Job Description

Are you ready to use your pastry and culinary skills in a lively and innovative environment? Whether you are looking for an exquisite Signature Fine Dining Pastry environment at the Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, or an exciting fast-paced production environment at the Central Bakery, magical hourly opportunities await!

Hourly Pastry opportunities may include:

• Pastry Cook/Baker
• Pastry Line/Dinner Cook

Responsibilities

All Pastry Teams

• Prepare products according to recipe guidelines
• Uphold kitchen safety and sanitation, including temperature requirements
• Has good judgment of food quality and production, understand the impact of spoilage
• Ability to assist Chef in preparing items for Guests with special dietary needs
• Operate tools, measurements, ingredients, equipment, small wares, and cooking required for a bakery
• Clean kitchen equipment and practice HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) procedures

Pastry Cook/Baker

• Use pastry techniques such as, scaling, mixing, proofing, baking, decorating, and finishing
• Portion and arrange food on serving dishes and responsible for portion control and plate presentation
• May cook, mix and/or season ingredients when preparing bakery items (i.e. muffins, Danishes, cakes, restaurant items, banquet orders, ice cream, or sorbet)
• Able to consistently pipe high volume pastries

Pastry Line/Dinner Cook

• Formulate and prepare complex recipes, including baker/pastry recipes and high-end specialty desserts for Banquets and Fine-Dining restaurants
• May assist Pastry Chef/Head Baker with cake decorating

Basic Qualifications

• You must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for these roles
• Passion for Pastry & Baking and delighting our Guests with food!
• Strong experience with cakes, plated desserts, and working in banquet and restaurant environments
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in culinary field/restaurants, or culinary degree and equivalent experience
• Ability to follow and understand recipes in a mass volume environment
• Multitask and work in a fast-paced team environment
• Demonstrate a desire to provide excellent guest service and be part of a team
• Strong listening skills and ability to take direction
• Must be flexible and able to work a variety of shifts, including days, nights, weekends, holidays, and special events

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed culinary education program or equivalent leadership experience
• Experience making mousse, pate-a-choux, and French macaron
• Bilingual

Additional Information

SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY
Our Theme Parks and Resort Hotels operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and some shifts may start as early as 5:00am while some may end as late as 3:00am, 4:00am or 5:00am.

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This posting is seeking candidates to fill multiple roles in California. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits. To learn more about our benefits visit: .

• The pay rate for this Pastry Cook/Baker role is $26.20 per hour.
• The pay rate for this Pastry Line/Dinner Cook role is $28.00 per hour.

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