Pastry Sous Chef

Description

Castle Pines Golf Club is a nationally ranked private golf club located in Castle Rock, Colorado. Positioned among the top 50 golf clubs in the United States, we pride ourselves on providing The Best Day of Golf in America and an overall exceptional caliber of service and experience for our Members and their guests.

Position Responsibilities:

• Prepare a wide variety of goods from scratch such as breads, cookies, cakes, pies, ice creams and chocolates following traditional and modern recipes.
• Prepare goods for various presentations including plated desserts, buffets, and private catering.
• Complete daily prep lists and adhere to timetables required for daily baked items, ensuring that all goods are available and ready for service. 
• Decorate pastries using a wide variety of icings and toppings to ensure all items are beautifully finished. 
• Ability to view ingredients and completed recipes to ensure only the highest quality products are used and provided to our Members and guests.
• Complete daily checks of frozen/fresh par items and ingredients and communicate with the appropriate team members when ingredients are low so that new orders can be placed.
• Utilize time management skills to make new par items as needed throughout the day.  
• Complete tasks in a clean and safe manner adhering to all food handlers guidelines.
• Participate in daily/weekly/monthly cleaning tasks including, but not limited to, dishwashing, wiping down and sanitizing work surfaces, cleaning stock shelves, fridges and freezers.
• Collaborate and assist the Pastry Chef to create and execute fresh, exciting dessert options for our monthly menus. 
• Provide assistance in other areas of the kitchen when needs arise. 
• Assist the Pastry Chef in supervising the Bakery and Pastry Cooks if needed, ensuring all food items are prepared to CPGC standards (set by the Executive Chef and Pastry Chef).
• Assist in maintaining daily mise en place par levels, based on forecasted covers for ala carte dining and banquets.
• Maintain a sufficient supply of available prepared items to meet anticipated demands and ensure that all prepared items are stored in a manner that maximizes their shelf life.
• Maintain an adequate supply of all food items used in the Bakery.
• Assist the Pastry Chef in maintaining standards of cleanliness and dessert quality.

Benefits include:

• Eligible to participate in the Employee Bonus Program.
• May be eligible for health benefits including Medical, Dental and Vision. 
• May be eligible for 401(k) with company match. 
• Paid Sick Time.

Castle Pines Golf Club is an equal opportunity employer, and we strive to hire a diverse workforce that shares our vision of setting the standard of excellence in golf experience. We have worked hard to cultivate a family-feel culture that is supportive and inclusive of all team members.

Requirements

• Previous baking experience required. 
• Ability to work as part of a team or individually as needs of the business dictate.
• Strong time management skills and self-driven to complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Ability to work early mornings, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays when needed.
• Ability to stand on your feet for 90% of the workaday and ability to lift up to 50Lb. 
• Basic knowledge of ingredients, piping, and writing with icings and chocolate.
• Ability to complete simple math quickly and accurately.
• Must have or be able to obtain a SERVSafe certificate.
• Must possess knowledge of all aspects of pastry production to include but not limited to, pastries, breads, sweets, ice cream, fillings and toppings, including design, creation and execution of dessert menus, pastries and specialty/wedding cakes.
• Demonstrate leadership abilities to encourage elevated performance and set a positive example to enhance the standards of excellence within the Bakery.