Pastry Cook II | Full-Time

Omni Hotels & Resorts; ChampionsGate (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Orlando at ChampionsGate is seeking a pastry-focused professional to ensure high-quality pastries for outlets and banquets. The role emphasizes production of cakes, pastries, sweet items and confections with strict adherence to recipes and portion control.

Ideal candidates maintain clean workspaces, follow health standards, and perform duties quickly and accurately while staying within production schedules in a busy resort kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
• Supports procedures for portion and waste controls.
• Follows proper handling and temperature of all food products.
• Understands and maintains standard recipes.
• Maintains cleanliness of work areas.
• Keeps walk-in, prep area and equipment up to health standards.
• Basic math skills to understand recipes and measurements.
• Able to lift up to 70 pounds and move goods by cart.
• Performs other duties to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Control quality and consistency of all food served.
• Functions are completed 30 minutes prior to service.
• Ensure all food supplies for service are available on time.
• Responsible for production of pastries, cakes, breads and confections for outlets and banquets.
• Assist in producing and plating banquet pastries.
• Work under pressure to meet pastry production schedules.
• Perform duties with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.

Skills

Basic math skills

Lifting up to 70 lbs

Job description

Omni Orlando at ChampionsGate

The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate is surrounded by 36 holes of championship Orlando golf and 15 acres of recreation, this four-diamond resort is one of the nation's premier golf, meeting and leisure retreats. In addition to walk-out golf, guests may choose to relax in our signature Mokara spa, dine in one of our five restaurants or enjoy 15 acres of pools and recreation activities including the 850-foot lazy river.

Omni Orlando's associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training and mentoring, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. We embody a culture of respect, gratitude and empowerment day in and day out. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate may be your perfect match.

Summary of Position

• Control quality and consistency of all food served.
• Insure functions are completed 30 minutes prior to service.
• Insure all food supplies necessary for service are in appropriate supply on a timely basis.
• Responsible for production of sweet items, pastries, cakes, fruit compotes, breads, chocolates, etc. for all outlets as well as banquets and amenities.
• Assists in producing and plating Banquet pastries.
• Work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for pastry needs
• Perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.

Hotel Specific Essential Functions

• Maintains food preparation handling and correct storage standards.
• Supports procedures for food & beverage portion and waste controls.
• Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products
• Understands and maintains all standard recipes.
• Maintain cleanliness of work area at all times.
• Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department standards at all time.
• Basic math skills needed to understand and implement recipes and measurements.
• Ability to stoop, grasp, lift and or carry or otherwise move or push goods on a hand cart weighting a maximum of 70 pounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Tools and Equipment

• Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, slicer, knives, VCM, robot coups, blenders, burr mixers
• Ovens, grills, stoves, flat tops, salamanders

Working Environment

• Interior of hotel, in restaurant and kitchen areas
• Exposure to Food and Beverage hazardous cleaning chemicals.
• Exposure to food items and beverages.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work for long periods of time on feet, must be required to lift up to 50 Lbs. Must be able to work under some extreme temperatures.

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster is available using the following link:

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Omni Hotels & Resorts does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category with respect to the payment of wages.