POSITION:                Senior Pastry Cook

DEPARTMENT:         Kitchen

DATE:                        February 2024

BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversee the preparation and production of baked goods, pastries, breakfast pastries, and all associated pastry items for a resort serving up to 2500 meals per day, in accordance with company standards and local health regulations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:       

• Supervise Bakery and Pastry Employees and ensure all staff are adhering to kitchen standards regarding proper uniform, service standards, food production, safety and sanitation, and morale.
• Ensure that all pastry recipes are accurately prepared, documented, standardized, and followed by the pastry team to maintain consistency across all menu items.
• Requisition food materials daily or as needed for the preparation of breakfast, lunch, and dinner services to be filled by the Receiving Department.    
• Develop menus, prep lists, requisitions, photograph, costing, and new menu packets with assistance of Pastry Chef and Bakery Sous Chef.       
• Maintain work spaces including stainless steel tables, equipment, dry storage shelves, walk-in refrigerators, freezer, and general sanitary condition of bake shop production and storage areas in a neat and orderly fashion.  
• Wash and disinfect kitchen area, tables, tools, knives, and equipment.     
• Conduct regular inspections of pastry items to ensure they meet established standards for taste, appearance, and texture.      
• Work with Pastry Chef, Bakery Sous Chef, and Restaurant Chefs on pastry menu design. 
• Maintain open lines of communication with other kitchen staff, including chefs, servers, and management, to ensure smooth coordination of operations.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as the culinary team and front-of-house staff, to coordinate menu offerings, address customer feedback, and resolve any issues that arise during service.
• Use units of measure encountered in the kitchen, and to scale units of measure up or down to accommodate various house counts.   
• Operate equipment such as ovens, stoves, grills, mixers, proofers, microwaves, steamers, kettles, and fryers. 
• Implement and execute dessert production on a timely basis.       
• Check inventory and maintain par stocks, requisitioning items as needed and maintain awareness of costs/expenses.
• Carry out staff supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Mohonk policies and applicable laws including training employees, assigning duties, appraising performance, addressing complaints, rewarding and providing discipline, and resolving problems for the AM and PM shifts.   
• Monitor schedule daily to minimize overtime.
• Maintain food and cooler logs.
• Enforce strict adherence to sanitation and food safety standards in the pastry department, including proper food handling, storage, and cleanliness of equipment and workspaces.
• Maintain an awareness of accurate House counts on a daily and weekly basis for menu breakdown.  
• Work hands on with other pastry team members to help them develop their skills.
• Demonstrate flexibility in accommodating guest needs, no matter what the situation, with politeness and good manners.  
• Prepare special dietary meals or substitute items. 
• See close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work safely in an environment with undetermined hazard including bulky equipment, hot equipment, wet or greasy floors, etc. 
• Identify safety hazards, report, and follow up to see that corrective action is taken.
• Speak, read and write the English language and communicate in a clear and congenial manner including simple instructions, short correspondence, memos and recipes, with our guests, visitors and employees.   Hear verbal instructions, directions and warnings.
• Reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time.
• Lift up to 50 pounds from ground level to waist level and carry a distance of up to 100 feet with/ without assistance. Walk up to 5 miles per day.
• Maneuver carts or dollies safely with loads up to 200 pounds up and down stairs, elevators, through passageways or outdoors up to 75 feet.
• Work additional hours beyond regularly scheduled work day (evenings and weekends) as necessary. 
• Work in an environment which is regularly fast-paced and noisy, with temperatures ranging from the cold of a walk-in freezer to the high heat surrounding ovens and stoves.   
• Applies common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions.   
• Demonstrate proficiency with Windows-based operating systems and use software including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook.
• Research industry trends regularly and maintain a current knowledge of common or trending practices in the industry.
• Complete safety training and certifications when offered. 
• Attend shift briefings and actively participate daily.
• Adhere to Mohonk Mountain House’s Dress and Grooming Standards; presenting a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance and maintaining a positive, professional image to our customers. Practice clean and neat personal hygiene according to Kitchen standards.   
• Learn and successfully demonstrate the Mohonk Mountain House Service Steps with Service Strategies with guests and staff.   
• Maintain a flexible work schedule including days/nights, weekdays/weekends, holidays, and during peak periods of business.
• Develop palate to taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and demonstrate a sense of smell.

 QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts or 3-5 years of experience in similar operation required.
• Valid Driver’s License and at least 21 years of age, or 20 years of age with at least two years of licensed driving experience.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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BASIC FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for the preparation of fresh and wholesome meals for a hotel with a 600 hotel guest and 500 day guest capacity, ensuring smooth operation, proper sanitation, and sound management of multiple Weddings, Banquets. Act as relief PM Sous Chef as scheduled.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

•Assume responsibility for the overall production of hot foods associated with banquets, weddings, and receptions. Conduct tastings.
•Execute menus with complete oversight of kitchen set up, plate up, and delivery of hot foods related to banquet event according to Banquet Event Orders.
•Communicate effectively with Wedding Coordinators throughout the planning and execution of events.
•Carry out supervisory responsibilities for a staff up to 20 in accordance with Mohonk Mountain House policies. Interview, hire and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and coach/counsel/discipline employees; address complaints. Monitor schedule daily to minimize overtime.
•Work with the Chef and Executive Sous Chef to ensure all products are ordered for the banquet event. Work with purchasing to ensure any additional products outside of normal dining operations are ordered and used as required.
•Requisition food materials daily or as needed for the preparation of breakfast, lunch, and dinner services to be filled by the Receiving Department.
•Oversee kitchen and coordinate all hot food preparations for lunch and dinner banquets, ensuring food is presented in accordance with company specifications. Delegate banquet prep work load for Garde Manger crew.
•Learn, retain, and demonstrate a full knowledge and understanding of all menu offerings.
•Prepare and cook food according to recipes, quality standards, presentation standards, and food preparation checklist. Ensure proper portion, arrangement, and food garnish. Test foods ensure the correctness of the temperature of food.
•Prepare special dietary meals or substitute items.
•Maintain work spaces including stainless steel tables, equipment, dry storage shelves, walk-in refrigerators, upright freezer, and general sanitary condition of garde manger and vegetable prep area in a neat and orderly fashion.
•Provide relief coverage for PM Sous Chef. Execute on-line production of meal period and ensure all food product is used as effectively as possible. Monitor house counts on a daily and weekly basis for proper menu breakdown. Delegate and participate in food preparation for next day's shift.
•Demonstrate advanced knife handling skills and familiar with kitchen equipment and machines.
•Work on the line under time constraints, extreme temperatures, and high business volume.
•Bake, roast, broil, and steam meats, fish, vegetables, and other foods. Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients. Maintain an awareness of and minimize costs/expenses.
•Check the working condition of equipment and machinery in accordance with specifications.
•Operate and regulate temperatures of equipment such as ovens, stoves, grills, microwaves, steamers, kettles, and fryers.
•Meet with Food and Beverage managers to discuss daily services and special functions.
•Analyze problems and develop and implement action plans to address problems. Report to the Executive Chef.
•Facilitate/attend shift briefings and actively participate daily.
•Inspect the work of others by touch, sight, sound, taste and smell for conformance to prescribed standards
•Maintain confidentiality of proprietary information; protect company assets.
•Offer consistently professional, friendly and proactive guest service while supporting fellow colleagues. Assist all staff in a professional manner ensuring our guest service is in accordance with company standards. Maintain good working relationships with coworkers, guests, and managers.
•Research industry trends regularly and maintain a current knowledge of common or trending practices in the industry. Maintain a knowledge of local, state, federal health and employment laws.
•Inventory and maintain equipment and supplies, initiate purchases, and safeguard equipment and supplies.
•Work clean and assume responsibility for kitchen organization and orderliness. Clean and scrutinize work stations periodically during work shift ensuring the cleanliness and maintenance of all work areas, utensils, and equipment.
•Follow kitchen policies, procedures and service standards. Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage. Handle hot items with care.
•Maintain food and cooler logs. Keep refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensure food and supply items are stored per standards. Ensure proper rotation of product in all refrigerators to minimize wastage/spoilage.
•Complete safety training and certifications when offered.
•Lift up to 50 pounds from ground level to waist height and carries a distance of up to 100 feet with/ without assistance. Walk up to 5 miles per day.
•Maneuver carts or dollies safely with loads up to 200 pounds up and down stairs, elevators, through passageways or outdoors up to 75 feet.
•See close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
•Identify safety hazards, report, and follow up to see that corrective action is taken. Inform Executive Chef, Executive Sous Chef of hazardous situations, emergencies or threats to the security of guests, employees or hotel assets.
•Reach with hands and arms, bend, kneel, stoop, twist and flex arms, walk up and down stairs/inclines, sit, climb up/down ladders or stand for up to 5 hours at a time.
•Speak, read and write the English language and communicate in a clear and congenial manner, with our guests, visitors and employees. Hear verbal instructions, directions and warnings.
•Perform basic mathematical functions with recipes such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
•Prepare administrative reports in a clear, logical manner.
•Demonstrate proficiency with Windows-based operating systems and use software including MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook.
•Adhere to Mohonk Mountain House’s Dress and Grooming Standards; presenting a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance and maintaining a positive, professional image to our customers.
•Learn and successfully demonstrate the Mohonk Mountain House Service Steps with Service Strategies with guests and staff.
•Maintain a flexible work schedule including days/nights, weekdays/weekends, holidays, and during peak periods of business.
•Taste sweet, sour, bitter, and salty and demonstrate a sense of smell.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•Valid Driver’s License and at least 21 years of age, or 20 years of age with at least two years of licensed driving experience.
•Associates degree in Culinary Arts from accredited culinary school or 5-7 years experience in similar operation.
•Certified in food service sanitation practices and prevention of food borne illnesses.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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