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Position Overview
Pastry Cook is a specialized culinary professional responsible for creating a wide range of pastries, desserts, and baked goods for guests and events within a hotel setting. Here's an
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality and presentation standards, and food prep checklists.
Prepare ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food before use.
Safely and appropriately use baking and measuring tools/equipment/appliances to prepare baked foods.
Follow and ensure compliance with food safety handling policies and procedures, including personal hygiene procedures.
Check and ensure correct temperatures of kitchen appliances and food, and report issues to management.
Wash and disinfect kitchen area; set-up and break-down workstation; and follow and ensure compliance with sanitation and cleaning procedures.
Monitor the quality of food prepared and portions served throughout shift.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Education and Experience
At least 2 years of related experience required.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work independently (and in a team).
Work Conditions & Physical Demands
Work is performed indoors and outdoors in a commercial setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, people, and equipment.
Able to work independently or as a team member and support managers with special projects.
Strong collaboration skills – works well across functional areas—excellent relationship-building skills; able to collaborate with various levels of the organization.
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Values We Seek
Respect: Respect is shown by demonstrating a sense of self-awareness and reflecting on one's own words and actions to adapt, grow, and succeed. We embrace our differences while recognizing what brings us together.
Collaboration: Collaboration begins with strengthening our relationships with our residents, owners, partners, and employees, relying on strong communication and a deep understanding of the values and needs of all those involved.
Service-Focused: Understand what internal and external stakeholders value and anticipate their needs; strive to create a meaningful experience and build lasting relationships.
Performance: Achieving exceptional performance requires us all to work on the right things at the right time and stay aligned with our business fundamentals and priorities. It also requires us to understand the business – carefully and critically analyzing our performance and metrics and weighing options and risks before making decisions.
Expected Hours of Work & Travel
Must be able to work various shifts when needed to cover during regular business hours, including weekends and evenings.
EOE/Disabled/Veterans Statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Each applicant for employment is solely based on job qualifications, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.
Background Check Process
Employment with Savour Hospitality is contingent on completing a complete background check process, including reference, pre-employment drug testing, credit, and criminal background review.