Luxury Resort Pastry Cook (Opening Team, Sun Valley)

Viceroy Hotels and Resorts; Sun Valley (ID); Sur place; USD 40 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Viceroy Hotels is opening a Sun Valley resort and seeking a Pastry Cook (Baker) to join the opening culinary team. You will assist in pastry production for restaurant, banquet, café, and in-room dining, ensuring top quality and presentation across a fast-paced operation.

The role emphasizes creativity, organization, and the ability to work early mornings, weekends, and varying shifts in a seasonal luxury setting. Prior pastry/bakery experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous pastry, bakery, culinary, restaurant, hotel, resort, or hospitality experience preferred.
• Previous luxury hospitality or high-volume culinary experience preferred.
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of baking techniques, pastry production, breads, desserts, doughs, and presentation standards.
• Familiarity with chocolate work, laminated doughs, artisan breads, or specialty desserts is considered an asset.
• Savory culinary experience and familiarity with broader kitchen operations is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, HACCP standards, and health department regulations.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, seasonal luxury hospitality environment.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, and maintain consistency during high-volume production periods.
• Strong organizational, communication, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate professionally with team members and leadership.
• Must maintain a positive, professional, and service-oriented demeanor at all times.

Responsabilités

• Prepare, bake, and present pastries, breads, desserts, breakfast pastries, confections, and specialty baked goods according to established recipes and resort standards.
• Assist with daily pastry and bakery production for restaurant, banquet, café, in-room dining, employee dining, and special event operations.
• Maintain consistency in quality, flavor, portioning, and presentation standards throughout pastry and bakery offerings.
• Complete daily mise en place, prep work, baking schedules, and station setup prior to service periods.
• Assist with dessert plating, buffet displays, banquet production, and seasonal culinary activations as assigned.
• Follow all standardized recipes, production methods, portioning guidelines, and presentation specifications.
• Maintain cleanliness, sanitation, organization, and operational readiness throughout pastry and bakery production areas.
• Ensure proper handling, labeling, dating, storage, and rotation of all food products and ingredients.
• Follow all food safety, sanitation, HACCP, and health department regulations and standards.
• Monitor product freshness, quality, and inventory levels throughout pastry operations.
• Operate and maintain cleanliness of bakery, pastry, and kitchen equipment safely and efficiently.
• Assist with inventory organization, requisitions, waste reduction, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Support banquet and large-scale event pastry production while maintaining quality and presentation standards.
• Work collaboratively with pastry, culinary, stewarding, banquet, and front-of-house teams to support seamless resort operations.
• Participate in mock service exercises, operational walkthroughs, and pre-opening culinary initiatives as needed.
• Utilize proper communication and teamwork to support operational efficiency throughout culinary operations.
• Attend required meetings, trainings, and departmental lineups.
• Maintain regular attendance, punctuality, professional appearance, and grooming standards.
• Ensure overall guest satisfaction through professionalism, culinary execution, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Connaissances

Pastry production

Bakery operations

Kitchen teamwork

Food safety

High-volume service

Formation

High School diploma or equivalent

Outils

Commercial kitchen equipment

Description du poste

Viceroy Hotels is opening a Sun Valley resort and seeking a Pastry Cook (Baker) to join the opening culinary team. You will assist in pastry production for restaurant, banquet, café, and in-room dining, ensuring top quality and presentation across a fast-paced operation.

The role emphasizes creativity, organization, and the ability to work early mornings, weekends, and varying shifts in a seasonal luxury setting. Prior pastry/bakery experience is preferred.