Pastry Cook
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Job Location:
Richmond, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Common House is seeking a dedicated and motivated culinary professional to join our kitchen leadership team as a pastry cook. The pastry cook plays a critical role in supporting the Chef de Cuisine and Executive Chef in delivering a unique and elevated dining experience for members and guests across all Common House food and beverage outlets.
Responsibilities
Culinary Operations & Menu Execution
- Ensure that all food served meets Common House & Birdies standards of taste presentation and timeliness.
- Work closely with line cooks prep cooks and dishwashers to ensure seamless service and consistent food quality.
- Support menu development by testing recipes giving feedback and ensuring proper execution of seasonal menus specials and events.
- Maintain accurate prep lists portion controls and yield/waste management systems.
Maintenance & Compliance
- Ensure cleanliness sanitation and organization of kitchen equipment storage areas and workspaces.
- Oversee compliance with all local Health Department requirements and internal food safety protocols.
- Assist in scheduling and overseeing regular cleaning and preventative maintenance.
- Participate in weekly culinary and operations meetings contributing updates and feedback.
Experience Requirements
- At least 35 years of progressive kitchen experience
- At least 1-2 years of baking or pastry experience
- Strong knowledge of culinary techniques kitchen operations and food safety compliance.
- Experience in both à la carte and banquet preparation preferred ideally in a club restaurant or hotel setting.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to work nights weekends and holidays.
- Ability to stand for extended periods bend lift up to 50 pounds and perform repetitive hand and arm movements.
In exchange for talented skills and contributions Common House offers all employees a dynamic work environment fun co-workers and a competitive salary package. Additionally we also provide our team members a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Diverse and inclusive colleagues
- Generous Health Dental Vision and Reserve Leave Coverage
- 401k Option
- PTO and Sick Time
- Monthly membership at Common House (and your partner/spouse gets one too!)
- 50% employee discount on food and non-alcoholic purchases
Common House is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race color age national origin religion physical and mental disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity/assignment citizenship pregnancy or maternity protected veteran status or any other status prohibited by applicable national federal state or local law.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Cake Decorating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
About Company
About Common House: Common House is a gathering space that cultivates community through unique programming, thoughtful design, and diverse style of dining. Today, we have Houses in Richmond’s Arts District and Chattanooga’s Southside, in addition to our flagship location on Charlottes ... View more
