Job Description

Capital City Club

Assistant Pastry Chef

Capital City Club -Brookhaven's Culinary Department is looking to hire an enthusiastic, self-motivated, and team-focused individual for a Full-time Pastry Cook position. The position includes full-time hours, health vision, life, dental insurance, 401(k) with a company match, hot meals, free parking, and uniforms.

The ideal individual is creative, career-oriented, well organized, works with cleanliness and sanitation procedures, and excels in a team environment. The operation is considered high volume with different styles of culinary operations available.

Assist the Pastry Chef to consistently maintain quality output from the pastry department.

Key Responsibilities

• • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment
  • Assist in the production of pastry items, while maintaining adequate levels of mise en place
  • Maintain quality levels of dessert items for pantry line production
  • Assist with banquet functions, food production, plate-up, etc.
  • Understand the responsibilities of other departments and cooperate with them
  • Follows and enforces objectives, policies, standards, and procedures set by the Executive Chef
  • Inspect portioning, garnishing, and decorations meticulously
  • Maintain awareness of scheduled business as well as anticipated business
  • Makes recommendations and suggestions to the chef as to new concepts that can be incorporated into the Capital City Club menu
  • Ensure maintenance requests are passed to the chef in a timely manner
  • Assure that the pastry area is not left unattended
  • Perform other specific duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications (not required)

• • 2 years minimum experience
  • High volume experience
  • Fine Dining
  • Hotel and/or Private Club setting
  • Plated Desserts experience
  • Bread Production experience
  • Willingness to learn and grow
  • Career oriented
  • Flexible work schedule (weekends and holidays)
  • Able to lift 50lbs
  • Able to stand for extended periods of time
  • Culinary Degree, Baking and Pastry or Certificate (preferred)
  • Servsafe Certified (not required to start)
  • Ability to communicate effectively with others
  • Ability to prioritize and complete daily tasks
  • Ability to follow recipes
  • Proficient at making pastry sauces

Reports to: Pastry Chef

All job applicants at this company who have been offered employment will need to undergo testing for the presence of illegal drugs as a condition for employment.