About the Role
As a Baking & Pastry Cook your role is to perform routine task and techniques set by the Chef & as followed in our recipes/plating guides. As a baking & pastry cook you are responsible for, but not limited to, preparing all the bread for service, sandwich breads, crackers, & desserts for the dishes on the menu. You will participate in food production, cooking methods, timing, procedures to exceed our guest expectations when dining at Prime 141 & overall kitchen cleanliness. MOST IMPORTANTLY TASTING. This position is great for someone who is skilled & talented in baking/pastry or someone who has interest in developing their craft in a restaurant kitchen. You will be responsible to produce all the breads & desserts in time for service correctly and in a timely manner.
Requirements
Qualifications
Must be at least 17 years of age.
Must have 1 years or more experience baking or creating pastries in a production kitchen, café, bake/pastry shop. Upscale or fine dining is a plus.
Food Safety Training Card issued by the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD).
Proper knowledge of knife skills & safety is required.
Owning your own set of knives/ kitchen bag is a plus.
Knowledge on how to use a piping bag, writing script is a plus.
Experience with using large & small mixers, measuring tools, & rolling pins.
Knowledge & Experience preparing doughs from scratch.
Experience using an oven when baking breads.
Knowledge & experience making French macrons. High volume production is a plus.
Knowledge making custards, ice creams, meringues, & chocolates.
Must be comfortable and effective with communication on the line.
Upbeat Positive attitude and natural social skills.
Great and effective communication abilities.
Must have a keen eye for details (360-degree vision).
Schedule flexibility is a plus.
Ability to walk and stand for up to 8 hours at a time.
Ability to lift to 35-50 pounds.
Must be able to multi-task effectively while maintaining composure.
Availability to work evenings and on weekends, including holidays.
Must show and maintain a neat and clean appearance, following company guidelines.
Excellent organizational skills and cleanliness.
Responsibilities
Coming to work awake, on time, and ready. Clean uniform, practiced personal hygiene, & washing hands frequently throughout service.
Recording inventory of product on your station with Chef.
Attending pre-shift and general meetings to be up to date on day-to-day changes and topics of importance for the day. (Prep List, On/Off site catering, & special events).
Setting up your workstation, maintain organization & cleanliness before, during, & end of shift.
TASTING will be a key practice in our day. We will taste product from the prior shift, what we produce that day, and what foods we will be serving that service to our guest.
Communicate with fellow members on the line, such as the preparation crew, hot & cold food lines, & expo to time dishes to a table properly.
Presenting dishes on time to chef.
Following pars for stocking the stations including yours and others.
Equipping the line with the proper tools, utensils, & small wares for service.
Assisting the station next to you when asked or if they need help.
Must remain focused and on task throughout the entire shift.
Measuring, weighing, & combining ingredients.
Maintain & manage oven temperatures.
Managing production of breads being made, proofed, and baked for service.
Managing the freezer stock of ice creams.
Understand and know how to respond to each other in a kitchen. (Saying, “behind” or “corner” when traveling in the kitchen or if pulling out something hot out the oven, you shout “HOT, GOING TO BACK PREP TABLE PLEASE!” to ensure safety & awareness to others.
Ensure our Kitchen is clean and up to our standards before, throughout and after the shift.
Maintain a clean overall appearance of our kitchen, including line sweeps & dish room, meaning dishes are stacked nicely without being thrown together in a massive pile. Labels removed, and in a trash can, boxes flattened in the back dock, if you see objects on the floor, it either needs to be thrown away if its trash or put in the dish room if it is a dirty fallen utensil.