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IMMEDIATELY HIRING - Pastry Cooks

Full & Part-Time Opportunities!

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Our Teammates Enjoy:

• Great Pay

• Overtime eligibility for schedules over 40 hours/week

• Paid Sick Leave benefits available in applicable states

• Benefits package with health, dental and life - View our full benefits page at maggianosjobs.com/benefits.html

• FREE Education assistance

• Scratch kitchen

• Authentic family recipes

• Lots of other perks and discounts

Job summary:

Responsible for the production of all baked goods, pastries and desserts (referred to as pastries) for the restaurant.

Essential functions:

Must be willing and able to:

• Perform a daily "walk through" inventory in order to prioritize product utilization
• Identify and communicate inventory and equipment needs to ordering manager
• Meet daily with executive chef to coordinate and ensure production standards
• Assist in the development and maintenance of pastry recipe books prescribing ingredients, product specifications, and portion sizes
• Assist in the development of dessert menus and items
• Produce pastries for the restaurant as well as for special functions
• Prepare ingredients needed for recipes of pastry items
• Prepare pastry items according to prescribed recipes
• Maintain food quality standards including consistency and presentation
• Coordinate proper food storage according to standing operating procedure
• Work dessert station on line when necessary
• Use equipment as prescribed in preparation of menu items
• Safely and efficiently use knives and other utensils necessary to complete preparation of menu items
• Operate functions of position alone and without assistance if necessary
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area to ensure safety
• Communicate problems to management immediately

Accountabilities:

Must be willing and able to:

• Review catering function agenda on a daily basis
• Confirm guest reservations with management to determine preparation quantities
• Maintain a well manicured appearance and persona that reflects the established image of the restaurant
• Be an active team player
• Follow supervisor's instructions
• Work under more than average stressful conditions
• Make appropriate judgment calls under stressful conditions
• Assist servers in preparing appropriate presentation of pastry items
• Maintain clean and orderly work area throughout shift and leave it ready for business for the following shift
• Follow proper hand washing procedure (see sanitation article)
• Communicate with director of purchasing and product development when ordering an item not included in the weekly product report
• Review and update pastry item descriptions for service staff

Requirements

Qualification standards:

Prefer a minimum of 1-year pastry chef experience in a full service restaurant or the equivalent.

Must be willing and able to:

• Meet personal schedule requirements punctually
• Provide a clean, well-manicured persona that reflects the established image of the restaurant
• Safely transport containers which weigh up to 30 pounds
• Stand and/or walk for an entire shift

• Safely transport items to and from the kitchen on a slick and uneven surface and stairs where applicable
• Safely move about in all areas of the restaurant
• Work a variable and flexible schedule which may include nights, weekends and holidays
• Perform in limited physical space with variable ventilation, smoke and extreme temperatures

equal opportunity employer