Pastry Dinner Cook - Part Time

Disneyland Resort; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Job summary

Disneyland Resort Pastry teams welcome talented bakers to join its production bakeries at Central Bakery and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Bakeshop. You will help create cakes, desserts, and showpieces for banquets and fine dining, while maintaining safety and HACCP standards.

Roles require at least 18 years old, a pastry passion, and strong experience in high-volume settings. The position offers shifts including days, nights, weekends, and holidays in California.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in culinary field/restaurants or culinary degree and equivalent experience.
• Passion for pastry & baking and delighting guests with Disney culinary experiences.
• Strong experience with cakes, plated desserts, and high-volume production in banquet/restaurant settings.

Responsibilities

• Prepare products according to recipe guidelines.
• Uphold kitchen safety and sanitation, including temperature requirements.
• Assist Chef in preparing items for guests with special dietary needs.
• Operate bakery tools, equipment, and ingredients.
• Maintain HACCP procedures and clean equipment.
• Formulate and prepare complex pastries for banquets and fine dining.

Skills

Culinary experience

Pastry & baking

Banquet/restaurant experience

Following recipes

Piping skills

Guest service

Flexible shifts

Food safety knowledge

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent

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 banquetspecial 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.

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.

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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.