultural environment. We are always looking for passionate people who embrace our belief in hospitality, company growth, and customer experience. Our commitment to diversity, teamwork, and integrity indicates the service we provide to our guests. We offer career opportunities with work/life balances, as well as rewarding career experience.

The Pastry Sous Chef oversees, directs, and performs the daily execution of all assigned kitchen food production and service execution in connection with desserts while establishing and maintaining standards of operation in the areas of food quality, timelines of food, cleanliness, and maintenance, profitability, and supervision of staff.

Due to the nature of our business, this position requires us to work weekends and holidays.

The day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a high-volume kitchen.
• Previous experience as a pastry cooks, sous chef, or relevant role.
• Strong knowledge of dessert and pastry techniques.
• Ability to prepare mise en place for daily service and applicable closing duties.
• Ability to work both fast and accurately.
• Available to work during business hours, including weekends and evenings.
• Flexibility to take on various shifts.
• Additional duties as needed.
• Computer literacy to include Excel Spreadsheet and Word experience.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.
• Ability to multi-task and meet multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work successfully in a fast-paced environment.
• This position will spend 100% of the time standing.
• Occasional environmental exposures to cold, heat and moisture.
• The individual must be able to transport up to 40 pounds on occasion and up to 25 pounds regularly.
• Must be able speak, read and understand pastry basic cooking directions.

Responsibilities

• Assist Executive chef with day-to-day supervision of bakery team members, including hiring recommendations, disciplining, and coaching team members, and delegating workload and projects.
• Participate in and assist the Executive Chef and or Corporate Pastry Chef with the development and research new recipes special events.
• Inspect all bakery items upon completion to ensure they have been prepared correctly and attractively.
• Work with Executive Chef and or Corporate Pastry Chef to take appropriate action to reduce operating costs without affecting the quality of pastries or service.
• Maintain a safe, hazard free operation, ensuring that accidents are immediately reported, and accident reports completed.
• Perform other job-related duties as requested.

What This Job Offers

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