Lux Pastry Cook — Private Club Dining & Events

Port Royal Club; Naples (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Port Royal Club in Naples, FL is seeking a Pastry Cook to support the preparation, production, finishing, and presentation of breads, pastries, desserts for dining outlets, banquets, and member events, following standardized recipes under the guidance of the Executive Pastry Chef.

You will scale ingredients, ensure consistency, assist with dessert service, and maintain safe, clean pastry stations while collaborating with culinary teams to elevate the member experience.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of fundamental baking and pastry methods, ingredients, equipment, and production procedures.
• Ability to read, understand, and accurately execute recipes and production sheets.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality, sanitation, and organization.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-volume culinary environment.
• Basic culinary math for weights, measurements, and yield calculations.
• Equivalence of education and experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Follow daily production lists, banquet event orders, outlet forecasts, and special-event requirements.
• Scale and measure ingredients precisely and apply pastry techniques including baking, tempering, glazing, and portioning.
• Maintain consistent flavor, texture, appearance, and presentation across pastry items.
• Assist with dessert service for restaurants, banquets, buffets, and member events.
• Label, date, rotate, store, and inventory ingredients per food-safety standards.
• Monitor freshness and quality; communicate shortages or concerns to the Executive Pastry Chef.
• Minimize waste through precise production and proper storage.
• Set up and maintain a clean, stocked pastry station; operate pastry equipment safely.
• Follow sanitation, allergen-awareness, temperature-control, and personal-hygiene requirements.
• Communicate allergens clearly and prevent cross-contact; assist with receiving and storing ingredients.
• Collaborate with pastry, culinary, stewarding, purchasing, banquet, and F&B teams.

Skills

Pastry techniques

Recipe execution

Attention to detail

Food safety

Team collaboration

Culinary math

Education

Culinary training

Tools

Mixer

Ovens

Proofer

Sheeter

Job description

Port Royal Club in Naples, FL is seeking a Pastry Cook to support the preparation, production, finishing, and presentation of breads, pastries, desserts for dining outlets, banquets, and member events, following standardized recipes under the guidance of the Executive Pastry Chef.

You will scale ingredients, ensure consistency, assist with dessert service, and maintain safe, clean pastry stations while collaborating with culinary teams to elevate the member experience.