Pastry Cook 1

Paysbig; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Paysbig in Milwaukee is seeking a Pastry Cook 1 to join its culinary team. Starting pay is $15.44 per hour and shifts vary to meet business needs, including late nights and weekends.

You will perform basic pastry and baking duties, maintain cleanliness, and help ensure guest satisfaction while upholding safety standards and company procedures. The position offers a fast-paced environment with opportunities to learn and grow within the pastry department.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; 6 months related experience preferred.
• Experience with scaling, mixing, proofing, and baking breads and other baked goods preferred.
• Ability to obtain ServSafe certification within 90 days.
• Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly.
• Ability to work irregular hours including late nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays.
• Physically capable of lifting up to 50 pounds with assistance; able to stand and move in a fast-paced kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic pastry and baking duties, including portioning batters and measuring ingredients.
• Use and clean kitchen surfaces, equipment, and utensils safely.
• Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized working environment.
• Learn to perform more advanced pastry duties and assist other culinary team members.
• Assist in storing and rotating all inventories as needed.
• Open and close duties as needed.
• Comply with departmental internal controls, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Professional demeanor

Math skills

Safety awareness

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Starting at $15.44 per hour | Requires flexibility to work various shifts

In this fast paced, high energy environment where quality is essential, how do we ensure we are producing superior food products? As the Pastry Cook 1 you will maintain food quality standards, and ensure guest satisfaction. While carrying out the job duties listed below, you will contribute to our continued success by demonstrating unsurpassed guest service, a high level of integrity and ethical standards, andpersonal and professional dedication to our mission, vision, and values.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (*Essential Functions)

• *Perform basic pastry and baking duties, including but not limited to scooping and portioning of batters, and measuring ingredients for use.
• *Use and clean kitchen surfaces, equipment, and utensils, including but not limited to ovens, mixers, and knives safely.
• *Maintain a safe, sanitary, and organized working environment, working closely with Stewards at all times.
• Learn to perform more advanced pastry and baking duties and assist other members of the culinary team.
• Assist in storing and rotating all inventories as needed.
• Perform opening and closing duties as needed.
• Perform job duties in full compliance with departmental Internal Controls, policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent and 6 months of related experience are preferred. Experience with or knowledge of scaling, mixing, proofing, and baking of breads and other baked goods is preferred.
• The ability to successfully achieve ServSafe certification within 90 days.
• The ability to use basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and counting using whole numbers and fractions.
• The ability to maintain discretion in handling confidential information.
• The ability to interact with guests and team members professionally.
• The ability to work irregular hours and extended shifts, including late nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, sit, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and move freely throughout the property for prolonged periods of time in a physically demanding, fast-paced environment. The team member is frequently required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The team member is required to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects up to 25 pounds on a regular basis and up to 50 pounds occasionally, with assistance. Team member must wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while performing job duties. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

The noise level is usually moderate to loud. When on the casino floor, the noise level increases. The work environment is smoke free, when on the casino floor it is not smoke free. While performing the duties of this job, the team member will work near moving parts and extreme noise, such as kitchen equipment, and will be required to work in a hot environment, such as over and near ovens, cooktops, and open flames and in a cold environment such as in freezer/production prep kitchen areas. The team member will be exposed to, handle, and work with foods that are commonly classified as allergens, including but not limited to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, soy, dairy products, seafood, shellfish, and gluten.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all qualifications, responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

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