Pastry Dinner Cook - Part Time

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; Anaheim (CA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Dinner Cook focused on pastry production for our high-volume banquet and fine-dining environments at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Join a team that crafts showpieces and unforgettable desserts for Napa Rose and hotel events.

You will prepare complex pastries, cakes, and desserts per recipes, while ensuring food safety, quality, and timely service for guests in a dynamic, guests-first culture.

Qualifications

• Pastry-focused experience preferred for high-volume banquets and fine dining settings.
• Ability to follow and adapt recipes in mass production environments.
• Strong knowledge of kitchen safety, sanitation, and HACCP principles.
• Excellent organizational skills, speed, accuracy, and attention to detail in a fast-paced kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Prepare products according to recipe guidelines.
• Uphold kitchen safety and sanitation, including temperature requirements.
• Assess food quality and production impact, including spoilage control.
• Assist Chef with items for guests with special dietary needs.
• Operate tools and equipment for bakery production.
• Maintain cleanliness and HACCP procedures.

Skills

Pastry

Banquet service

High-volume production

Food safety

Culinary terms

Education

Culinary degree

Job description

AttheDisneyland® Resort, our Pastry teams are more than chefs, they’re artists, visionaries, and storytellers. Join us at one of our production bakeries (Central Bakery & Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Bakeshop) where exceptional ingredients and imaginative cuisine come together to create unforgettable dining experiences.

OurBakeshop at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa supports our hotel banquet special eventsandaward-winning fine dining restaurant,Napa Rose.Napa Rosehasreopened witha bold new menu and a stunningly reimagined space, continuing its legacy of redefining fine dining in California. With this exciting transformation, now is the perfect time to become part of something extraordinary!

Working at Disney offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. Collaborate with renowned Disney Pastry Chefs in a dynamic, lively, and high-volume environment that celebrates innovation and excellence, including on various specialty showpieces like our larger-than-life gingerbread houses.

If you’re passionate about Pastry, culinary arts, and ready to bring magic to every plate, we invite you to apply for this hourly Dinner Cook role today! Candidates should apply with a current resume (required)andpastry photos.

Responsibilities

All Pastry Teams

• Prepare products according to recipe guidelines
• Uphold kitchen safety and sanitation, including temperature requirements
• Have good judgment of food quality and production, understand the impact of spoilage
• Ability to assist Chef in preparing items for Guests with special dietary needs
• Operate tools, measurements, ingredients, equipment, small wares, and cooking required for a bakery
• Clean kitchen equipment and practice HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) procedures

Pastry Line/Dinner Cook

• Formulate and prepare complex recipes, including baker/pastry recipes and high-end specialty desserts for Banquets and Fine-Dining restaurants
• May assist Pastry Chef/Head Baker with cake decorating

Basic Qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for this role
• Passion for Pastry & Baking and delighting our Guests with food for an unforgettable Disney culinary experience!
• Strong experience with cakes, plated desserts, and working in a banquet and restaurant environment
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in culinary field/restaurants, or culinary degree and equivalent experience with a focus on high-volume production
• Knowledge of culinary techniques and terminology
• Ability to follow and understand recipes in a mass volume environment
• Strong organizational skills, working with speed, accuracy, and efficiency in the kitchen to multi-task and work in a high-volume environment
• Strong listening skills and ability to take direction
• Strong piping skills
• Demonstrate a desire to provide excellent guest service and be part of a team
• Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and special events

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience making mousse, pate-a-choux, and French macarons
• Experience plating fine dining desserts
• Experience with detailed cake decorating and show pieces
• Completed culinary education program or equivalent leadership experience
• Bilingual

Additional Information

SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY

Our Theme Parks and Resort Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and some shifts may start as early as 5:00am while some may end as late as 3:00am, 4:00am or 5:00am.

The pay rate for this role in California is $28.00 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.