Pastry Cook - Omni Hotels & Resorts

Location

The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa

Our employees are what make The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa what it is. Since 1766, they’ve helped us offer guests an opportunity to enjoy Southern hospitality at its best. Located in the Allegheny Mountains of Virginia, we are a four-season resort that boasts superb restaurant dining experiences, championship golf, spa, winter sports and numerous other activities ideal for families and corporate outings.

The Omni Homestead Resort & Spa’s associates enjoy a dynamic and exciting work environment, comprehensive training and mentoring, along with the pride that comes from working for a company with a reputation for exceptional service. We embody a culture of respect, gratitude and empowerment day in and day out. If you are a friendly, motivated person, with a passion to serve others, the Omni Homestead Resort & Spa may be your perfect match.

Job Description

  To provide properly cooked and presented food in any outlet, commissary or banquet production.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility of production in the absence of the Executive Pastry Chef and Assistant Pastry Chef and Pastry Supervisor
• Vast experience in specialty cakes and desserts, wedding cakes, and chocolate sculptures
• Assist with Bakery as needed, but have a vast knowledge and ability to assume complete responsibility as needed
• Knowledge of ordering products and maintaining food cost
• Knowledge and ability to assist with sugar sculptures and cooking demos
• Prepares all food items according to standard recipes and/or as specified on guest check to ensure consistency of product. Visually inspects, selects and uses only food items ideal cooking, in preparation of all menu items
• Checks and controls the proper storage of product, monitor age and condition of all food items to rotate and maintain highest quality.
• Keeps all refrigeration equipment, storage and working areas clean and clutter free, complying with health department regulations
• Prepares daily requisitions for supplies and food items for production
• Reads and employs math skills to follow recipes
• Ensure all equipment is clean and in working condition
• Visually inspects, selects and uses only the freshest food products of the highest standard in preparation of all menu items
• Maintain the highest quality and appearance of all foods sent from kitchen and make sure plates/buffet presentations are clean and appetizing.
• Maintain proper pars of production and mise en place. Label and date all foods.
• Solely responsible for maintaining clean work station. Make sure all work areas are properly cleaned at end of shift and at end of evening.
• Recognize a deficiency with a dish and makes corrections
• Measures and mixes ingredients to form dough or batter
• Shapes dough for cookies, pies and pastries
• Regulates oven temperatures for cooking
• Prepares and cooks ingredients for pie fillings, puddings, custards and other desserts
• Mixes ingredients for icing
• Decorates cakes and pastries, blends sugar and icings

Tools and Equipment:

• Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, dishware, silverware, glassware, sheeter, mixer, digital and manual scales, knives 
• Oven, mixer, proof box

Working Environment:

• Interior of hotel, in restaurant and kitchen areas, with exposure to humidity, steam and extreme temperatures.
• Exposure to Food and Beverage hazardous cleaning chemicals.
• Exposure to food items and beverages.

Qualifications

• Previous expereience in pastry stongly preferred
• Unexpired certification in ServSafe  https://www.ServSafe.com

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applicationassistance@omnihotels.com.