Pastry Chef | Part-Time | Palm Beach County Convention Center
Pastry Chef | Part-Time | Palm Beach County Convention Center
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$ 25 - 27
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Job Description
Oak View Group
Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360degree solution set for a collection of worldclass owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.
Position Summary
ThePastry Cookis responsible for preparing a variety of highquality desserts and baked goods to be served throughout the venue. Working in a fastpaced environment this role supports the culinary team in delivering beautifully crafted delicious pastries for events of all sizes. The Pastry Cook may interact directly with guests in settings such as buffet lines or live preparation stations and must maintain excellent attendance while being available to work eventbased schedules according to business needs.
This role pays an hourly rate of $25.00$27.00.
Benefits for PartTime roles: 401(k) Savings Plan and 401(k) matching.
This position will remain open until August 8 2025.
About the Venue
ThePalm Beach County Convention Centeris a multipurpose facility in West Palm Beach Florida managed by the Oak View Center features a 100000 squarefoot exhibit hall a 22000 squarefoot ballroom and 21000 square feet of flexible meeting space as well as connecting to the 400room Hilton West Palm Beach.
Responsibilities
- Prepare a variety of pastries desserts breads and other baked goods according to event menus and production schedules.
- Is able to work independently or with very minimal oversight and instruction by Lead Cooks Supervisors Sous Chefs or the Executive Chef.
- Possesses intermediate culinary understanding of plating techniques and standards assisting with the design and plating of desserts for banquets buffets and la carte service.
- Follow recipes and presentation standards ensuring consistency and quality.
- Bake cakes pastries pies cookies tarts bread and other baked goods making a variety of bases like pastry cream crme anglaise ganache curds mousses and sabayons.
- Assemble multicomponent desserts like entremets plated restaurantstyle desserts or wedding cakes.
- Operate commercial ovens (convection deck ovens etc.).
- Develop new dessert recipes innovate with flavors and ensure presentation is appealing.
- Adapt to seasonal ingredients and create themed or special event desserts.
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the pastry station and storage areas.
- Monitor inventory levels and assist with ordering supplies as needed.
- Ability to communicate with employees coworkers volunteers management staff and guests in a clear businesslike and respectful manner which focuses on generating a positive enthusiastic and cooperative work environment.
- Possesses a strong understanding of the Temperature Danger Zone and cooking temperatures of different meats and produce items to ensure Food Safety Standards.
- Seeks continued growth and initiative to improve upon culinary skills on a day to day basis by seeking knowledge from those in higher positions.
- Washes culinary and service dishes and utensils; cleans tables walls and floors maintains the general cleanliness of the kitchen and stocks food and other items using correctly written date labels.
- Has an active State Food Handlers Certification and actively updates as necessary.
- Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year pastry experience in a highvolume kitchen hotel or catering environment.
- Culinary degree or pastry certification preferred but not required.
- Ability to work weekdays and weekends with availability for some morning noon and evening shifts on an oncall/eventbased schedule.
- Must provide regular and consistent written availability to management.
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.
- Must obtain and maintain a Food Handlers Card from ServeSafe and other required compliance trainings.
- Ability to work effectively in a teamoriented fastpaced eventdriven environment.
- Strong communication skills to interact with employees management and guests in a professional and respectful manner.
- Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects such as boxes and equipment.
Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference
At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.
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