Pastry Cook

Crafted Hospitality; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in New York is seeking an experienced Pastry Cook to join their team. You'll be responsible for creating a variety of desserts and pastries, maintaining high culinary standards. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment while enjoying comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and paid time off.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance options for full time employees

Paid Time Off, increases with length of service

Daily family meal provided

Team outings, trainings, and speakers

Flex spending options (medical, transit, parking, dependent care)

Bi-monthly restaurant dining vouchers ($720 annual value)

Qualifications

• 1 year pastry experience in a fine dining restaurant.
• Strong knowledge of dessert and pastry techniques.
• Basic knowledge of math and computation skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing desserts, pastries, confections, and ice cream.
• Following recipes for consistency in production.
• Maintaining a safe and organized work environment.

Skills

Pastry techniques

Communication skills

Teamwork

Math and computation skills

Job description

Temple Court, a Tom Colicchio restaurant in the Beekman Hotel is looking for an experienced Pastry Cook to join their growing team!

Responsibilities:

Preparing desserts, pastries, confections, ice cream and other related items
Following recipes with accuracy to ensure consistency in production
Demonstrating a passion for details and a willingness to learn
Ability to learn, understand, and to execute daily recipes and menus
Preparing mise en place for daily service
Taking part in pre-service duties and applicable closing duties
Upholding service preparation and culinary standards to ensure a memorable guest experience
Maintaining and upholding our company's vision and values
Participating in service/culinary education sessions
Maintaining a safe, sanitary, and organized work environment

Qualifications:

1 year pastry experience in a fine dining restaurant
Strong knowledge of dessert and pastry techniques
Basic knowledge of math, computation skills, and units of measure
Demonstrate clear written and verbal communication skills
Able to work in a team environment and welcome feedback and direction
Capability to stand for prolonged periods of time
Lift up to 50 pounds of weight
Ability to reach, bend, stoop, climb up and down stairs, walk, carry multiple objects
Ability to work in an environment with hot and cold conditions

Perks:
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance options for full time employees
• Paid Time Off, increases with length of service
• Daily family meal provided
• Team outings, trainings, and speakers
• Flex spending options (medical, transit, parking, dependent care)
• Bi-monthly restaurant dining vouchers ($720 annual value)

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be all responsibilities or qualifications of the job.