Pastry Chef
Pastry Chef
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Job Description
As our Pastry Chef youll lead all bakery production for the hotel creating everything from scratchfrom beautiful breakfast pastries and breads to cookies bars cakes plated desserts and more. Your creations will be featured in our restaurant banquets weddings and events of all kinds. This is a handson position with a strong leadership component ideal for someone who is as passionate about teamwork and organization as they are about sugar and butter.
What Youll Do:
- Oversee all baking needs for the hotels food outlets including restaurant service banquets and special events
- Produce a wide range of items: breads crackers rolls breakfast pastries cakes tarts cookies plated desserts mini sweets and more
- Create new and seasonal menu items showcasing creativity while honoring timeless classics
- Manage weekly production schedules with efficiency and precision
- Order ingredients maintain inventory and build strong relationships with vendors
- Interview hire schedule and lead the bakery teamincluding performance reviews coaching and daily direction
- Maintain a clean organized and compliant workspace ensuring health and safety standards
- Thrive under pressure in a highvolume environment while managing multiple tasks simultaneously
What Were Looking For:
- Previous experience in a similar role ideally within a hotel resort or conference center setting
- Strong background in highvolume production and scratch baking
- Passion for pastries and a deep understanding of baking techniques and classic recipes
- A proactive organized leader who takes pride in their craft and in mentoring others
- Positive attitude and adaptability in a fastpaced teamoriented kitchen
- Strong communication skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure
- A love for both creativity and consistencysomeone who knows that classics are classics for a reason but still has fun with innovation
Typical Schedule:
- Early morning hours (typically 5:00am2:00pm) with some flexibility depending on availability
- Weekend and holiday availability may be required based on event needs
Starting Salary: $55000 depending on experience.
About Us:
With over 27000 square feet of meeting space and a vibrant onsite restaurant our property is always buzzing with activityfrom corporate conferences and elegant weddings to intimate gatherings and largescale events. Our inhouse catering team is central to it all and at the heart of that team Our mighty bakery.
Our pastry kitchen may be small but we produce an impressive spread of sweet and savory delights:
- Artfully plated desserts for weddings and events
- Flaky pastries and scones to fuel early morning meetings
- Housemade breads for our restaurant and banquets
- Classic and seasonal desserts that make our guests say Wow!
We believe in honoring the timeless classics and pushing the envelope with fresh ideasso if you can whip up a perfect pte choux and still get excited about experimenting with a new flavor profile we want to meet you!
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years professional fromscratch baking experience in a highvolume setting (preferred) OR
- A degree or certification in Baking & Pastry Arts from an accredited culinary school combined with relevant handson experience
- Minimum of 3 years Supervisory experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Firm understanding of systems of measurement
- Experience baking in a professional setting preferably high volume (within a hotel preferred but not required)
- Capable of standing for an 810 hour shift
Qualified applicants must be able to successfully complete a preemployment drug test and background check. The Madison Concourse Hotel is a drugfree workplace.
Benefits
We hire the most highly qualified people available and provide a competitive benefits package which includes:
- Free employee parking underground
- Discounted hotel rooms
- Discounts at Circ and Starbucks
- 401K matching retirement plan
- Paid time off
- $1000 employee referral bonus!
- Cash Advance: Get the money youve already earned from work before your paycheck arrives! Available as early as your first shift.
- Up to 30 off hotel rooms at Great Wolf Resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada
- Pet Insurance for part time and full time employees
- A vibrant and inclusive work environment that values teamwork and celebrates your contributions!
Fulltime positions also offer:
- A rich Quartz health insurance plan Our best plan has NO deductible!
- Delta Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Companypaid basic life insurance and short term disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Additional life insurance policy
Our goal is to improve the quality of work life by using fair and consistent treatment and providing equal growth opportunities for all team members. We are an equal opportunity employer as defined by federal state or local laws.
Employment Type
Full-Time
