Head Pastry Cook - Tofino, Canada - Long Beach Lodge Resort

Description

Job Summary

As the head of the pastry department with Long Beach Lodge Resort, you are professionally committed to excellence in pastry and baking preparation and presentation.

You are expected to to be a leader on the Food and Beverage Team and help with the continued growth of the culinary program.

Required Education, Skills and Qualifications

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with the Executive Chef to develop seasonal dessert menus
• Responsible for all daily bread and pastry production
• Execution of small wedding cakes, as well as desserts for events and meetings
• Responsible for keeping pastry department stocked with all necessary ingredients
• Manage and write prep lists for pastry assistant
• Ensure that proper sanitation techniques and Occupational Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times
• Ensure that food quality, presentation and consistency is maintained at all times
• Maintain efficient use of produce, portion controls and stock turnover to ensure food costs are kept in line with established budgets
• Effectively perform other related duties as directed by Executive Chef
• Stock and organize work areas, fridges, freezers and storeroom
• Maintains a clean, safe, hazard‐free work environment.

Qualifications:

• Red Seal Certificate (Journey person paper's)
• FOODSAFE certification
• Minimum 3 years pastry experience
• Energetic, creative and innovative with a strong attention to detail
• Assertive, professional and positive with a proven ability to lead by example
• Guestservice oriented and quality sensitive

Working conditions:

Flexible, must be willing to work early mornings as well as weekends and holidays based on the business needs


Physical requirements:

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift for up to 10 hours
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 30 lbs
• Kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting
• Occasional ascending or descending stairs

Company Profile

An amazing place to work in a phenomenal location; picture waking up and enjoying a coffee, going out to check the surf, getting a surf in before work, and enjoying the sunset after your work day ends with your co-workers.

That is life for the staff at Long Beach Lodge Resort.

Whether you are working in Guest Services, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, or the Surf Club, you will enjoy your time so much you may even choose to make Tofino your permanent home.

Long Beach Lodge Resort is located on Cox Bay, in Tofino, British Columbia and is only seven kilometres from downtown Tofino.

The Lodge is just outside of the pristine Pacific Rim National Park.

If surfing is not your sport, never fear, kayaking, boating, hiking, walking, bicycle riding, stand up paddle boarding, sky diving, and more are all at your fingertips in Tofino.

In addition, the food and beverage scene in the community if second to none.

Employees have plenty of incentive at work as well, besides the views; the Team at Long Beach Lodge Resort has onsite accommodation, competitive wages, benefits, staff activities, and plenty of incentive programs.

Voted Business of the Year for 2017, Long Beach Lodge Resort is a beautiful property, with friendly guests, and is the employment opportunity of a lifetime.

Salary:
$40,000.00-$50,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Morning shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location:
In person