Pastry Cook

Department: The Department 800431

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: The Department

Reporting To: Jesse McArdle

Compensation: $20.00 / hour

Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and organized Pastry Cook with a passion for precision, consistency, and creativity in the kitchen. This role offers a balance of structured, repetitive production tasks and the dynamic pace of event-based pastry service, making it ideal for someone who thrives in both routine and high-energy environments.

The Pastry Cook is responsible for preparing and delivering consistent, high-quality baked goods and confections while ensuring exceptional customer service, presentation, and a clean, safe environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepares pastries on a daily basis, including cookies, cakes, brownies, bars, truffles, icing, frosting, etc. according to established recipes.
• Reviews production schedules to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake, as well as supplies and equipment needed.
• Gathers ingredients and other supplies from main kitchen and/or pantry, as needed.
• Cleans and maintains work areas, utensils and equipment.
• Tends to day-to-day problems and needs concerning equipment and/or ingredients.
• Works with other team members to complete production sheets and other tasks as required.
• Demonstrates flexibility by providing cross-functional support to the culinary and Continental teams as needed during lower volume periods.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Maintain pace due to event schedule.
• May be asked to show new team members standard operating procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned.
  
  

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have at least six months of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Knowledge of bakery/culinary supplies, equipment and facilities.
• Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to prepare and bake a variety of pastries and baked goods.
• Knowledge of food preparation and presentation methods, techniques, and quality standards.
• Pastry Certification
• 6 months or more experience in a fast pace kitchen environment
• 6 months or more experience in a bakery
  
  

Physical Demands

• Able to stand for the entire shift
• Lift up to 50lbs (as needed)
• Work with hands and fingers frequently (crop, cut, stock, label, etc)
  
  

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Continental reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Continental or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It's not intended to be all inclusive.

Continental is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Benefits

We prioritize the health, wellness and work-life balance of our team members and designed our comprehensive compensation packages to reflect that.

• Full-time team members are eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, parental leave, 401(k) with company match, at-work dining perks, flexible schedules, generous PTO, and a total rewards program. Team Members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
• Part-time Team Members are eligible for our 401(k) with company match, at work dining perks and team members can also use our inclusive employee assistance program.
  
  

Location-specific perks may also include wellness programming, on-the-job training, corporate-hosted courses, certifications and team events.