Pastry Cook 1

				Overview:

Be a part of the pre-opening team for the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel!

Opening Fall 2025, the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel will also have over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.

Provide high quality standards and procedures in preparing/serving all pastries.  Based on experience, qualified candidates will be placed in Pastry Cook 1 (advanced) Pastry Cook 2 (intermediate) or Pastry Cook 3 (novice), or Pastry Prep Cook (entry level) positions.

Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

* Control quality and consistency of all food served.
* Ensure functions are completed 30 minutes prior to service.
* Ensure all food supplies necessary for service are in appropriate supply on a timely basis.
* Responsible for production of sweet items, pastries, cakes, fruit compotes, breads, chocolates, etc. for all outlets as well as banquets and amenities. 
* Assists in producing and plating Banquet pastries.
* Maintain high quality at all times. Inspect all food products for quality when working on prep list and service line. 
* Check portion control, weights and counts prior to function. 
* Maintain/check cooking times and temperatures. 
* Follow all storage procedures when taking food out of walk-in and when returning food to walk-in. 
* Maintain cleanliness of work area at all times. 
* Keep walk-in, prep area and equipment up to Health Department and EcoSure standards at all time.
* Prepares all food items according to standard recipes and as specified on guest check, to ensure consistency of product.
* Work well under pressure of meeting production schedules and timelines for pastry needs
* Work effectively in a team environment, assisting where needed, and offering assistance to others. 
* Perform other duties as assigned by culinary management. 

Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS:

* Minimum 6 months (for entry level) to 3 years (advanced) relevant pastry/culinary experience.
* Must be familiar with all pastry cooking techniques.
* Culinary degrees and/or formal training preferred.
* Must be familiar with batch and quantity cooking.
* Must be able to utilize culinary tools (knives, commercial equipment, etc.) and taste/smell.
* Eye/hand coordination needed to use all kitchen equipment.  
* Basic math skills needed to understand and implement recipes and measurements.   
* Ability to multi-task and work in fast paced environment
* Ability to produce high volumes of work while maintaining quality per Omni standards 
* Maintain a professional business appearance, attitude, and performance.
* Flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS:

* Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. 
* Stand or walk for an extended period or for an entire work shift.  
* Requires repetitive motion.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

* Cooking utensils and equipment, pots, pans, slicer, knives, VCM, robot coups, blenders, burr mixers, ovens, grills, stoves, flat tops, salamanders

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement 

If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applicationassistance@omnihotels.com.
			

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