Pastry Cook | Part-Time | Palm Beach County Convention Center

Oak View Group; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 36,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Savings Plan and 401(k) match

Health insurance

Job summary

Oak View Group in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking a Pastry Cook to prepare desserts and baked goods for events at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. The role operates in a fast-paced kitchen and may involve guest interaction at live stations.

Candidates should have pastry experience in high-volume environments; a culinary degree or pastry certification is a plus. ServeSafe Food Handler certification is required.

Qualifications

• Pastry experience in high-volume kitchen preferred.
• ServeSafe Food Handler certification is required or must be obtained.
• Ability to work weekdays and weekends, with flexible event-based shifts.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pastries, desserts, breads, and other baked goods per menus.
• Work with lead cooks, supervisors, or executive chef with minimal oversight.
• Assist with design and plating of desserts for banquets, buffets, and à la carte service.

Skills

Pastry experience

Fast-paced environment

Team player

Education

Culinary degree or pastry certification

Job description

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Oak View Group

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

Position Summary

The Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing a variety of high-quality desserts and baked goods to be served throughout the venue. Working in a fast-paced environment, this role supports the culinary team in delivering beautifully crafted, delicious pastries for events of all sizes. The Pastry Cook may interact directly with guests in settings such as buffet lines or live preparation stations and must maintain excellent attendance while being available to work event-based schedules according to business needs.

This role pays an hourly rate of $26.00 - $29.00.

Benefits for Part-Time roles

401(k) Savings Plan and 401(k) matching.

This position will remain open until November 20, 2026

About The Venue

The Palm Beach County Convention Center is a multi-purpose facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, managed by the Oak View Group. The Center features a 100,000 square-foot exhibit hall, a 22,000 square-foot ballroom, and 21,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, as well as connecting to the 400-room Hilton West Palm Beach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a variety of pastries, desserts, breads, and other baked goods according to event menus and production schedules.
• Work independently or with very minimal oversight and instruction from lead cooks, supervisors, sous chefs, or the executive chef.
• Assists with the design and plating of desserts for banquets, buffets, and à la carte service.
• Follow recipes and presentation standards, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Bake cakes, pastries, pies, cookies, tarts, bread, and other baked goods, making a variety of bases like pastry cream, crème anglaise, ganache, curds, mousses, and sabayons.
• Assemble multi-component desserts like entremets, plated restaurant-style desserts, or wedding cakes.
• Operate commercial ovens (convection, deck ovens, etc.).
• Develop new dessert recipes, innovate with flavors, and ensure presentation is appealing.
• Adapt to seasonal ingredients and create themed or special event desserts.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the pastry station and storage areas.
• Monitor inventory levels and assist with ordering supplies as needed.
• Communicate with employees, co-workers, volunteers, management staff, and guests in a clear, business-like, and respectful manner that focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic, and cooperative work environment.
• Seeks continued growth and initiative to improve upon culinary skills on a day-to-day basis by seeking knowledge from those in higher positions.
• Washes culinary and service dishes and utensils; cleans tables, walls, and floors, maintains the general cleanliness of the kitchen, and stocks food and other items using correctly written date labels.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous pastry experience in a high-volume kitchen, hotel, or catering environment preferred.
• Culinary degree or pastry certification preferred, but not required.
• Must obtain and maintain a Food Handlers Card from ServeSafe.
• Possesses intermediate culinary understanding of plating techniques and standards.
• Previous experience assisting with the design and plating of desserts for banquets, buffets, and à la carte service is preferred.
• Ability to work weekdays and weekends, with availability for some morning, noon, and evening shifts on an on-call/event-based schedule.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced, event-driven environment.
• Strong communication skills to interact with employees, management, and guests in a professional and respectful manner.
• Physical ability to lift and move heavy objects, such as boxes and equipment.
• Possesses a strong understanding of the Temperature Danger Zone and cooking temperatures of different meats and produce items to ensure Food Safety Standards.

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.