Pastry Chef

PERG online; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel stay discounts

Competitive wages

Growth opportunities

Paid time off

Job summary

Omni Nashville Hotel is seeking an experienced Pastry Manager to oversee all pastry and baking preparation for outlets, ensuring quality, consistency and efficiency in a high‑volume environment. You will assign production work, control costs and payroll, purchase supplies, coordinate dessert production, and maintain sanitation, equipment and adherence to recipes.

Ideal candidates have pastry management or sous chef background in high‑volume settings, strong leadership, ServSafe certification,

Qualifications

• Previous pastry management or sous chef experience in a high‑volume setting.
• Strong kitchen management and pastry production skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork abilities.
• ServSafe Manager certification required and demonstrated culinary knowledge.
• Ability to read and plan production schedules from BEOs.
• Flexible schedule including holidays, weekends, and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assign production work for pastry associates.
• Control food costs and payroll.
• Responsible for purchasing supplies.
• Coordinate production of all baked goods and desserts for outlets.
• Complete special requests and requisition items for the next day.
• Ensure sanitation procedures are followed and pastry shop is clean.
• Ensure all equipment is in full working order.
• Establish standard recipes and ensure compliance with them.
• Lead daily pastry preparation for assigned areas.
• Supervise line plating and dessert presentation.
• Train and coach staff and lead staff meetings.

Skills

Pastry management

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Schedule planning

BEO reading

Computer skills

ServSafe certification

Job description

Omni Nashville Hotel is excited to offer competitive wages and benefits, growth opportunities, paid time off, and hotel stay discounts! If you love hospitality, and have a passion to serve others then you’ll love working with the Omni Nashville Hotel –

Responsible for managing all pastry and baking preparation for all hotel outlets.

Responsibilities

• Assign production work for associates.
• Controls all food costs and payroll.
• Responsible for purchasing supplies.
• Coordinate production of all baked goods and dessert items ordered by outlets.
• Completes any special requests ordered by outlets or other departments. Requisition all items needed for the following day from the food storeroom, non-food storeroom and stewarding department.
• Ensure proper sanitation procedures are followed and the pastry shop is always clean, neat and orderly.
• Ensure all equipment is in full working order.
• Ensure an adequate supply of all products prepared on a timely basis.
• Establish standard recipes and ensure the compliance with them.
• Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.
• Prioritize, organize, delegate work and follow through.
• To be a clear thinker, remain calm and resolve problems using good judgment.
• Ensure that level of quality, portion control, and plate presentation is adhered to consistently.
• Consistently check line plating and quality.
• Supervise daily pastry preparation for assigned areas

Qualifications

• Previous experience as Pastry Management or Sous Chef for a four-star hotel, chain or catering company, upscale restaurant (previous preparation and production, hot line and cold line experience a plus)
• Strong background in Culinary Arts with focus on kitchen management and high-volume pastry production.
• Highly motivated self starter focused on quality, organization, cleanliness and teamwork.
• High level of written and verbal communication skills.
• Moderate computer skills
• Can successfully read, understand and plan production schedules through the use of BEO’s.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced high pressure work environment while executing delegated tasks and assignments. Ability to plan, produce and execute large dessert plate ups and dessert tables for buffet presentation.
• A good understanding of the modern diet: including but not limited to celiac, gluten intolerances food allergies, dairy intolerances and low sodium diets.
• Have a good understanding of dessert and pastry production including but not limited to: the ability to produce a quality from scratch biscuit, muffin, basic breakfast bread, basic fruit tart, mousses, cakes, custards, pastry cream, crème anglaise, cookies, crème brulee, dessert garnishing, some sugar work and chocolate based dessert production.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to effectively train, coach and exercise supervisorial courage.
• The ability to lead staff line-ups and regular meetings assigned by Banquet Chef and Executive Sous Chef.
• The ability to lift up to 40 lbs, push/pull up to 50 lbs and stand for long periods of time.
• Be able to work a flexible schedule, including holidays, weekends, and night shifts and early morning production shifts.
• Must be able to prepare a basic crème anglaise, basic from scratch biscuit or scone and one chocolate-based dessert plate in one hour
• Must be able to work a variety of shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Maintain a professional business appearance, attitude, and performanc
• Must have a current ServSafe Manager certificate