Baking/Pastry Chef Tournant-Dominique Ansel Bakery (Caesars Palace LV)

Caesars Entertainment; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is seeking a Pastry Chef Tournant to supervise the bake shop team and assist the Executive Pastry Chef in fulfilling all bakery orders.

You will ensure product quality, manage inventories, prepare showpieces, and uphold hotel and state health standards. This role requires strong baking experience and supervisory skills in a fast-paced, high-end hotel environment.

Qualifications

• Five years of baking experience including breads, candy, chocolates, pastry and cakes.
• Minimum of two years supervisory experience.
• 21 years of age or older.
• Ability to work from a standing position for extended periods.
• Neat appearance with good personal hygiene.
• Effective English communication, verbal and written.
• Nevada Food Handler’s Certification.
• Servsafe Food Handler.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide bake shop employees and assist in completing orders.
• Ensure product preparation meets procedures and quality standards.
• Assist in maintaining health standards for food preparation.
• Review orders and inform staff of requested products and timeframes.
• Prepare show pieces for presentation.
• Complete inventory and advise on products to order.
• Provide information to stock bake shop supplies.
• Correct improperly prepared items.
• Review/approve daily payroll in supervisor’s absence.
• Spot check procedures for quality and accuracy.
• Prepare special orders for VIP customers in absence of executive chef.

Skills

Baking expertise

Supervisory experience

English communication

Job description

Job Description

The Pastry Chef Tournant is responsible for supervising and guiding all bake shop employees and assisting in the completion of all orders. The Chef Tournant is accountable for the entire shop in the Executive Chef's absence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all product preparation is done in accordance with set procedures and meet quality standards.
• Assist the Executive Pastry Chef to ensure the bake shop always meets hotel and state health standards for food preparation.
• Reviews of all orders submitted to the bakery and inform the staff of requested products and time frames.
• Prepare special show pieces made of sugar, chocolate, etc. produced in the bake shop for presentation purposes.
• Completes inventory and recommend products to be ordered.
• Provides the Executive Pastry Chef with the information needed to adequately stock bake shop supplies.
• Corrects improperly prepared items.
• Reviews and approves daily payroll sheet in the executive pastry chef's absence.
• Spot checks preparation procedures for quality and accuracy.
• Prepares special orders for VIP customers in the absence of the executive pastry chef.

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Work requires a minimum of five years’ baking experience (must include exposure to all facets of the field, i.e., breads, candy, chocolates, pastry and cakes).
• Work requires a minimum of 2 years’ supervisory experience.
• Work requires ability to work from a standing position for extended periods of time.
• Work requires a neat appearance with good personal hygiene.
• Work requires effective communication in English, both verbal and written form in a professional manner.
• Nevada Food Handler’s Certification
• Servsafe Food Handler

Additional Requirements

• Loud, fast paced environment, multiple tasks to be handled under time constraint.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 40lbs.
• Must be able to handle a heavy business volume in a timely manner.

About Us

Help us roll out the red carpet at Caesars Palace! This world renowned resort indulges our guests with 25 unique restaurants and cafes, over 3,000 rooms, 4.5 acres of pools and gardens and a 50,000 square foot spa. If you have a passion for delivering personalized service in an exclusive setting, Caesars Palace is the place for you to start your career.