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Job Description

Pastry Chef

The Historic Hotel Monteleone is seeking an experienced Pastry Chef to join our team. We hire individuals that are committed to providing a remarkable guest experience and changing the standard of luxury. If your skills and talents are a match for our needs, we would like to hear from you.

What We Offer You:

• Unparalleled training and development programs.
• Flexible schedules.
• Multiple benefits plans to suit your needs.
• Paid time off.
• Positive and respectful work environment where diversity is valued.

What You Can Expect to Do:

• Conduct training, writing, maintaining, and updating all pastry recipes, menus and production forecast.
• Attend BEO meetings.
• Assist with staffing levels by scheduling appropriately to ensure proper coverage is maintained while ensuring payroll cost are in line and/or reflecting business levels and forecast.
• Must be familiar and knowledgeable with operating all kitchen equipment and machinery including safe operations and maintenance.
• Must respect all food products and ensure proper storage and rotation are practiced daily in accordance with SOP's, local Health Department and HACCP regulations.
• Must follow specifications and execute all standard recipes to ensure flavor, quality, size, and presentation of products meet the Hotel standards.
• Must have working knowledge in mathematics for execution of recipe conversions.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area at all times and is in compliance with the established sanitation standards of superior personal hygiene.
• Maintain clear and effective communication between team members and a positive atmosphere in the kitchen.
• Must be reliable and accepts responsibility and accountability for all actions.
• Understands and takes part in the hotels sanitation standards and encourages in the savings of the company's assets by preventing unnecessary wastage.

• Three to four years of experience working in a high volume and detailed-oriented luxury hotel.
• Knowledgeable and well rounded in all areas of the pastry kitchen including breads, pastries, confections, cake design and ice cream making.
• Must be passionate about pastry and breads and be current with culinary concepts, practices and procedure.
• Has working knowledge of advanced pastry techniques, be organized, move quickly, handle pressure well and take great pride in their demeanor and work.
• Possess great communication skills and display a pleasant and outgoing personality.
• Ability to work in high stress conditions, pay close attention to detail, handle multiple tasks, work efficiently, and demonstrate a high level of patience.
• Stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, reach, and perform repetitive motions frequently for 8-12 hours a day.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull 50-100 lbs.
• Follow all company policies and procedures including food safety program and safety and security.
• Serve as role model figure, be approachable, open minded, eager to learn and lead by example.
• Find methods to improve the efficiency of the department and increase productivity.
• Extremely creative with strong service skills and demonstrated ability to energize a diverse team of culinary professionals.

Job Requirements:

Apply Now If You:

• Three to four years of experience as a Pastry Chef or Assistant Pastry Chef in a high-volume luxury hotel.
• Pastry Degree or Certification preferred.
• Knowledge in and/or experience with Forbes 4 Star service standards in preferred.

Values:

Customer Focus Customer Service Empowerment Hospitality

Teamwork

Benefits:

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Health Insurance Benefits

401K after 1 year

Paid Holidays

Paid time off

Hotel Discounts

Complimentary Cleaning of Uniforms

Complimentary Parking

And More!