Job Description
PASTRY COOK
OVERVIEW:
Chardon is seeking a full-time Pastry Cook in Houston, Texas. The Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing all mise-en-place, and production items, for any pastry menu item such as pastries, desserts, breads, and other baked goods. They are responsible for all components and accompaniments for these dishes.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values of Braicom Hospitality
- Maintains clean and organized workstations that are cohesive with the restaurant's philosophy, culture, and standards of excellence.
- Operates within the restaurant on a daily basis with efficiency, respect, friendliness, professionalism, teamwork, knowledge, patience, awareness, compassion, courtesy and initiative.
- Understands completely all programs, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines and training programs.
- Displays consistent attention to detail and follow through of all restaurant policies.
- Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by restaurant environmental systems.
- Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility at least 8 hours in length.
- Must be able to exert well-paced ability to maneuver between functions occurring simultaneously.
- Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
- Must be able to lift up to 20 lbs. on a regular and continuing basis.
- May be required to lift trays of food or food items weighing up to 20 lbs.
- Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening, hearing and visual acuity.
- Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with supervisors and other employees.
- Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
- Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
- While performing the duties of this job, the Pastry Cook is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear. Frequently it is required to use arms & hands to reach, handle or feel objects, tools or controls and it is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 1 years of kitchen preparation and cooking in an upscale restaurant.
- 1-2 years-experience in high volume or fine dining pastry kitchens.
- Ability to communicate effectively with management and staff.
- Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Utilizes a variety of cooking styles, methods, techniques, trends.
- Organize all the various prep items needed from different areas and outlets.
- Follows sanitation procedures and organization of work area(s).
- Meet with Chefs to review assignments, anticipated business levels, changes, and other information pertinent to job performance.
- Plan, prep, set up and prepare quality products in all areas of pastry department to include, but not limited to pastries, desserts, breads, ice creams, sorbets, creams.
- Prepare all menu items following recipes and yield guides, according to department standards
- Assist in monitoring inventory of prepared food items to keep waste down while managing 86's.
- Minimize waste and maintain controls to attain forecasted food cost.
- Must be able to work cleanly, efficiently, with respect for quality ingredients and careful attention to preparation.
- Adhere to all health code regulations and standards.
- Maintain food and supply inventory and notify management of restocking requirements.
- Ability to work varied shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Shift work, Night shift,