Pastry Cook at Watercolor

Job Summary

The role of Pastry Cook is responsible for baking various desserts, pastries, breads, and other dishes in the kitchen our establishments. The Pastry Cook is expected to create pastries, cookies, and other baked goods, developing new and unique recipes to feature on the menu and keeping stock of the kitchen’s inventory. This position exhibits creative baking and decorating talents by personally performing tasks while supporting the staff in preparing quality and consistent pastries.

Primary Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Ensures all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures are followed
• Ensuring culinary standards and responsibilities are consistently met
• Prepare and cook foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions
• Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met
• Follows proper handling, storage, and right temperature of all food products
• Maintains purchasing, receiving, and food storage standards
• Supports procedures for Food & Beverage portion and waste controls
• Assists in determining how food presentation and creates decorative displays
• Plan the dessert and pastry menu to complement savory items
• Complete daily prep and production of high-volume bakery products consistently and without sacrificing food quality
• Maintain up to date knowledge about pastry arts and ingredients
• Ensure the kitchen is clean and sanitized
• Operates and maintains all department equipment and reports malfunctions
• Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement
• Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions
• Recognizes superior quality products, presentations, and flavor
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• All other duties as assigned