Seasonal Luxury Pastry Cook — Banquets & Plating

The Little Nell; Aspen (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off Programs

Paid Leave Programs

Employee Ski Pass

Other company perks

Job summary

The Little Nell, Aspen’s renowned luxury hotel, seeks a Pastry Cook III to work across the pastry and bake shop under the Pastry Chef and management. You will gain advanced skills in knife work, dessert production, buffet service, and plate design while contributing to the patisserie program.

This seasonal full-time role offers exposure to fine dining and a prestigious hospitality environment, with opportunities across a world-class pastry department and access to the hotel’s legendary wine and

Qualifications

• Culinary Certificate or Associate Degree in Pastry Arts preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a pastry cook in a luxury hotel or fine dining environment is highly preferred.
• 2-3 years’ experience in pastry work required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains dessert station mise en place according to Chef’s specifications
• Prepares all recipes under supervision as required for daily service
• Basic knowledge of pastry functions such as standard mixing procedures, baking time and temperatures, sanitation and proper handling of mise en place
• Assist Pastry Chef, Banquet Chef and Restaurant Chef in plating
• Maintains station cleanliness during shift
• Completes daily production list by shift end
• Cleans station at shift end
• Complete tasks and projects delegated by your manager and assist other departments as business volumes and staff levels demand
• Responsible for assisting all team members in organization of kitchen items, to include, dry goods, kitchen equipment, storage containers, cleaning supplies and proper rotation and organization of all food deliveries
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

English communication

Spanish a plus

Education

Culinary Certificate or Associate Degree in Pastry Arts

Job description

The Little Nell, Aspen’s renowned luxury hotel, seeks a Pastry Cook III to work across the pastry and bake shop under the Pastry Chef and management. You will gain advanced skills in knife work, dessert production, buffet service, and plate design while contributing to the patisserie program.

This seasonal full-time role offers exposure to fine dining and a prestigious hospitality environment, with opportunities across a world-class pastry department and access to the hotel’s legendary wine and