Why Work at The Lake House?
Employment at The Lake House offers a beautiful place to work in a fun, team-oriented, professional setting! Advantages of being a Lake House team member include:
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Paid Time Off for all employees!
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Membership Discounts to the Sands Family YMCA
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FREE Lunch and/or Dinner during your shift!
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Robust and formalized training program to get you doing what you love as soon as possible!
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Rooms, Food & Bev, and Spa Discounts at The Lake House!
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Many Employee Discounts at The Lake House and through LifeMart!
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Company sponsored Community Service and Wellness Events!
Position: Pastry Cook
Reports to: Executive Pastry Chef
Job Summary:
The Lake House is an award-winning hotel offering unique luxury experiences in the Finger Lakes region. In addition to guest rooms, we have multiple restaurants on site, The Willowbrook Spa, breathtaking event spaces, and an incredible view of Canandaigua Lake! We are seeking positive, motivated, and hardworking individuals to help us take the Baking and Pastry Programs to new heights!
The Pastry cook position is primarily responsible for the preparation of high-quality meals in accordance with standards, menu specifications and production schedules. This role will work closely with the Executive Pastry Chef, Focusing on Dessert production for our two highly rated restaurants, weddings and events, and will also have the opportunity to produce scratch made breads and pastries.
The right candidate for this role is an experienced kitchen leader with the ability to work under pressure, problem solve, and multitask while maintaining a professional and positive attitude.
Food Production
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Ensures pastry production per technique, recipe, menu guidelines, supervises food production activities, e.g. proper cleaning, cutting, marinating, seasoning, cooking of food items etc.
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Ensures that the food is well presented.
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Controls kitchen equipment maintenance and cleanliness.
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Develops pastry products and menus as needed for menu presentations when applicable.
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Executes countermeasures in production in case of customer complaints.
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Regulates temperatures of ovens, grills, and other cooking equipment.
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Ensures all food preparation areas and equipment are clean at all times.
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Makes sure kitchen is organized, hygienic and functional throughout production and service periods.
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Ensures quality of goods from production throughout service.
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Monitors and ensures compliance with recipe specifications and any special dietary requirements.
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Ensures standards with preparation and production.
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Notifies kitchen management of any food related issues regarding quality, consistency, quantities and par levels for scheduled service.
Additional Responsibilities
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Relays food excess production amounts to Pastry Chef.
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Flexibility with hours worked and schedule, dictated by the needs of the business.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
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One to two years of experience preferred, with the desire to grow.
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Degree in culinary arts preferred.
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Excellent communication, time management, organization, and customer service skills.
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Ability to work independently, as part of a team, and flexibility to perform shift work in addition to being able to multitask.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to maintain a stationary position; move; be able to operate/use, objects, tools or controls; ascend/descend stairs; have the ability to position one’s self to preform various tasks; communicate with guests and staff; distinguish flavors. The employee must occasionally move up to 75 pounds. Must be able to detect objects close-up and at a distance, determine color and depth, and observe surroundings. Employee may be exposed to various allergens and is required to spend the majority of time on his/her feet and maintain a stationary position or move without a break for up to six (6) hours.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The Lake House believes in equal opportunity for all and is committed to ensuring all individuals have an opportunity to apply for those positions that they are interested in and qualify for without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
