Executive Pastry Chef
Company: Knott's Berry Farm
Location: Buena Park
Posted on: September 27, 2024
Job Description:
Overview:The Pastry Chef is responsible for Overseeing the
Bakery dept. - The role is responsible for crafting various
delectable such as cakes, pies, tarts, and bread components in
regards to Knott's Berry Farm Bakery and Pastry Standards. The
Pastry Chef will coordinate with the Executive Sous Chef as well as
the Executive Chef in pairing bread and desserts, ordering
supplies, and planning and directing baking preparation as well as
supervising a team of baking staff. It is essential to have
comprehensive knowledge of managing PAR levels, budgets, and
scheduling as well as other administrative tasks. -Salary Details:
$66,725 - 78,700/yr., based on prior experience -
Responsibilities:
- Ensures all food preparation personnel are properly trained and
certified to perform their respective duties to meet division
standards in conjunction with department managers.
- Ensures the timely production of baked goods that Meet and/or
Exceeds standards, includes meeting the demands of menu specialties
and special catering event requests in collaboration with Executive
Chef on menu development to ensure park menus keep pace with
changing public tastes, trends, and food cost goals, including the
research, development, testing and sampling of new recipes and
putting the chosen recipes into production.
- Ensures that all facilities and employees meet all health and
safety guidelines established by law and the Company, taking
immediate corrective actions as appropriate. This includes
conducting routine inspections of employees and facilities to
ensure all Health Code requirements are consistently being met and
appropriately corrected; and implementation and maintenance of
appropriate temperature logs for food and equipment.
- Orders food and supplies according to attendance projections
and utilization levels to ensure timely availability of needed
items; maintains inventory levels using FIFO method in all park
facilities; takes appropriate and immediate corrective actions to
address temporary shortages and immediate meets.
- Craft various deserts from fondant icing, sugar crafting, candy
making, cake designing, and fresh from scratch puddings, mousses,
custards, muffins, cookies, brownies and various other deserts and
baked goods. - Keep up with new trends and develop new menu items
as needed.
- Manages the inventory levels, the COGS and any financial aspect
of the bakery dept.
- Effective communicator, maintains communication -with staff,
and leadership as needed. - Responds to guest concerns as directed
by leadership group.
- Motivates and recognizes the team members. - - -
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in culinary arts.
- ServSafe Food - Manager level -certification required.
- California Food Handler's Card.
- Minimum 8-10 years of prior, work-related experience. -
- Minimum 3-5 years of prior leadership, supervisory
experience.
- Computer skills including knowledge of word processors,
spreadsheets, and e-mail. - Some type of Food trak or inventory
system is a must.
- Skilled Bread, pastry and cake production and development
- Ability to work nights, weekends and holiday periods to meet
business needs.
- Ability to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test, per Company
policy, unless prohibited by state or provincial law.
- Ability to pass a background check, if 18 years of age or
older, which may include, but is not limited to, credit, criminal,
DMV, previous employment, education and personal references, per
Company policy, unless prohibited by federal, state, or provincial
-law.
Keywords: Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park , Executive Pastry Chef, Hospitality & Tourism , Buena Park, California
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