Pastry Chef

Company: Market District
Location: Solon
Posted on: March 19, 2023

Job Description:

Job SummaryOur Pastry Culinarian is a key player in making sure our pastry offerings are top-notch. In addition to providing unparalleled guest service and supporting the Bakery team, you'll prepare the best and most delicious cakes, tortes, and tarts, and keep our cases full of beautiful sweet creations. Job Description

• Experience Required: 1 to 3 years; Two years pastry arts experience & passing written exam
• Experience Desired: Prior experience in bakery or related field
• Education Desired: High school diploma or equivalent
• Certification or Licensing Required: One of the follow is required: Graduate of accredited (ACF, CIA, Johnson/Wales) culinary program in pastry/culinary arts; Assoc. Degree in Culinary Arts, pastry concentration & passing written/prac exam; Two (2) years pastry arts experience & passing written/prac exam
• Lifting Requirement: Up to 50 pounds
• Age Requirement: At least 18 years of ageJob Responsibilities
  • Operate various pieces of equipment, including mixers, scales, airbrush gun, knives, cut gloves and personal protective equipment (anti-slip shoes).
  • Demonstrate knowledge of equipment operations and safety.
  • Maintain safety as the top priority in all aspects of our work, for our Team Members, guests, and products.
  • Provide unparalleled guest service, constantly striving to delight and surprise our guests, vendors, and stakeholders.
  • Work as part of a team, creating unique-authentic-scratch pastries, which include breakfast pastries, unique desserts, and upscale cakes.
  • Possess and demonstrate a strong commitment to technical expertise in the fine art of pastry creation and design.
  • Possess basic pastry knowledge that includes: baking/patisserie ingredient transformation, baking/patisserie products and procedures such as mixing procedures.
  • Possess knowledge of and ability to produce meringues, pastry creams, ganache, puff pastry products, eclairs, sponge cake and other cake mixing procedures and various buttercreams.
  • Maintain cleanliness of equipment, tables, utensils, floor, etc. to ensure that safety and sanitation regulations are met.
  • Maintain proper emergency procedures, cleanups, steritech, proper lifting and housekeeping to ensure department standards are met.
  • Maintains department procedures, daily setups, order taking, understanding copyright policies and proper product rotation. About UsAt Giant Eagle Inc., we're more than just food, fuel and convenience. We're one giant family of diverse and talented Team Members. Our people are the heart and soul of our company. It's why we strive to create a nurturing environment that offers countless career opportunities to grow. Deep caring and solid family values are what makes us one of the top work places for jobs in the Greater Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus and Indianapolis Areas. From our Warehouses to our GetGo's, our grocery Stores through our Corporate home office, we are working together to put food on shoppers' tables and smiles on their faces. We're always searching for the best Team Members to welcome to our family. We invite you to join our Giant Eagle family. Come start a lasting career with us.

Keywords: Market District, Cleveland , Pastry Chef, Hospitality & Tourism , Solon, Ohio