Pastry Chef

Cordillera Ranch Club Management is seeking a skilled Pastry Cook to join our culinary team. As a Pastry Cook, you will be responsible for preparing a wide variety of baked goods, including cakes, cookies, pies, bread, and pastries. You will work in a fast-paced kitchen environment, ensuring that all products meet the highest standards of quality and presentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and bake a variety of sweet and savory goods, including artisan breads, rolls, muffins, laminated Danish, and doughnuts.
• Develop and design new pastry and dessert items for the restaurant, lodges, and club events.
• Ensure excellent quality and presentation of all desserts and pastries.
• Follow proper handling and temperature control of all food products.
• Decorate pastries and desserts using different types of icings, toppings, and other garnishes.
• Check the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Assist in determining how food should be presented and create decorative food displays.
• Attend all scheduled employee meetings and come prepared with thoughtful and pertinent suggestions for improvement.

Requirements:

• Proven skill in baking, pastry preparation, and decoration.
• Extensive knowledge of health and safety procedures for kitchens and food preparation areas.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, but also with a team.
• A food handlers certificate.

What We Offer:

• Opportunities to work with a talented and passionate culinary team.
• Chance to present your flavor profiles to the rest of the team and have your desserts featured in the monthly menu.
• Development of a relationship with other passionate culinarians.
• Experience in creating personalized confections for special events like weddings, club events, and golf tournaments.