Pastry Cook I

Job Overview

Plan, prep, set up and provide quality service in all areas of restaurant production to include, but not limited to all menu items supplied by outlet kitchen. Displays and presentations of all items designated by sous chef for service. All mise en place completed to the satisfaction of supervisor and or sous chef. Employee will be able to follow the established recipe and plating guide provided, to exact specification, maintain and organize their station and equipment in a neat and orderly fashion to meet the Chef's expectation. Maintain and contribute to a positive work environment

Essential Job Function:

• Ability to maintain a clean, neat and organized work environment

• Ability to follow recipes, to increase or decrease recipes as needed.

• Good knife skills

• Can season food properly

• Can properly follow all processes that are in place

• Can communicate with all internal customers efficiently. {Stewarding, service staff}

• Can fill out all requisitions properly

• Can follow all rules and regulations in employee handbook properly

• Properly rotate product in walk in cooler.

• Clean and maintain equipment properly

• Maintain and strictly abide by state sanitation/health regulations and hotel requirements

• Can organize and set up a workstation fast and efficiently.

• Rotate, label and date all food on station

• Ability to work in a fast paced, intense work environment. Under sometimes extreme heat and stress.

• Ability to work any station in the kitchen.

• Assist Sous chef in guiding and maintaining a quality product.

• Follow the cleaning schedule.

• Knowledge of operating all kitchen equipment i.e., stoves, ovens, broilers, slicers, steamers, kettles, etc.

• Basic mathematical skills necessary to understand recipes, measurements, requisition amounts and portion sizes.

• Ability to read, write and understand the English language in order to complete requisitions, read recipes and communicate with other employees.

Qualifications:

Essential

1. High school diploma or equivalent vocational training certificate.

2. 3 years experience in culinary field

3. Ability to communicate in English with guests, co-workers and management to their understanding.

4. Previous tournant experience or knowledge of grill, saute, garde manger, soups, pastry and vegetable prep.

5. Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.

Desirable

1. Culinary college degree

2.Food handling certificate

1. Sanitation Certificate.

2. Ability to communicate in multiple languages

Skills:

• Ability to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed and accuracy.

• Ability to prioritize, organize, delegate work and follow through with assigned tasks

• Ability to be a clear thinker, remain calm and resolve problems using good judgment.

• Ability to work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines of food displays.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks at one time while maintaining a high level of professionalism.

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

• Contribute to the growth and success of the team.

• Knowledge of meat temperatures.

• Ability to butcher meat.

• Ability and work pertaining station as outlined in the CBA under classification for Group 1.

Note:

A review of this description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor.

BENEFITS: At Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago, we offer a range of employment benefits for this Full-Time position, subject to any applicable eligibility, enrollment and/or benefit plan requirements. An overview of the benefits offered can be found on the Hotel's Career Center webpage here: Click Here.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.