Pastry Chef Banquets

Mission Statement: As the premier destination resort, our commitment is to provide a unique, exciting experience rooted in Traditional Tribal Hospitality. You are a part of our family; Welcome Home!

SUMMARY:

The Banquet Pastry Chef will supervise the bakery team in performing various tasks to ensure that fresh baked goods are prepared and available for use by various venues at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and contribute to daily bakery production, set up, and tear down.
• Ensure consistently high-quality production of all bakery items.
• Train new employees in all aspects of the pastry kitchen.
• Ensure strict adherence to sanitation and cleanliness guidelines.
• Work closely with all chefs to improve employee morale and conduct employee discipline fairly and consistently.
• Assist chefs in maintaining food and labor cost.
• Work with chefs to create and implement new menus and specials.
• Ensure proper quantities of stock are ordered to allow for production while limiting waste.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associate’s degree in baking and pastry arts or related field preferred
• Minimum of three years previous professional baking experience required.
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• One year of previous supervisory experience required

Skills/Knowledge:

• A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel is required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required
• Basic math skills required.
• Strong customer service skills required.
• Must be able to work well in a team environment.
• Must be proficient in correct heating, cooling, reheating, and sanitation procedures.

Specific bakery skills and knowledge required:

-yeast doughs

-quick breads

-pastry doughs

-cookie, pie and cake batters & fillings

-custards, creams and mousses

-icing, glazes and sauces

-frozen desserts

-plated desserts

-wedding and specialty cake decorations

-conversions, calculations and recipe costing

Physical Demands: 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.

This job is classified as a medium strength category position. A person working in this position will exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, an/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. This position will require the individual to work a variety of shifts including graveyard, often within the same work week, and may require overtime as necessary to fulfill priority tasks.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position. The actual duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may vary based on assignment or group.

The Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel practices Indian Preference in hiring in the following order: 1. Coeur d’Alene Tribal Members, 2. Spouses and/or children of CDA Members, 3. Other enrolled members of Federally Recognized Tribes and 4. All other applicants.