Pastry Chef

The Elk Ridge Restaurant is hiring for a pastry chef to create a variety of pastries, desserts, and baked goods that not only taste delicious but also look visually stunning. If you are a creative and passionate pastry chef with a love for crafting delightful and visually stunning desserts and have a keen eye for detail and a commitment to quality we invite you to join our team, where your talent and creativity can shine. You will work closely with our kitchen team to develop new recipes, refine existing ones, and ensure that our products consistently meet the highest standards of quality.

Responsibilities include:

• Check products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods.

• Set oven temperatures, and place items into hot ovens for baking.

• Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.

• Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.

• Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.

• Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.

• Observe color of products being baked, and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.

• Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.

• Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.

• Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.

• Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.

• Decorate baked goods, such as cakes or pastries.

• Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.

• Operate slicing or wrapping machines.

• Develop new recipes for baked goods.

• Knowledge and ability to provide baked goods for individuals that may have dietary restrictions

• Record operational or production data.

Elk Ridge offers a competitive salary along with medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees; PTO; six paid holidays; two floating holidays to celebrate your way; options for life and disability insurance; and employee discounts at our company-managed properties across the nation. Elk Ridge is an equal opportunity employer.